Extending my Sky+ double cable?

mharimoo

Hi,

In order to put my new tv on the wall where i want it, i'd have to extend my current sky+ cable as it comes in at one side of the room and i need it to be at the other.

I'm guessing the cheapest and easiest way to do this would be to buy connectors (of some sort) and buy a length of the cable.

Would this work? Or will i need to get Sky to come out and do it? Is it just co-axle or a special cable being that it's Sky+???

Inactive

Normal satellite grade cable and "f " connectors, with a back to back connector for each cable.

Plenty on ebay, many already made up for the job.

mharimoo

Thank you! Am off to have a look!

spike7451

Or buy them from Maplins:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29537

ckerrd

Can you not leave the Sky box where it is and just run a longer HDMI cable?

spike7451

ckerrd wrote: »

Can you not leave the Sky box where it is and just run a longer HDMI cable?

Sky+ does'nt use HDMI connections!

ckerrd

ok - longer scart lead then

Never had Sky + so apologies about that

Inactive

spike7451 wrote: »

Or buy them from Maplins:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29537

Looks like very poor quality cable to me, and at £22+ to do the job, very expensive.

eBay suppliers are usually a far better quality cable than that of Maplins.

Inactive

ckerrd wrote: »

ok - longer scart lead then

Never had Sky + so apologies about that

If you do not understand the subject matter, why bother giving bad advice, it helps nobody.

spike7451

Inactive wrote: »

Looks like very poor quality cable to me, and at £22+ to do the job, very expensive.

eBay suppliers are usually a far better quality cable than that of Maplins.

Never used it myself as I make my own up with foam core CATV RG59 or RG6 & Snap n Seal F Connections but my uncles used it with no bothers so far.
(He forgot that I did it for a living!)

mharimoo

If i leave the sky+ box where it is it'd be at the opposite side of the room to the tv lol! Not much use in that!