What Distribution Amplifier - Sky&Frewview to 8 TVs

[rossyl]

Hi All

Grateful for a product recommendation please. Looking to distribute the following to 8 TVs.

The distribution amplifier will unfortunately have to be out at the furthest point from the aerial. The aerial run goes from the roof to the basement. The aerials wiring then goes from the basement to the bedrooms.

The sky box is also located in the basement. The wiring from the dish goes to the basement where the sky box is located.

Terminations are all F Type.
Cable is Labgear RG6 CE CPR Class ECA 011M


Inputs are

1. Sky+
2. Aerial, for Freeview

Cable runs are of some distance, its a 3 storey house and all cable are in the basement. Some are 15+metres.



It's all been done by the builders, so fingers crossed on wiring used and terminations made.

I'm not looking to use IR or magic eyes etc.

I've shortlisted the following, BUT very happy if anyone says all the below are USELESS and I should get something else.


Vision
[URL unfurl="true"]https://trade.vision-products.co.uk/Catalogue/Distribution-Amplifiers/DA8-20-8-Way-Dist-Amp[/URL]


Labgear
https://labgear.co.uk/product-categories/signal-am...


Wolsey (Triax)
https://www.trade-works.co.uk/aerial-amplifiers-c1...


Vision has up to 20db gain

Triax Wolsey has 0-10db gain

Labgear has 10db gain, plus an additional output of 17db.
It also has: built-in Class 3 4G filter providing 45dB interference protection

But I don't know of I can't use the inputs for SKY and Freeview as it seems to suggest FM/stabdabwTV on one of the inputs.

Thanks.

Edited by rossyl on Sunday 12th March 07:57

Edited by rossyl on Sunday 12th March 08:00

[megaphone]

RF cabling and Sky+ is all a bit old school.

Your Sky+ box should have an 'aerial in' on the back, aerial goes into that, this will combine the Sky and Freeview signals. Then from 'RF1 out' of the Sky+ box to the distribution amp.

Any of the distro amps you linked will work, you won't need too much gain, I'd go with the Wolsey as it has a variable gain, you can trim it back a bit.

You are aware the Sky signal will be analogue? If it is default it will broadcast on Channel 68, any built in LTE filter will cut that channel out, you may nee d to change the RF out channel of the Sky box, somewhere under Channel 50. The exact channel depends on your local transmitter channels.

How are you going to change the Sky channels from the room tvs? You'll need magic eyes. If you do go this route then you'll need a distro amp with DC pass.

As I said all a bit old school, you should be going SkyQ and CAT5 cabling.