how to connect tv

aggi

Hi all, moved home and I had standard tv box before now I am faced with cable on picture and hdmi. we usually are not using sky just freeview. any ideas how do i convert this end ? also previous owner left wholes in the wall, any idea what screws do i need for those?

aggi

sorry those are the wholes, this is 90 build

ElephantBoy57

If its a sky cable, then that would connect to a skybox, not all houses have a cable from a roof aerial.

You need to look on the roof to see if there is an aerial and then find the cable from it.

Sliveredge88

That are satellite cable by the looks of it you will need a freesat box to use these as an equivalent to free-view.

Clive_Woody

Some TVs have a built in freesat tuner so you may be  able to connect directly to the back of your TV, otherwise as mentioned you will need a Freesat box to connect the cable to.

J_B

Sliveredge88 said:

That are satellite cable by the looks of it you will need a freesat box to use these as an equivalent to free-view.

Clive_Woody said:

Some TVs have a built in freesat tuner so you may be  able to connect directly to the back of your TV, otherwise as mentioned you will need a Freesat box to connect the cable to.

Alternatively, you could pick up a used Sky HD box for peanuts off ebay and use that - you don't actually need a subscription

aggi

J_B said:

Sliveredge88 said:

That are satellite cable by the looks of it you will need a freesat box to use these as an equivalent to free-view.

Clive_Woody said:

Some TVs have a built in freesat tuner so you may be  able to connect directly to the back of your TV, otherwise as mentioned you will need a Freesat box to connect the cable to.

Alternatively, you could pick up a used Sky HD box for peanuts off ebay and use that - you don't actually need a subscription

so I have done that but still not working, I think I do need a card of some type.

If I buy a new freesatvbox, which one to go for. I am talking basics. Nothing fancy required, 
thank you

[Deleted User]

Hi,

you don't need a viewing card.

Looks like you have a twin feed from the dish, if you only have one input on the Sky box, have you tried switching the cables.

Have you checked that tv is set to the correct input mode?

Did the previous occupier have SkyQ, seems it uses a different LNB to a basic Sky box.

J_B

frugalmacdugal said:

Did the previous occupier have SkyQ, seems it uses a different LNB to a basic Sky box.

If that's the case, a freesat box won't work either

[Deleted User]

Hi,

yes, would need the LNB changed.

aggi

thank you guys, i did buy basic manhattan box and this is showing no signal. Guessing that this is to do with the LNB? where do I go from here? do I need professional? from sky or freesat?