first fix for 2x sky boxes

[dan35]

Hi all , i am doing a first fix for a house at the moment and was just wondering if im correct in thinking that if there were to be 2 x sky boxes i would need to run a shotgun cable from each box to the dish position and a coax cable from same position to a booster.?
thanks in advance Dan

 

[tazz]

If its standard sky then dual lnb on dish and coax to each sky box...
If Sky plus then Quad lnb on dish and 2 coax to each sky box.....

 

[dan35]

thanks, im a bit unsure on all this and have also heard of people running a cat5 to each box too whats this for?

 

[telectrix]

the cat5 may be for phone connection for interactive services.

 

[tazz]

Telephone and internet for features and demand tv

 

[telectrix]

i tried that demand TV. bloody rubbbish. i demanded that they transmitted some decent programmes. didn't work.

 

[tazz]

There is just repeated and crap programs these days

 

[dan35]

believe it or not ive not had a television for 10-11 years! wife and i watch stuff we want on netflix amazon etc and go to cinema quite a lot! try it you wont miss it !!

 

[telectrix]

disagree. need emmeroids and constipation st. only time i get a bit of peace is when 'er indoors is watching the crap.

 

[Resu]

Cat5 not necessary for new Sky boxes, they have WiFi built in (although customer may prefer a wired connection)!

 

[driverman]

On a general note, is it not better nowadays to install cat 5 cable to TV points ( as well as coax) to accommodate all systems such as BT Sky etc etc. Future proofing as TV broadcasting moving towards broadband more and more.

 

[Guest77]

Telephone and internet for features and demand tv

Yes Tazz is right, to add I run a cat5e as standard.

 

[driverman]

Yes Tazz is right, to add I run a cat5e as standard.

Where is the best place to terminate ALL cat5 cables from each TV within the house?

 

[Guest77]

Where is the best place to terminate ALL cat5 cables from each TV within the house?

Depends on the system, You can run up to 6 from the broadband router next to the sky box, I think BT do a 4 way router, but you can get a 6 way because I have one, that would give you broadband speeds in up to 6 rooms in the house, obviously you can use wireless, but hard wired a guarenteed fast signal where wireless can struggle in some homes.

 

[shanky887614]

Depends on the system, You can run up to 6 from the broadband router next to the sky box, I think BT do a 4 way router, but you can get a 6 way because I have one, that would give you broadband speeds in up to 6 rooms in the house, obviously you can use wireless, but hard wired a guarenteed fast signal where wireless can struggle in some homes.

mdj, you can buy a 6 way switch for under £50 from currys so sky is the limit.

if you go for your own router get one with a gb/10gb port feeding the switch (1Gb is around 200odd MBps, split 4 ways is 50mb)

put a switch in a cupboard or somewhere that is easy to add to in the future (they can always swap the switch for a bigger one)


the problem with wireless is the ping or in electrical terms the zs is a lot higher on wireless than wired.