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Old 10-05-2008, 22:14   #12
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Re: how can i get a terrestrial signal to a second TV from a VM box?

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Originally Posted by kragen View Post
ok here's the deal I have VM in my lounge, and a TV in my bedroom. I would like to be able to watch freeview in my bedroom but I only have an indoor aerial as there are no decent outdoor aerial sockets in my house.

I don't want to try and get virgins channels - I would be happy with just the freeview but I don't know if I can do it.

A virgin engineer told me to run a cable from the RF OUT on the box to my second tv but as there is no RF signal going IN to the box, this is useless.

any ideas?
Freeview is DTT so its impossible to get it thru cable. its like trying to get satellite thru cable its impossible & theres no way of ever getting it to work.

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Originally Posted by kragen View Post
well I ran a cable from the RF OUT on the ntl box to my second TV - all I got was static. In fact when I removed the cable from the ntl box the picture improved on the secnd tv (like it was using the cable as an aerial)

so if I can get RF out without an aerial plugged in. how does it work?
also it depends on whether your tv can tune in cable channels, mine can but the bigger tv downstairs cant. if you can on your tv then a splitter will do the job & you just connect some satellite tv coax to your tv upstairs with an f plug at the splitter end & a rf plug at the other. have a look here for how to connect an f plug correctly, although its on about satellite tv the principle is the same: http://www.uk-satellite-tv.co.uk/tec...lp_154117.html
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