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Cable layout advice for new build house

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Old 18-11-2009, 9:46 PM   #1
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Cable layout advice for new build house

Hi,
I have just purchased a new build house and have to tell them what tv/sat points i want installed and where this weekend. I have no real technical knowledge i am afraid and wanted some advice on what wall boxes/wiring i should get put in to achieve the following:


Lounge - sky plus
Bedroom 1 - sky plus (so therefore multiroom subscription on sky)
bedrooms 2,3 and 4 - freesat (i think this is better option than freeview as otherwise i would have to get an aerial fitted aswell to get freeview instead)


I know that each sky plus box will need 2 feeds from the dish (so that makes 4 feeds in total) but then didnt know how i could then get the freesat in other rooms as will have run out of feeds from the dish if it only has 4 inputs?

Can anybody help?

many thanks
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Old 18-11-2009, 10:41 PM   #2
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Get an octo output LNB.
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Old 19-11-2009, 2:31 PM   #3
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Here's a tip: DO NOT allow anyone without a really good knowledge of satellite and Freeview TV to install any coaxial cables. The end result will be wrong type of cable routed the wrong way to the wrong type of sockets - and probably not enough cable runs to achieve what you want.
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