Pigmy
Novice Member
Hi,
Apologies if I've got this in the wrong forum - please re-direct me if that's the case.
A couple of years ago I had a conversion built and was smart (ish!) enough to get a TV antenna Antenna socket professionally wired into the corner of the room, just in case we wanted a TV in there in the future. Well, now the kids are a bit more grown up and we are looking to put a TV on the wall, however its going to be in the opposite corner from the socket. We are mostly going to be using it for catch up TV so 90% of the time the smart TV we are planning will be suffice and won’t need an aerial however there is the likelihood that we will use it occasionally for watching “live” TV. So I have a few options:-
I was wondering if there is anything on the market where I could effectively capture the signal from the existing socket and project that locally to the TV using something like Bluetooth. I have really strong wireless throughout the house so it seems a shame not to be able to piggy-back the signal onto that somehow.
Any thoughts or advice appreciated
Thanks
Apologies if I've got this in the wrong forum - please re-direct me if that's the case.
A couple of years ago I had a conversion built and was smart (ish!) enough to get a TV antenna Antenna socket professionally wired into the corner of the room, just in case we wanted a TV in there in the future. Well, now the kids are a bit more grown up and we are looking to put a TV on the wall, however its going to be in the opposite corner from the socket. We are mostly going to be using it for catch up TV so 90% of the time the smart TV we are planning will be suffice and won’t need an aerial however there is the likelihood that we will use it occasionally for watching “live” TV. So I have a few options:-
- Do without an antenna and don’t watch any “live”
- Run a long cable around the room to connect it to the socket. Its an open plan room so this is a looooong way but is possible
- Fit a new socket – this is a huge job as the wall its going on its constructed of side-laid breeze blocks (15”?)
I was wondering if there is anything on the market where I could effectively capture the signal from the existing socket and project that locally to the TV using something like Bluetooth. I have really strong wireless throughout the house so it seems a shame not to be able to piggy-back the signal onto that somehow.
Any thoughts or advice appreciated
Thanks