Splitting aerial to PC and TV

[Testbloke]

I have just ditched sky and bought one of the Philips living room PC's. MY loft aeriel runs directly into the PC TV card and the signal and picture seems good. As the PC has only one tuner, I want to use the digital tuner on the LCD to watch a different channel to the one that is being recorded. What is the best way to do this ?
So far, I have tried the basic splitter on the PC then run a half metre co-ax to the TV, PC tuner still good but TV still no good.
I tried upgrading the cheap white co-ax cables to expensive "digital" co-ax cables, signal was worse.
I tried an amplifier, but this left me with no signal at all (over amplified ?).

This is driving me a bit nuts so any help is most welcome

Kevin

[hornydragon]

you need a 2 way tap to plit the feed in 2 those Y shaped jobs are awful get a 2 way tap and some F conncetors from maplin and that should sort it out http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...20TAP&doy=25m6

[Testbloke]

Originally Posted by hornydragon

you need a 2 way tap to plit the feed in 2 those Y shaped jobs are awful get a 2 way tap and some F conncetors from maplin and that should sort it out http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...20TAP&doy=25m6

OK will give it a go, thanks

[Testbloke]

Okay, another daft question ...
AS the PC TV card is an F type connector with an adaptor fitted for standard push fit co-ax, could I use the sky dish and plug the cable directly into the PC?
ie use the sky dish as an aerial for freeview (without having the sky box fitted), or is it pointing in completely the wrong direction and this is the most stupid idea you have seen on this forum

[JayCee]

Originally Posted by Testbloke

ie use the sky dish as an aerial for freeview

You cannot use a dish for terrestrial TV reception

Originally Posted by Testbloke

and this is the most stupid idea you have seen on this forum

No...just one in a long line of them

[hornydragon]

to use a dish ou need satellite decoder to use an earial you need aterestrial decoder. F connetors are much better than aerial connectors Use F where ever possible.