Can I use an existing sky dish with a freeview box? and if so can the two servic

No, you cannot use a satellite box to receive terrestrial programmes.
I don't want to use a satellite box I have a freeview box. I want to know if an existing dish for sky can be use with the freeview box.Can I use a cable splitter and run one end to the sky box the the other to a freeview box and get the freeview channels.
You cannot use a Freeview receiver with a satellite dish, only an aerial.
You also cannot split a satellite signal from a dish, if you want to run more than one box you must use a dual- or quad-LNB on the satellite dish and have a cable to each satellite receiver.
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
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MikeB1:45 PM
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Cheryl: What type of TV do you have? Is it a deep or flat screen TV? If its a flatscreen, you will have HDMI's, which the Humax will connect with much better than scart (the cable came in the box). 4-way scart spitters often don't work very well, and there may be a more elgant way of connecting everything up.
If you can tell us what the model number of the TV is, and what else you have connected to it, perhaps there might be a better way.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
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Cheryl10:12 PM
Mike, I have a flatscreen from which I REMOVED the remaining scart - the HUMAX works fine with just the hdmi :o)
Agreed a scart splitter is not pretty but very practical when I needed it.
And now I have the PVR I can remove the VHS player and tuck it away in a cupboard somewhere.
Thanks
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Sunday, 2 June 2013
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Cheryl11:41 AM
Me again,
Does anyone know if its general to have subdued volume levels through the Humax.
The Humax volume bar is filled up to max (100) and my Sony Bravia tv is up to 36 whereas before I only needed the tv to be at about 20......
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MikeB9:16 PM
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Cheryl: Don't worry, this often happens with TV's (including my old one). What you need to do is 'offset' the volume - in othre words get the TV to feed in the sound from another source at a certain volume.
In the case of Sony, go to Setting, then the Sound Menu, and you'll find Volume Offset, and go from there. Just follow the manual.
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Cheryl10:08 PM
Thanks Mike, didn't know that existed and have just increased it to 8, the max.
Quite honestly, I can hear just a tiddly bit of difference, nothing exceptional, but now I know it's "normal" then I'll just turn up.
Surprising that the HUMAX volume is up to bursting point though...
Thanks again
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MikeB11:08 PM
Cheryl: The Offset function should work better than that - see this page (towards the bottom) for some tips Sony TV and Humax Freesat PVR - Freesat+ Recorders - Digital Spy Forums and this one Volume issue on Foxsat HDR since changing TV - Freesat+ Recorders - Digital Spy Forums - a google around Humax websites might bring up something as well. (PE12QN)
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013
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Cheryl9:39 PM
Well well, over here a double LNB is 55 euros (£50) and a quad = 72 !!!!!! I've run off back home to order one online....!
I'm not sure the LNB will be easy to remove from the arm which joins the bracket.. I don't want to break it.... will keep you updated...
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Thursday, 13 June 2013
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Cheryl12:59 PM
Yiippee. Zinwell Quad LNB arrived - cable in hand, f connectors ready to be fixed... no idea how to get the old LNB off (Sky dish mark minus 5)!! Actually can't remember how it all fitted together 10 years ago (and that was 2nd hand)and can't find anything on youtube... and now its welded together with time, Wind and weather.
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MikeB6:43 PM
Cheryl: I's start with this website SKY+ Freesat+ and Replacing your minidish LNB and there is a youtube video here How To Change From a Single To Quad LNB - YouTube
(PE12QN)
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Cheryl7:56 PM
If I could swear on here I would....
The 1st cable already goes through a hole in the wall at a very tricky place and one my drill to make a 2nd hole for 2nd cable had difficulty getting to.... so close and then a slight deviation of brick later and the 1st cable has been touched... about a 2 mm nick to the outside layer.....
I think I'm going to cry....(or hit someone).
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Cheryl8:05 PM
So question :
it's the bit of cable that is inside the wall, not outside...
if I wrap it in insulating tape like a mummy, is it safe to use or do I have to replace the whole cable? (not a preferred option as it's 31m of cable)....
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jb389:16 PM
Cheryl: Is your dish an elliptical or round type? because if its the former with a rectangular arm holding the LNB, then "on top" of the rectangular arm where in LNB's holding bracket slides into it you will see a small hole with a stud in it, press that down whilst you wiggle the LNB's bracket out as the pin referred to is a retainer to stop the bracket sliding out.
With regards to the coax cable, provided that you have not caused a break in the braiding whereby you might have touched the middle core, then just wrap a piece of insulating tape around the nick in the outer cover.
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MikeB9:20 PM
Cheryl: I suspect the first question to ask is - does it still work? If it does, then some tape might be fine (use the good stuff though).
If it doesn't, then you can cut out that section, and join it together with a new section of coax, using something like this F plugs and TV leads connectors
Best thing is to drill a new hole further away, in a less awkward place - make your life easy. And you can cover everything up outside with a cable entry cover for just over a pound. (PE12QN)
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Cheryl10:19 PM
Thanks so much guys - yes its an eggshaped elliptical dish. I'll try prodding it tmw when the sun's out (hah!)
Yes, signal is still getting through - I've just bought a new 50m roll of cable, so I had the 30m in one length as I wanted to avoid the join option (I had 20m left over from the 1st installation!!)
Hey ho - life is a learning curve ...
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Saturday, 15 June 2013
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Cheryl10:35 PM
New LNB installed (easy peasey to wiggle arm out once the old plastic pin had a screwdriver stuck up its ***) - stuck the new quad on the end - couldn't have been simpler !
2nd cable in.
Half of it cable-tied piggybacking the 1st cable (a nice two tone effect, the 1st one having been weathered over the past 10 years!)
And both lines in are working !!
Yee-ha
"Simples" !!
Thanks so much again guys - I probably could have got there in the end on my own after much trial and error, but with you on my side I knew I was doing the right stuff !
(I still have to work out how to use the Hummie to its potential. Watching, recording and rewatching is as far as I've got !!)
Until the next time....
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Sunday, 16 June 2013
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jb3812:09 AM
Cheryl: Thanks for the latest update on events and yes, a little bit of sideline assistance always helps.
I don't really envisage that you are liable to experience any great problems in setting the Humax Freesat box up, as satellite equipment is far more straightforward to set up by the fact of it not having so many variables as far as tuning errors are concerned when compared to that experienced on many Freeview devices, as with Freesat once you have entered your post code (or one from anywhere nearby) into the set up menu box everything is automatic.
Just as a matter of interest, should for any reason you want to be able to view the local ITV news service from any other area in the UK, then this can easily be achieved by picking a post code used by some business in that area and enter this into the set up menu's post code box, because once the box responds to this it will act as though you reside in the area of choice, this being something that no-one can do on a Sky box as the post code info has to programmed by Sky into the viewing card.
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Friday, 21 June 2013
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Rich8:23 AM
Sky installed by engineer he also connected free view to same dish can't get free view ???? Was he right
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jb389:34 AM
Rich: Only if it was a slip of the tongue, and what he really meant to say was either Freesat" or "free to view", the latter being a term generally used to describe the viewing of subscription free programmes from Sky, as "Freeview" is a terrestrial based system received via a normal aerial.
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Monday, 8 July 2013
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Graham Sykes6:16 PM
can I watch programmes I have recorded on my Hitachi PVR if I take it to Spain I do not wish to record anything in Spain, just playback recordings already on the PVR.
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
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Alison Fairgrieve1:11 AM
I need some urgent advice please. I have a Freesat dish and wiring to three rooms with three boxes. One TV set has expired and I can buy a new Freeview enabled flat screen set for a very low price. However, is it possible to use a set like this with the Freesat system ?
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MikeB7:29 AM
Alison Fairgrieve: yes, as long as it has a scart or hdmi connection, that's fine. Since you will need to use HDMI in order to watch HD channels, you that if poss. Basically your just using the Freesat box like another digibox.
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Tuesday, 7 January 2014
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steve8:52 PM
hi I live in a small block of communal flats - there are satellite dishes all over the building but i just have a freeview tv - the reception is poor - just getting BBC from the co-ax ariel cable ... there are temptingly two sat tv cables also - whats the cheapest way to try using the sat cables ?
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jb3811:50 PM
steve: If you have two satellite feed cables coming into the flat then provided that both are operational you then have the option of either purchasing a standard Freesat receiver or alternatively a Freesat twin tuner (PVR) recorder, the latter enabling you to view one channel whilst you record another or alternatively recording two channels at the same time.
Two excellent reliable devices seen by opening the link.
- HUMAX UK Direct Sales Website
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Monday, 22 September 2014
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gary7:38 PM
can i use my sky dish wtth my freeview box as i do not have an aerial
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Mike Davison8:11 PM
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gary:
No. That's a short answer - sorry. Freeview receivers take antenna signals between 470 and 860MHz. Satellite dishes send signals between 950 and 2000MHz to the satellite receiver and the digital processing is different.
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Thursday, 25 September 2014
MikeP
1:16 PM
1:16 PM
Expanding slightly on Mike Davison's response, the satellite TV signal is broadcast in the 12.7 GHz KU band and down-converted by the LNB (low noise block), mounted on a dish, to signals in the 950-2050 MHz band that is fed via the cables into the back of the Sky or Freesat box.
Freeview reception is from a ground-based transmitter using an aerial, often of the YAGI pattern (there are other designs) to 'collect' the signals to be fed into the tuner input. The frequency range used to be 470 - 860 MHz but the signals above 800 MHz are now re-allocated for 4G uses.
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Mike Davison8:29 PM
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MikeP: I just went for the concise approach. Did you really add anything of importance?
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Mike Davison8:36 PM
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MikeP: We needn't really have answered anyway as the even more concise reply is at the top of this page.
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015
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Mandy8:31 AM
I've been told that with a digital freeview box I would be able to receive freeview programmes using my sky dish ... Is that wrong then ? We do have sky all around out house and I can get sky on old TVs but have to change channels on the main set!
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jb3810:41 AM
Mandy : A digital Freeview box "has" to be connected into a normal aerial, it will "not" work on a satellite dish.
As far as being able to view Sky around the house on old TV's but have to change channels on the "main set", which is the Sky box, this is inclined to indicate that the coax cable feeding the signal into the various outlet points has been connected into the Sky boxes "analogue" modulators RF1 (or 2) output socket, the modulator sending an "analogue" signal of the programme being viewed on the box along the cable, the TV's receiving the signal having to be set on "analogue" (if Freeview TV's) in order to view the signal, an "analogue" programme button number usually being allocated for this purpose.
Some people with Freeview boxes (via a normal aerial) but who have also retained their old Sky box, use the aforementioned modulator system to enable Sky to also be viewed in other rooms as well as Freeview, this being achieved by connecting the aerials downlead cable into the Sky boxes "aerial input" socket, the Freeview signal then passing through the Sky box and out of the RF1(or 2) socket as well as the analogue signal picked up from the Sky boxes modulator, Sky being viewed by selecting "analogue" on any the Freeview TV's that wish to view it. Note: viewing being restricted to whatever channel has been selected on the Sky box.
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Sunday, 22 March 2015
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Hersha1:07 AM
I have a sky box still connected to my TV and have just installed a freeview box with Talktalk. Will they both work. I do not seem to be getting the Asian TV boost but can view other TV channels.
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Friday, 5 June 2015
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Bea3:13 PM
I have just today done away with my sky tv progs in favour of freeview, I have disconnect the sky box and connected the freeview box but it tells me it has no signal, no antenna? any help please, I have used my box in another room and recorded a couple of progs and they are ok but just no channels
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jb383:56 PM
Bea: If you are referring to a genuine Freeview box and not a Freesat box?, then the former has to be connected into a normal roof or loft mounted aerial system and "not" coax cables previously used by a Sky satellite box, these only being suitable for use with Freesat devices.
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015
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kelly gray9:39 PM
Hi i have no sky i have just moved in I have a sky dich how would i know if it works befor i by a freesat box please help
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015
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jb3812:09 AM
kelly gray: Unfortunately there isnt any way of knowing if the dish is fully operational or not without testing it out by borrowing someone else's receiver, which of course can either be a Sky or Freesat box,
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
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MikeP7:24 AM
Trowbridge
Kelly GreyFurther to that said by jb38, it is fairly rare for an LNB (the small box on the end of the dish arm that has the cables connected into it from underneath) to fail, but it does occasionally happen. It would be best to test the signals with either a FreeSat or Sky receiver box, as jb38 suggests. If that should show signals are OK then there is unlikely to be any problem. However, should that test show that all or some signals are poor/non-existant, then it will be necessary for the cables to be checked (a Sky+ or Freesat PVR requires two input cables from the dish). If you have the two cables then it's worth trying them in the input sockets one way round, checking what signal strength and quality are shown on the Signal Test Screen, and the swapping the plugs over carefully and re-checking the signals. The reason for the test being to make sure that both cables and both sections of the LNB are working properly.
If it proves to be that the LNB is not working correctly then replacing the LNB is not terribly expensive but is a job for a professional installer with the right safety and test equipment. The dish itself doesn't go wrong, unless it gets moved, and the only possible reason to replace would be it might be unsightly due to corrosion!
Should the tests show that at least one cable is faulty, they can get water inside the connectors which is not a good thing, then these can be replaced by the professional contractor - though those will be a bit more costly due to the cable cost and the time taken to run the new cables. As a guide, I had a new dish installed when I moved 6 months ago and my contractor charged £29+VAT per cable installed.
Hope that helps?
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Friday, 12 June 2015
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Louise Knight10:12 AM
I have cancelled my Sky subscription and signed up with BT You-view with extra channel. I'm on the edge of the Crystal Palace signal. I am fitting a high gain aerial. I was going to leave the dish on the side wall in case I want go back to Sky so I will mount the aerial about 10 ft away from the dish. Can I disconnect the Sky dish and connect the new aerial using an extension cable to the existing satellite cabling that runs around the house and into a point next to the TV so I don't have to run 30m of new coaxial cabling.
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MikeB10:55 AM
Louise Knight: We need your postcode to tell what sort of signal etc you might get.
Yes, you can use the existing coax, but its possibly easier to run new coax, so you can use your dish as well - although if you had Sky Plus you'd have one spare coax anyway. Google SatCure to see what sort of fittings they do to join it all together.
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11:59 AM
Louise Knight: If it's a "high-gain" wideband aerial then it won't be giving "high-gain" on Group A channels, which are those Crystal Palace uses exclusively. For that reason, it should be a Group A aerial.
See:
Crystal Palace Transmitter
Examples are here:
Gain (curves), Again
Along the bottom are channel numbers and Crystal Palace uses 22 through to 35. You will note that the high-gain widebands, XB22WB and DY14WB have much less gain on those channels.
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Dave Lindsay
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12:01 PM
Louise Knight: You can use the cabling installed to the satellite dish for connecting the aerial to, but ensure connections are watertight obviously.
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Louise Knight12:15 PM
Thank you David Lindsay. That's a great relief
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Monday, 22 June 2015
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Ron Taylor6:19 PM
Have just subscribed to Sky (not too pleased as they put the price up TWO HOURS after installation - now into an argument !) This has made my Humax PVR9150 redundant on main lounge TV. However have another TV still connected to the original aerial. Q: will the Humax still work with this or will all connections been severed ?
Regards
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jb388:15 PM
Ron Taylor: There is no reason why they would be, as satellite systems (Sky or Freesat) operate independently of each other.
If your Humax is still connected into the normal aerial?, then you should still be able to use it as well as your Sky box, the Humax connected into the TV using a scart lead, the Sky box connected into the TV via an HDMI lead, switching between the two sources using the "input select" button on your TV's remote control.
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Sunday, 28 June 2015
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Lauren 5:21 PM
I've read through a lot of posts but I just wanted to clarify as it sounds similar to my situation. I have a Sky sat dish that worked with a freeview box on my old TV. I've just bought a new TV with inbuilt Freeview but it can't find any channels - will it actually be able to find any with this set up? Thanks
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Lauren : No. A "Freeview" box or TV will not work with a satellite dish (e.g. installed for Sky) -- it is "Freesat" that is the free-to-air satellite service and which will work with such a dish.
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Saturday, 18 July 2015
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Steve. -0-6:40 PM
I have I tv that takes the signal from the sky sat a
But I want to know if you can adapt it with something to make it work with an aerial?
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jb388:05 PM
Steve. -0-: When you say "make it work with an aerial" make what work? because if you are meaning that you want to make the Sky box work with an aerial rather than a dish? then the answer is no!
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Sunday, 15 November 2015
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sue watts7:11 PM
I have a spare "port" on my sky dish & want to run a cable from it to a TV in another room. The tv will not in any way be connected to sky. If tv has freeview built in will I be able to pick up anything or do I need to get a free sat box?
Just wanting to be able to watch something in another room. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
Spirit565
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Monday, 16 November 2015
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jb3812:35 AM
sue watts: If you are intending to run a coax cable from a spare port on the dish, then this "has" (no exceptions) to be connected into a satellite receiver of either the Sky or Freesat variety, as Freeview reception "only" operates on terrestrial based signals.
Although a Freesat receiver (even an HD type) is a relatively low cost device at around 50.00 or so, (Manhattan S2 being in mind) you could if you wish use the new feed from the dish to operate an old Sky box, these available from numerous sources for around 10.00 or so with no Sky viewing card being required, although without same the 101/103 news services will be centred on London, this being the default region on Sky boxes.
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sue watts10:21 PM
Thank you Jb38 - invaluable information. Super impressed with thus service - will be recommending! ! Thanks again
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Wednesday, 30 December 2015
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Patrick Mcdermott4:26 PM
Hi. I am thinking of buying a new TV with free serve built in. I don't have an aerial, only a satellite dish and a human free sat box. Will the new TV recognise the frees at signal or discount have to look for a TV with free sat built in. I ask because there seem to be very few test with free sat rather than free serve.
Thank you for your time.
Patrick
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MikeB5:50 PM
Patrick Mcdermott: I'm not sure what 'Free serve' is, but everything will have Freeview (and its should be a Freeview HD tuner). You've got a Humax box, so just connect the Humax to the TV via an HDMI, and off you go. Some TV's do have Freesat built in but these tend to be more expensive models, and most Sony/LG sets will have a generic sat. tuner in the back. However, you getting Freesat is already sorted, so I would worry too much.
Best suggestion about buying a new TV is finding the right size (which has a useful guide), then get a set with Freeview HD (you might not always have a dish), as many HDMI's as possible, and a decent remote. Buy from one of the big four brands, and go to a proper shop. Your paying for the best blacks and best movement you can - thats better value in the long term. If your after something like a 40in TV, then I'd expect to pay around 270 for a decent entry level TV without smart features. Around 360 for a smart version with an extra HDMI, and about 400 for a mid level TV, 4 HDMI's and the best quality picture. AVForums has a lot of excellent advice.
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Thursday, 31 December 2015
MikeP
6:28 PM
6:28 PM
MikeB:
Just for your information, Freeserve was the name of the service arm of Thorn UK Rentals until it ceased trading several years ago.
Patrick Mcdermott:
Further to that said by MikeB, make sure any TV set you buy has a DVB-T2 tuner, many 'HD Ready' TV serts do not have that tuner and cannot get many Freeview services. That is especially important as more channels afre being transferred to the more efficient DVB-T2 format and if the TV does not have that you will be losing out. It is also worth ensuring you have a Smart TV, not just because you could then watch catch-up TV but there are discussions about transferring all TV services onto the Internet and closing the Freeview transmitter eventually. Some year away yet but wise to be equipped and ready for such changes when they happen. You will need a decently fast internet service and have that connected to the TV.
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I always take Freeserve to mean Freeserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which was the dial-up ISP service from Dixons. It was "free" in the sense that you didn't have to subscibe, just pay the (1p a minute wasn't it) phone charge.
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Sunday, 28 August 2016
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Roger Duncanson7:30 PM
i have a satellite dish connected to a Humax receiver.
I would now like to add a new Sky Box as well as the Humax. A) is this technically feasible and if so where can i buy a two way switch to changeover fro Humax viewing to Sky viewing as and when we want?
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MikeB10:02 PM
Roger Duncanson: There must be switches somewhere on the net to change the feed from one coax to another, but probably more efficient in the long term is to change the lnb on the dish. If you've got just a single (for the Humax), you'd probably need to change it for a twin anyway if you wanted to watch and record on just the Sky Box, so replace it for a quad, and you can have both the Sky box, and the Humax, and one spare.
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Monday, 29 August 2016
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Elizabeth1:12 PM
Hi I have free view tv in my bedroom also one in my living room, at the moment I am subscribing to sky so I have a sky aerial and sky box my question is I want to terminate contract with sky ,I need to know do I need a free view aerial also box and can it serve both TVs thank you.
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StevensOnln11:50 PM
Elizabeth: You need an aerial for Freeview as your Sky dish only receives satellite signals. If your TVs already have Freeview built in then you won't need a separate box. Have you checked that you don't have an aerial already on your roof or in the loft? You can split the feed from an aerial to feed as many TVs as you like although you may need an amplifier or powered splitter to overcome the drop in signal strength from splitting the aerial feed. You may be able to get away with using an indoor aerial if you're in a strong signal area but it would be best to consult a professional aerial installer if you need a new aerial fitted.
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jb388:03 PM
Roger Duncanson : Although that said by MikeB, i.e: opting to replace the existing LNB with a 4 output quad type is by far the best way to go for maximum flexibility, however, the satellite A-B switching device as seen in the link offers a simple way of using two satellite boxes on a single output LNB, said output of same connected into the middle socket on the switch, and with the two outer sockets connected into each of the two boxes.
By the way, this device can also used to enable a satellite receiver to be connected into two separate dishes, e.g: one dish set on 28.2 degrees (Sky) and the other on 19.2 degrees for European channels.
SLx Philex Satellite A/B LNB Switch - Black: Amazon.co.uk: TV
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016
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Richard Cooper8:25 AM
Elizabeth: If you have Freeview capable tv sets and wish to use the Freeview platform instead of Sky on these tvs, then 'Yes', you do need a Freeview tv aerial. In order to recommend the type of aerial, we need to know the district in which you live, either its name or part of your postcode can help us to decide which Freeview tv transmitter you should use and accordingly which type of aerial. Once you've successfully terminated your Sky contract, the Sky dish can be taken down, unless you later change your mind and go for Freesat instead of Freeview, because for Freesat you would still need a dish. Hope to hear from you again, soon. Richard, Norwich.
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Elizabeth:
Further to that said by Richard Cooper, any post code you provide should be the FULL post code and not a partial as suggested by Richard. That will allow contributors to know whether there are any obstructions between you and the preferred transmitter. You may have notices some blue boxes beneath some postings, they are triggered by a full post code only and they help us to help you.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2016
I was informed that I can connect a freeview hd recorder to my sky satelite. My question is, do I get all the free channels that are on sky on my freeview? All I want is the abn tv channel which is on channel 235 on Sky.
Your help would be highly appreciated.
Regards
T. A.
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StevensOnln112:09 PM
Talin Awidikian: A Freeview HD recorder cannot receive satellite transmissions. You would need a Freesat HD box to receive free to air satellite channels (other free to air satellite receivers are also available). ABN TV isn't on the Freesat EPG but can be tuned in manually on most receivers.
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Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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James Gourley6:45 PM
If it is true that "You cannot use a Freeview receiver with a satellite dish, only an aerial.", how do you explain this,, from Freeview's own site?
How do I connect both Freeview and SKY to one dish? - Freeview
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StevensOnln17:05 PM
James Gourley: That link is to the Freeview New Zealand website, which has nothing to do with Freeview here in the UK other than having the same name. Some hybrid boxes do exist which allow the use of both satellite and terrestrial from the same box, however none are certified for either Freeview or Freesat. The only widely available devices sold in this country that have both satellite and terrestrial inputs are some smart TVs (mostly models with larger screens) although the satellite input is often not mentioned when they are advertised.
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Thursday, 14 September 2017
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David D4:15 PM
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Hi,we are moving from a house with an aerial into a house that has a Sky dish. Am I correct in thinking we have two options - either to change our HDD freeview recorders to freesat or to change the dish to an aerial.Is one option more preferable ?Many Thanks
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MikeB10:46 PM
David D: Yep!
However, if you have a look at ATV in Sheffield (just Google it), you'll see that you could put an aerial up in a loft if you get a good enough signal.
Since you already have Freeview kit, and I assume that the house is fine to have an aerial as well as a dish, the most pragmatic thing is to just get an aerial put up. 150 isn't outrageous, and then thats it.
However, if the house is in a rubbish area for Freeview (put your postcode into the site, and it will come up with lots of links), then a dish it is (which is why it might be that the house has a dish, but no aerial). Check how many LNB's the dish has (Satcure is the site for finding out all about such stuff), and if you have 2 or more, then go get a Humax Freesat PVR. 179 for a 500g. And check the back of your TV - you might have a sat. tuner in the back of it.
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Saturday, 16 September 2017
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David D2:19 PM
Mike
Many thanks for the info and your thoughts. From the Freeview website our reception seems fine.
Regarding putting an aerial up can it run off the existing satellite cables, or does a new cable need to be run to the TV's ? If so is this normally straightforward or likely to be expensive ? (included in your 150 estimate ?).
Again, many thanks
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Saturday, 2 December 2017
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mark tewart7:26 PM
I am trying to connect both a freeview box and sky to a telly to have the best of both. I want to tune both in to separate channels. Can it be done?
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MikeB10:28 PM
mark tewart: A Sky box is just that - a box. Its totally seperate from the TV as far as tuning, etc - its simply a source. You can run a Tv with a Virgin, Sky, BT and Freesat box, plus the internal tuner, plus internet all at the same time if you want.
The same goes for the Freeview box - again, its just a source, and since they are entirely different systems, that use different means of receiving (aerial vs dish), you can put both into a TV. Yes, you can only watch one source at a time, but there is no reason you cannot record on one and watch another.
I would suggest that you use the best connection you can to each one. If both have HDMI's, use them. If both only have scarts, then you will have to use them, but always use the best connection (HDMI better than scart). Get them set up, and then switch between each one via the 'source' button on the remote. Put the box you will use most as HDMI 1, etc, because thats the one that the TV will find first, and possibly will automatically go to it if the box is powered up.
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Sunday, 26 August 2018
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Bret Richards4:07 PM
Can a set top box be connected to s Sky Dish to watch (and record) Fresat programmes after I cancel Sky TV
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Monday, 27 August 2018
MikeP
10:39 AM
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Bret Richards:
Yes, providing that the Sky box being retired is not a Sky Q type. That uses a different LNB design that is incompatible with any conventional satellite receivers. So if your's is an 'ordinary' Sky box then you should be fine and no adjustments will be needed.
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Monday, 22 April 2019
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Pete10:42 PM
My son has moved in to a new rented house he has a tv aerial with a mast head amp on and in the attic a 12 volt power unit then a tv amp leading to end of lines in the house it did have alimuion co ex I have changed that over to copper co ex and tried changing the amps over but nothing's any better off this is what's going on we tune the tvs in and all seems ok it shows anywhere from 40/70 percent on signal strength but moves up and down you can watch tv for half a day then you get no signal plus when you try returning you get nothing checked all connections all good any body have any idea post code is this if helps Cw121az if I needed a new aerial what and which sort would be best for his area thanks pete
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Tuesday, 23 April 2019
MikeP
9:05 AM
9:05 AM
Pete: The post code you have given does not register with the |Digital UK Coverage Checker. Perhaps it's a new code for a new build area and they may not have caught up with it yet. Perhaps you could find a post code for a local shop?
Coax cables should always be copper cored, the aluminium versions are poor to useless. You should always use new coaxial plugs on the cable ends and try not using any amplifier as they are often not needed unless you are a lon g way from a transmitter - but there are over 1,100 of them around the country.
Once we know what your nearby transmitter is then we could advise which channels you should tune your TV to.
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