Imy
Established Member
I have completely replaced most of my A/V kit and am in the process of replacing the rest. I have a new TV coming on Saturday which has both Freeview HD and Freesat HD tuners and I'm in the middle of a new HTPC build which will also have both types of HD tuners.
I haven't watched any broadcast TV in years and don't own any of the cables so am at a loss as to what I need to buy. The other problem is I live in a block of 6 flats and each one only has one LNB from the communal satellite dish.
What I want to know is there a way to have both types of tuners in both the TV and HTPC connected to the 2 wall points; one of which is the TV aerial socket, and the other for the dish.
I presume I need some kind of splitter device? I read that the splitter should be passive if I'm placing it near my equipment as I don't have access to the dish/antenna. Also which cables do I need to buy with what connectors?
I haven't watched any broadcast TV in years and don't own any of the cables so am at a loss as to what I need to buy. The other problem is I live in a block of 6 flats and each one only has one LNB from the communal satellite dish.
What I want to know is there a way to have both types of tuners in both the TV and HTPC connected to the 2 wall points; one of which is the TV aerial socket, and the other for the dish.
I presume I need some kind of splitter device? I read that the splitter should be passive if I'm placing it near my equipment as I don't have access to the dish/antenna. Also which cables do I need to buy with what connectors?