Pancake Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 This may be a stupid question, but i have an outside Freeview ariel that comes through a hole in the wall on the opposite to where i want to put my new tv. Is there an extension cable that would plug from the ariel to the back of my tv?
McPhee Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Yup. Argos sell them: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5345605/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C12108813/c_2/2%7Ccat_12108813%7CElectrical+accessories%7C12108814/c_3/3%7Ccat_12108814%7CLeads%2C+connectors+and+adaptors%7C12108815.htm http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5342811/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C12108813/c_2/2%7Ccat_12108813%7CElectrical+accessories%7C12108814/c_3/3%7Ccat_12108814%7CLeads%2C+connectors+and+adaptors%7C12108815.htm
david.dakota Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 I'm sure any join in a tv cable can reduce the signal quality which could prove a problem receiving the weaker multiplexes/channels. Assuming you're in a strong signal area, you'll probably be fine with an extention- in a weaker area you may be better off replacing the entire cable. All that said, when we first moved in we could get Freeview by latching a cheap portable aerial over a radiator pipe- probably creating the worlds largest tv antenna.
Pancake Posted June 29, 2009 Author Posted June 29, 2009 Assuming you're in a strong signal area, you'll probably be fine with an extention- in a weaker area you may be better off replacing the entire cable. So i'd have to phone out an ariel fitter to replace the whole thing?
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