16-07-2006, 22:27
|
#1
|
|
User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North London
Age: 22
Services: VM 30Mb, BT Infinity 40Mb Option 2 with Unlimited calls
Posts: 2,219
|
Freeview from Sky ariel
I have an ariel in my room coming from my sky dish, am i able to view freeview if i put that sky ariel in the back of my freeview box coz i cant seem to get it to work?
Or is their another way to make freeview work without the analog ariel?
|
|
|
|
16-07-2006, 22:31
|
#2
|
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambridgeshire
Age: 43
Posts: 5,853
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
No Freeview isn't Satellite so using a dish won't work. If it doesn't work with an ordinary aeriel then you have to upgrade to a wideband aerial and point it in the direction of the transmitter. Also a signal booster might be needed. Assuming you're in an area that can actually receive freeview of course.
High Gain Wideband Aeriel
|
|
|
|
16-07-2006, 22:34
|
#3
|
|
User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North London
Age: 22
Services: VM 30Mb, BT Infinity 40Mb Option 2 with Unlimited calls
Posts: 2,219
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
Oh thats a shame, yea, it works on the normal ariel downstairs ...
|
|
|
|
|
16-07-2006, 22:36
|
#4
|
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambridgeshire
Age: 43
Posts: 5,853
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Jack001
Oh thats a shame, yea, it works on the normal ariel downstairs ...
|
All you need to do then is connect your freeview box to the existing aeriel somehow. Often done using a signal booster with muliple connections on.
I do this by having a signal booster downstairs behind the telly and running a coax up the stairs to the freeview box in the bedroom.
|
|
|
|
|
16-07-2006, 22:43
|
#5
|
|
User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North London
Age: 22
Services: VM 30Mb, BT Infinity 40Mb Option 2 with Unlimited calls
Posts: 2,219
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
So i don't understand exactly? SO i plug my box downstairs? then i go to Dixons and ask for a signal booster which will allow me to watch it upstairs? im so confused? sorry .... :S
|
|
|
|
|
16-07-2006, 23:12
|
#6
|
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambridgeshire
Age: 43
Posts: 5,853
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
The aeriel that comes in downstairs is connected into the booster downstairs and then the box downstairs is plugged into the booster and also the box upstairs plugged into the booster, thus allowing both boxes to use the 1 aeriel.
Basically the booster is splitting the aeriel signal between 2 televisions.
|
|
|
|
|
17-07-2006, 01:10
|
#7
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Poole, Dorset
Age: 26
Services: Sky+
V-Box
VM 10MBit
Posts: 12,822
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
You can get a Sky Box and a FTA Card to receive FTA channels through the Sky Dish, im not 100% sure how you go about it, im sure someone knowledgable will be along
__________________
Desktop: Intel i7 SandyBridge 2600k 3.4GHz @ 4.7GHz - 8GB DDR3 - ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB - OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD Laptop: Dell Studio 15 - Intel i3 M350 @ 2.27GHz - 3GB DDR3 - ATI Radeon Mobility 4570
|
|
|
|
|
17-07-2006, 12:23
|
#8
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Stockport
Posts: 92
|
Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Zeph
You can get a Sky Box and a FTA Card to receive FTA channels through the Sky Dish, im not 100% sure how you go about it, im sure someone knowledgable will be along
|
http://www.freesatfromsky.com/
As you already have a dish, you could get a Sky receiver from eBay and then pay Sky a one-off £20 for a viewing card if you want Channel 4 and five. Most other channels, incl. those from BBC and ITV, are totally free.
Note that the channel line up is not the same as Freeview. e.g. no E4 or More4. See http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm for more details on channels available.
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 16:39.
|
Join CF
You are here: 
