Freeview Question Help?

emilie03

Hope somebody can help

have freeview feeding into 4 rooms via loft ariel. useing a splitter into loft ariel socket but having to add another two way splitter into one so can feed all 4 rooms-
signal and channels recieve vary- and can only recieve certain channels on certain tvs

if i was to get a digital roof ariel -would this solve and any ideas on price. and is there such a thing as a 4 way splitter as can only buy 3- and have no power in loft

espresso

Providing that your loft aerial is giving enough signal for one TV, you could use a distribution amplifier like this. It would be far easier and cheaper to pick up power in the loft, than installing an external roof aerial.

j1mgg

you will also find that different type of boxes are better than others. My freeview is an old box and once tuned stayed with a signal so can only pick up some channels but another one i got from asda for £20 searches for the strongest signal everytime you change channel and can basically get evry channel without any freezes or pixelations

emilie03

have no power sockets in loft to use.

robnye

could you not run the aeriel cable down to a power socket the boost the signal and pass it back.......

i did in my house - not brilliant but it works...... of course since doing it we have converted the loft, but process still similar

emilie03

have 4 ariel leads from the rooms coming up into the loft.

cajef

Splitters are only recommended in areas with a strong signal, each time you use a splitter you are reducing the signal strength to each outlet, a new aerial will not make much difference, as has been pointed out you need an amplifier so your signal is not weakened.

marleyboy

for 4 tellies running off one ariel you need to get a signal booster, you can buy from 2 to 6 way splitters with built in boosters, but it will require plugging into a mains socket.

emilie03

would be unable to run from upstairs room into loft- hole size etc.
just got a new lcd with freeview for kitchen at back of house, can only find 3 way ariel spliiters that i plu into roof ariel input, but need to run with 4.
when tried last night useing kitchen one as one of the 3, despite freeview receptions in all over rooms ok, could only recieve 6 bbc channels....looks like im going to have to run sky thru- and be unable to use built in freeview unless u can buy 4 way?