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Old 02-03-2007, 16:29   #4
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Re: Little help to a newbie

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Originally Posted by dontpannic View Post
All Virgin boxes have RF out, but it's only a passthrough - i.e. you need an aerial going in first. You used to be able to do this with an analogue bypass, but you may as well go for digital multiroom, as analogue transmissions (especially over cable) will be stopping in digital areas pretty soon (2 years?). If I remember correctly you could do this with an "analogue bypass" bolted on to the back of the digital box - whether it's still available I don't know - probably worth asking the engineer when he comes to install your digital box.

If not, aerials are very cheap and easy to install, but with the imminent analogue switchoff, it's probably better to install an external aerial for freeview boxes in other rooms. Good to start thinking and planning this now rather than being caught short in a few years time...

Nick
I don't have a terrestrial aerial on my property so I am getting the analogue signals from the cable feed. This comes out of the Pace box via the ""analogue bypass" bolted on to the back.
I suspect that this will stop sooner or later and so will have to make other arrangements.
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