Multiple TV'S

[room101]

Hi

I have about 4 TV's throughout the house, I would like to connect them all up to the following amp:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128473&pf_rd_i=468294

and then connect to virgin box, I know I will only receive the basic channels and may need to upgrade my external aerial, but is this possible and am I likely to receive a good signal at all TV's. Thanks in advance.

 

[Diyisfun]

Didnt bother to look at your link(as I have drunk to much)
But you can watch everything on all tv's with an amp. but all tv's will watch the cable chanel as selected on the main tv

 

[room101]

Thanks, if the amp is installed before the v.box, I guess I can just use it for terrestrial tv for the tv's around the house and the main tv only connected to v.box?

 

[Diyisfun]

it needs to be after the v box..rf out is what u r after..b4 u wont get v..but will get all the others

 

[flameport]

Options are either:

Aerial into amplifier - individual leads from amp to each TV. You get all the usual Freeview channels on each TV.
- or -
Aerial into RF IN on Virgin box
Lead from RF Out on virgin box into amplifier
Individual leads from amp to each TV.
You get the freeview channels and whatever channel the box is set to.

However the second option is only possible if the Virgin box actually has RF in/out sockets - plenty of them do not.

If your existing aerial works with one TV, you do NOT need a new one to use the amplifier.

 

[big-all]

in my setup i don't have virgin or sky but i do have freeveiw recorders without rf output
to overcome this i have signal to vhs or dvd recorders via scart and the output frequency transmits the signal
all you need to do is first tune into vhs by running a tape when tunning in the tvs then its a simple case off connecting the amplifier after the vhs leaving the vhs on when you want the virgin signal to circulate to all tvs tuned to the vhs

 

[Sam Gangee]

Yes, that's the return feed. It combines all aerial signals and the selected Sky channel.

I'd recommend a Sky box.

 

[room101]

Thank you all for your input and happy new year, flameport just to confirm aerial into amp then off to the tv's around the house, can I then just connect from amp to v.box and have the standard freeview channels around the house and virgin set-up on just that one tv. sorry if this is very basic stuff