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nomadking · 19-10-2015, 22:44

I'm not too up with the technical details, but it looks like a non-starter as it currently stands.

The DDU112 box doesn't split the incoming satellite signal into different outputs. It just passes on the input of each LNB from the dish. Each LNB input will go to just one specific output.

It might be worth matching up the input to the required output. Then if that works, it might be possible to use VM supplied splitters up in the loft instead of the DDU122 box. The incoming VM signal would be split in 2 or 3, and the outputs connected to the current output cables in the loft. The splitters can be linked in series, so that 2 2-way splitters can provide a total of 3 outputs.

Where I live is a house split into 5 flats. It just has 1 incoming VM cable. Theoretically the signals from that could then be split 10 ways to provide 5 BB connections and 5 TV connections. It would seem just a matter of whether your current internal cabling can deal with it and whether the incoming signal can be strong enough after splitting the required number of times.

Thinking about it you wouldn't necessarily have to run the incoming VM signal up to the loft as the first stage. You could use your current internal cabling in the nearest room to split incoming VM cable to feed up to the loft to act as the input to the aforementioned loft spitters. Same end result, different cabling setup.

19-10-2015, 22:44	#3
nomadking cf.mega poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northampton Services: Virgin Media TV&BB 350Mb, V6 STB Posts: 8,119	Re: Distributing VM around the house I'm not too up with the technical details, but it looks like a non-starter as it currently stands. The DDU112 box doesn't split the incoming satellite signal into different outputs. It just passes on the input of each LNB from the dish. Each LNB input will go to just one specific output. It might be worth matching up the input to the required output. Then if that works, it might be possible to use VM supplied splitters up in the loft instead of the DDU122 box. The incoming VM signal would be split in 2 or 3, and the outputs connected to the current output cables in the loft. The splitters can be linked in series, so that 2 2-way splitters can provide a total of 3 outputs. Where I live is a house split into 5 flats. It just has 1 incoming VM cable. Theoretically the signals from that could then be split 10 ways to provide 5 BB connections and 5 TV connections. It would seem just a matter of whether your current internal cabling can deal with it and whether the incoming signal can be strong enough after splitting the required number of times. Thinking about it you wouldn't necessarily have to run the incoming VM signal up to the loft as the first stage. You could use your current internal cabling in the nearest room to split incoming VM cable to feed up to the loft to act as the input to the aforementioned loft spitters. Same end result, different cabling setup.