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Hi Guys hope someone knows this as my Mother in Law is wanting to hook up her T.V upstairs.............
1. Satellite dish installed - running 1 STB downstairs (Non Subscribed - Freeview). Dish right outside the window of the bedroom........
2. Ariel installed opposite side of house (position relevant for installation depending on the answer I get)..............
Will the Tv pick up a signal from the dish or the ariel, WITHOUT a digi box OR will a digi box be required for either option, dish is easiest option if I can split the feed.........to digi box or directly into the RF socket of the TV Thankyoooooooooo.
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1. Satellite dish installed - running 1 STB downstairs (Non Subscribed - Freeview). Dish right outside the window of the bedroom........
2. Ariel installed opposite side of house (position relevant for installation depending on the answer I get)..............
Will the Tv pick up a signal from the dish or the ariel, WITHOUT a digi box OR will a digi box be required for either option, dish is easiest option if I can split the feed.........to digi box or directly into the RF socket of the TV Thankyoooooooooo.
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Hi Guys hope someone knows this as my Mother in Law is wanting to hook up her T.V upstairs.............
1. Satellite dish installed - running 1 STB downstairs (Non Subscribed - Freeview). Dish right outside the window of the bedroom........
2. Ariel installed opposite side of house (position relevant for installation depending on the answer I get)..............
Will the Tv pick up a signal from the dish or the ariel, WITHOUT a digi box OR will a digi box be required for either option, dish is easiest option if I can split the feed.........to digi box or directly into the RF socket of the TV Thankyoooooooooo.
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1. Satellite dish installed - running 1 STB downstairs (Non Subscribed - Freeview). Dish right outside the window of the bedroom........
2. Ariel installed opposite side of house (position relevant for installation depending on the answer I get)..............
Will the Tv pick up a signal from the dish or the ariel, WITHOUT a digi box OR will a digi box be required for either option, dish is easiest option if I can split the feed.........to digi box or directly into the RF socket of the TV Thankyoooooooooo.
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If it doesn't, you will require a "freeview" STB or a satellite "freesat" box.
If you want to run it off the satellite dish you will need an LNB per feed. So if you have a single LNB installed, it'll need replacing with a dual or quad. Careful of the LNBs as sky mini-dishs have their own "eliptical focus" LNBs.
...guess who's gathering bits for his freesat install...?
J.
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Hey Mate - thanks for that, it's a 15" LCD/DVD Combi, don't think it has a freeview tuner, as it wasn't a high end T.V., I also think the Dish is a pr-supplied Sky one, does that mean that LNB's aren't available for this type of dish ?
Good Luck with your install too.............
Good Luck with your install too.............
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Right if just want terrestial TV use the aerial not ariel some cheap flat screen tvs have Freeview in post a picture of the TV i can let you know.(thats if your aerial can receive freeview)
If you want to use the dish you will need a quad LNB .DO NOT SPLIT IT.
you will then also need to get a freesat decoder (STB).
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Thanks Antc - the T.V is new I will check the box when I go down to see if it includes a Freeview tuner - downstairs her main Tv is connceted to a Virgin V+ and the satellite dish feeds an old STB(kitchen), which picks up non subscribed channels....
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