RE: Distributing Sky Digi

[Nigel Giddings <nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I distribute Sky Digital round my house in the UK using the RF output of
the Digibox. It is daisy chained with a VCR and an analogue satellite
receiver. I found the output from the digibox fine but you may want to
change the output channel to a quite part of the band if you are suffering
interference. This can be done with a secret menu which I can't remember
the access to at the moment but if you want to try I will get the info.

There is a second RF output which supports a second IR receiver which you
install between the second TV and the coax connection, the kit is a IR
receiver and a second remote. I use this in my apartment here in Budapest
with two TVs and all is fine.... I think there are details on the SKY
website, in fact they have just started advertising it on SKY TV...

HTH

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From:	James Hoye [SMTP:jhoye@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	Tuesday, August 22, 2000 9:26 AM
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Distributing Sky Digi

> How does anyone else distribute Sky to other TV's in the
> house? The Sky box
> (as you know) has scart out, and my TV upstairs does not. It
> would also be
> nice to have the DVD player upstairs too.
>
> I guess what I want is some box, under the stairs that has
> the digibox
> connected to it (there is an extra scart out socket on the
> digi box isn't
> their, marked VCR or something.) This box would then send the
> signal down
> normal coax to my TV upstairs, and another few outputs to
> wherever else I want.
>
> The box would have to be remote controlled. I want to use Nigel's IR
> repeaters for this, plus 1 in the living room for the
> Digibox/DVD player.

Exactly what I am trying to do with OnDigital.  I have plenty of cabling in
place, but have yet to utilise it - it's a matter of working out the best
solution of carrying the signals - and I think using the 'RF out' is out
because I tried it on the sitting room telly and there was a massive hiss
on
the sound accompanied by a crap picture (using CH20 or 21 I think).  Looks
like composite might be useful (perhaps someone has a circuit to put
composite and audio onto RF - a modulator? that will do a better job than
the one in the STB!)

> I usually want to go for a homebuilt solution to avoid having
> to convince
> Vicky, but seeing as how this task has been authorised, I
> might be able to
> spend some.

DIY is definitely more fun, and you can usually get/make exactly what you
want, rather than having to put up with something that looks out of place.

James






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