Do I need to get an aerial or can I connect my old sky dish straight to an aeri
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV Unlike with analogue or Freeview which use ground-based transmitters, satellite systems require a unique connection from each digibox to the satellite dish. If you want more than one digibox (or have a personal video recorder like Sky+ that requires two connection) you will have to upgrade the LNB on the dish to a multiple-output variety (a "quad LNB" as they are known) and have a satellite grade cable run in for each digibox.
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Monday, 26 March 2012
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ann5:52 PM
do you need an ordinary tv aerial when you connect to sky.
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ann: No, you only need a satellite dish to receive Sky services.
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
Graham.F.Lewendon: Thanks for the info. Actually, Briantist is a portmanteau of Brian and scientist.
This may be of interest.. Stacker/ De-Stacker | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Monday, 16 April 2012
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mark12:41 PM
hi can anyone help ??? have virgin box down stairs and have another upstairs whaich was used for other tv which uses the f connecter i have now bought a tv/freeview/dvd and tried pluging the old lead from the virgin box using an adptor on the f connector but still no signal to the new tv/freeview but if i plug the new tv in the old virgin box and use scart all works ....i would be greatfull for any help thanks
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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mike79:57 AM
You make no mention of an outdoor aerial. Do you still have a Virgin Media service? If you do then you should be connecting your new TV via a SCART or HDMI lead. If you are trying to get Freeview to work from a Virgin Media cable directly I'm afraid you are wasting your time. It doesn't work. To get a Freeview signal you need a conventional TV aerial, preferably roof mounted.
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Saturday, 19 May 2012
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luke3:26 AM
Hello please could you advise me on what id need to do to get either freesat or vigin media to work.will they work if i plug my normal rooftop aerial in to them ?
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luke: For Freesat, you need a dish, see All about Freesat | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice etc. Virgin Media need a Virgin Media subscription, see Digital TV | Digital channels and TV packages from Virgin Media .
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Friday, 28 September 2012
mary : You need a satellite dish mounted outside, usually on wall that is south-facing.
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Sunday, 14 October 2012
Hi all,
This site is fantastic, I've learnt so much from just these few posts so thank you to you guys! Thought I'd throw in my own little question too as I havnt seen a complete answer to my situation.
I've moved into a new place, and unfortunately cant find a traditional coaxial socket. The only thing available is this Virgin Media connection (F-plug) thing which was left by the previous tenant. Seen here:
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Is this a TV connection, or would it be for fibre optic internet? There isn't any other TV connection in the house, but there is a phone line (suggesting this would have to be the tv connection)
Ideally, I don't want to have to pay a monthly subscription to Virgin or have to pay for a unit. What would I need to get to receive the basic freeview channels? Or could I just plug this cable straight into a tv with a set-box unit and receive freeview?
Thanks for the help in advance guys!
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