Freesat question
If you already have a Sky dish in operation, does Freesat require its own cable which runs to the TV from the dish?
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Re: Freesat question
Do you wish to continue using your existing Sky box as well as a new Freesat box? If so, then yes, you need an additional cable - you will also need a new widget to sit on the arm attached to your dish. The widget is called an LNB (low-noise blocker) but to run two set-top boxes you will need a 'dual LNB' that is capable of feeding two different boxes simultaneously.
Every satellite set-top-box requires its own connection to the dish, as the box needs to send tuning instructions to the LNB attached to the dish as well as receiving signals from it. |
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Thanks for that Chris.
We will be staying with Sky but I was thinking about adding Freesat to the other 2 tv's in the house. Looks like a no no then for Freesat or my house and loft will be like spaghetti junction:D |
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We recently had a satellite dish fitted cause we had a new TV with freesat built in. Then a week later decided we wanted freesat in our bedrooms, but we needed a couple of extra wires fitting to the dish, so we havnt bothered with it yet
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Here is the Panasonic we have: Link It has a socket for LNB on the back and one for a normal aerial. There is also a Ethernet port for future use, no idea what the use is. |
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Nice looking tele. What's the normal aerial point for? Is it freeview as well as freesat or is just to receive analogue signals while it can?:confused: |
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The BBC are working on a version of the iPlayer that will load into the STB (or the TV itself, if its Freesat integrated like your Panny) and let you download, and possibly stream, the same content you currently access on the iPlayer via your PC. |
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Freesat is starting to look more and more attractive. I'm just waiting for more HD content to become available to justify ditching my 1 year old freeview PVR, and having a wok installed :)
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