[Wuz]

I had a new higher aerial installed a couple of years ago because the analogue teletext signal broke up due to trees growing between the house and the relay transmitter.
I also got Freesat from Sky installed although again trees on top of another hill caused current signal strength and quality of 50%. I hope that doesn't get worse. Was 60% 3 years ago but a neighbour 2 doors away has just moved his dish onto his front gate to continue to get reception! My dish was wired to get SkyPlus in case I ever wanted it.
We can't currently get Freesat but will convert shortly and get 18 channels and I would like to be able to switch between Freesat and free Sky and record in each of two rooms.
Currently the main room's TV is a Samsung LE32R73BD which I believe will work with Freeview. It is connected to a Thomson Skybox DSI 4212 and a Bush DVHRS02 combined DVD and VCR.
The other room gets Sky via the Remote-Link amp A240D in the loft and a magic eye to a Bush BTV182T Twin Tuner TV/VCR with SANYO DVD-SX25 attached.
I intend to retire the Bush to be used for old videos when analogue switches off and move the Samsung to replace it and buy a new similar (possibly Panasonic) as our main set.
I would like suggestions as to were to put a Humax in the setup to get best use of it and will I need a new set with three SCARTS as the Samsung only has two.
My first thoughts are to have skybox, humax, some sort of switch between the two, new tv and then the DVD/VCR in the main room.
However more VHS taping is done on the small Bush and more Sky watched in the other room!!
Any suggestions as to how to set it all up and a better 32" for the main room as the Samsung picture wasn't as good as the Rediffusion CRT it replaced.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Wuz

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by Wuz

I had a new higher aerial installed a couple of years ago because the analogue teletext signal broke up due to trees growing between the house and the relay transmitter.
I also got Freesat from Sky installed although again trees on top of another hill caused current signal strength and quality of 50%. I hope that doesn't get worse. Was 60% 3 years ago but a neighbour 2 doors away has just moved his dish onto his front gate to continue to get reception! My dish was wired to get SkyPlus in case I ever wanted it.
We can't currently get Freesat but will convert shortly and get 18 channels and I would like to be able to switch between Freesat and free Sky and record in each of two rooms.
Currently the main room's TV is a Samsung LE32R73BD which I believe will work with Freeview. It is connected to a Thomson Skybox DSI 4212 and a Bush DVHRS02 combined DVD and VCR.
The other room gets Sky via the Remote-Link amp A240D in the loft and a magic eye to a Bush BTV182T Twin Tuner TV/VCR with SANYO DVD-SX25 attached.
I intend to retire the Bush to be used for old videos when analogue switches off and move the Samsung to replace it and buy a new similar (possibly Panasonic) as our main set.
I would like suggestions as to were to put a Humax in the setup to get best use of it and will I need a new set with three SCARTS as the Samsung only has two.
My first thoughts are to have skybox, humax, some sort of switch between the two, new tv and then the DVD/VCR in the main room.
However more VHS taping is done on the small Bush and more Sky watched in the other room!!
Any suggestions as to how to set it all up and a better 32" for the main room as the Samsung picture wasn't as good as the Rediffusion CRT it replaced.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Wuz

Freesat is the same channels as you get on your Skybox. Only difference is that Freesat offers a different (and more limited choice) epg to Sky. If you can get Sky you can use a freesat box. Each will require a seperate coax back to a multilnb on the dish (2 for a freesat pvr). Normally this just means swapping a single lnb for a quad