Re: Loftbox / TV Distribution

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can do what you want with the loftbox, although you wouldn't connect
your VCR to the
antenna on the loftbox.

The intended way the loftbox works is that there's an incoming UHF signal
which gets
merged with FM (and others) and sent to the "Living Room" where
you connect it to a Sky
box (or similar) that adds its own modulated signal and produces an RF
output. You connect
that RF output on the digibox to the "UHF 2" input on the
loftbox.

Whatever is connected to the UHF2 input is what the loftbox distributes;
all the other
inputs and the LivingRoom output are its idea of how RF signals are
generated and merged
in a "normal" home.

All you would do is connect the VCR output to UHF2, then connect your TVs
to the loftbox
outputs. And yes - you just take the outputs directly to your wall sockets.
No
multiplexing or such to worry about.(This is what I'm doing now - until I
get lots of Kat5
modules)

HTH
Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Loftbox / TV Distribution


> I've run cat5 & coax to each room.
>
> I was pleasantly surprised when I connected the 1st PC via the cat 5
and it
> worked 1st time :-)
>
> SWMBO is suggesting that I should get my finger out and connect the
coax as
> well.
>
> We're not looking for anything fancy, simply want to be able to
connect the
> RF output from the video (this will give us the combined cable RF
signal and
> video output) to a couple of rooms.
>
> Looking briefly at the loftbox, it seems to want several inputs.
>
> Our TV reception is bad, so I'll not even bother connecting it until
such
> time as NTL stop piping the main channels on the cable.
>
> Similar for FM, however I might be interested in taking the NTL FM
hook-up
> into the distribution amp, but that's a bonus.
>
> Can I simply feed the RF output of my video into the Ariel in on a
loftbox
> and then connect traditional wall plates (rather then the triplex
plates) to
> the loftbox outputs ?
>
> Hope this makes sense to someone :-)