Digital switchover

[imamartian]

Well it's finally happening where we are... which i suppose is a good thing, apart from the hassle and the outlay on digiboxes etc.

Can anyone suggest where i might get some advice about the bast way to wire up my house so that i can get the new digi signal on old tellys in the kids bedrooms?

Do i need to buy a digibox for each telly? or can i get one digibox and feed the signal to the other tellys? Will co-ax still work?

Is there a difference in the quality v cost of cable?

Thanks

 

[Sam Gangee]

You can watch one channel per Digibox so figure out how many different programmes you'll want to watch simultaneously and that's your number of Digiboxes (or TVs with built-in digital). The rest can share a programme from one of the Digiboxes, via a cable or wireless videosender.

For reliable reception, coax should be double-screened like WF100. Good quality costs.

You have to decide whether you want Freeview (aerial), or satellite TV from Sky, FreesatFromSky or Freesat (from the BBC/ITV consortium) all some/all of them. That choice might be governed by how good your signal is.

For satellite TV distribution (plus Freeview if required) you may need a multiswitch or a Loft Box. They do different things.

There are many choices to be made. I'll give you some links to information:
http://www.The-Cool-Book-Shop.co.uk
http://www.satcure.co.uk
http://www.sam-radford.me.uk

 

[imamartian]

You can watch one channel per Digibox so figure out how many different programmes you'll want to watch simultaneously and that's your number of Digiboxes (or TVs with built-in digital). The rest can share a programme from one of the Digiboxes, via a cable or wireless videosender.

For reliable reception, coax should be double-screened like WF100. Good quality costs.

You have to decide whether you want Freeview (aerial), or satellite TV from Sky, FreesatFromSky or Freesat (from the BBC/ITV consortium) all some/all of them. That choice might be governed by how good your signal is.

For satellite TV distribution (plus Freeview if required) you may need a multiswitch or a Loft Box. They do different things.

There are many choices to be made. I'll give you some links to information:
http://www.The-Cool-Book-Shop.co.uk
http://www.satcure.co.uk
http://www.sam-radford.me.uk

Thank you Sam, i'll digest that in a sober state tomorrow