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TV/Satelite Cables - concrete

A question about the technicalities of receiving TV signals.

I have recently converted a pretty much unloved and underused conservatory into a useable room as an extension to our lounge. In the far corner of the ex conservatory is a sky cable, which terminates as twin coaxial type connectors with a female screw thread inside. These originally screwed onto the rear of a sky box. This along with another redundant sky cable going to the front room are connected to a sky dish. We no longer have sky but I was wondering if the dish would act as an antennae and the sky cable could be connected to a TV set. It would save me running 60 metres or so of new coaxial through the house, loft and onto the roof antennae. The sky cable looks like a twin cable which I am hoping will accept a normal coaxial connector. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers Concrete

TV/Satelite Cables - daveyjp
You will need a Freesat box which simply replaces the Sky box.

Dish cable to Freesat box, HDMI cable from box to TV.
TV/Satelite Cables - Bolt

As Davey said, but if you wanted to use the cable beware the main cable is very hard but can be used as aerial cable

used it myself as it was wired to several rooms (still is) works fine but the dish is no good for terrestrial tv, but cut cable to LNB, and connect to an aerial as I did and no problems at all, most aerials will run 3+ TV's depending on signal

I run sky and use aerial as backup on the odd occasion where sky had failed, not happened in years though

TV/Satelite Cables - FiestaOwner

The screw connections on the end of you co-ax cables are known as 'F' Connectors.

The easiest way to utilise your cables is to use a Freesat Box (as others have mentioned).

If you have a co-ax double cable in your room you can use a freesat recorder (It's twin channel and needs the double cable) like this one:

https://www.johnlewis.com/humax-hdr-1100s-smart-500gb-freesat-digital-tv-recorder/black/p2041558

If you have a single co-ax cable you can't use a twin channel box but you can use a single channel box like this one (it's not a recorder though):

https://www.johnlewis.com/humax-hb-1100s-smart-freesat-hd-digital-tv-receiver-with-built-in-wi-fi/p3202425

If your dish hasn't been moved (since you had sky then it should be plug and play. You don't subscribe, pay or register to receive any live channels.

TV/Satelite Cables - concrete

Well done lads. Great advice. The Freest box sounds interesting especially if it records.

I shall do some research into which way to go. Many thanks again.

Cheers Concrete

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TV/Satelite Cables - Deryck

If your TV has a satellite input you could go straight into that without a box - but you won't / may not have the record feature

TV/Satelite Cables - concrete

If your TV has a satellite input you could go straight into that without a box - but you won't / may not have the record feature

Our TV"s do have such connections on the rear panel. I am using the HDMI lead for connection to the TV form the box, which means I can use the sky remote for all functions. It works a treat for terrestrial, freeview and radio and it will record.

Cheers Concrete