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Freeview problem

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Our large TV with freeview HD is working fine. Connected by a short cable to the wall socket. Running a longer cable to the computer HD tv/monitor (same room) or a HD freeview smaller tv in a bedroom results in only some channels being available (and no HD ones)

Any ideas why? the smaller tv has all the channels when connected to the shorter cable, so I don't think that tv or monitor has a problem with their tuners.

Things that I can think of: quality of longer cable (cheap one from ASDA and the splitter that came with it broke apart first time I pulled it from the wall, but also tried a thicker, but very old one - same result) Length of cable (do we need a booster after x metres of cable?) Frustrating too as there is a sky cable in the bedroom, but the sky box which we don't use due to freeview....wont work with it - no signal.

Am happy to buy a more expensive cable and/or booster, but don't want to do that and then find it doesn't work. Bad enough having 2 useless cables - really don't need 3 of them.
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  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    When you split the cable, you will at least half the signal strength.
    This could easily take a marginal signal beyond the tuner's threshold.

    When you plug the long cable in to the wall socket on it's own, [no other TVs or splitters etc] does the other TV run any better?
  • in_spired2
    in_spired2 Posts: 163 Forumite
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    Sorry, I should have said, we tried the longer cables straight in the wall socket as well as on the rubbish splitter. No difference.
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  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    It's going to be difficult to fault find without seeing it but, the cable per se should be fine as long as it's not faulty.

    Ideally [without spending the earth] you need a small distribution amp, Philex make decent ones. [Argos have them]
    The cable from the wall needs to go into it's input with a separate outlet for each TV. you'll need a 4 way if you want all 3 TVs connected permanently
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