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DeadKenny · 06-10-2004, 20:26

The current going through the cable might not be TV friendly however. Normally there's a analogue or digital cable box between the cable and the TV and those boxes have suitable regulators to chuck out a signal suitable for consumer TVs.

I also get the impression that directly connecting the TV to the cable can cause all kinds of interference on the cable which might result in your neighbours getting dodgy signals (and as someone who's suffered from such things for years, I wouldn't be happy about it).

If you had a suitable isolator on the socket that ensures no feedback down the cable and outputs the correct current/voltage then it should be okay.

P.S. In some areas you can also get FM down the cable. Those have special isolator sockets that split the FM frequencies and let you plug direct into an FM receiver.

Though NTL will switch off analogue at some point, but when I don't know (I got the impression that it may be sooner than terrestrial as few people will be stuck on analogue cable).

06-10-2004, 20:26	#6
DeadKenny Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Woking Age: 52 Services: PlusNet 2Mbps Premier. BT. Sky Digital. TiVo. Posts: 273	Re: ntl wiring can i get tv? The current going through the cable might not be TV friendly however. Normally there's a analogue or digital cable box between the cable and the TV and those boxes have suitable regulators to chuck out a signal suitable for consumer TVs. I also get the impression that directly connecting the TV to the cable can cause all kinds of interference on the cable which might result in your neighbours getting dodgy signals (and as someone who's suffered from such things for years, I wouldn't be happy about it). If you had a suitable isolator on the socket that ensures no feedback down the cable and outputs the correct current/voltage then it should be okay. P.S. In some areas you can also get FM down the cable. Those have special isolator sockets that split the FM frequencies and let you plug direct into an FM receiver. Though NTL will switch off analogue at some point, but when I don't know (I got the impression that it may be sooner than terrestrial as few people will be stuck on analogue cable).