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Hi guys

I installed a co-ax feed (Ct100) from my Sky+ box up the side of the house
into the loft where it connects to the existing aerial cable (male - female
cheap connector) which goes to my bedroom faceplate. The picture on the TV
was not good, wavy scrolling lines most of the time. This was only a
temporary measure until we decorated our bedroom so I lived with the bad
picture quality. Well, I am now in the middle of the decorating and my mind
is turning to the TV issue. We have a small 19" LCD which I am going to
hang on the wall opposite the bed. I am thinking of running the co-ax in a
single run without any joints from the sky box into the back to the TV. I'm
guessing this would give me the best / cleanest picture. Or should I add a
decent faceplate behind where the TV will be located and then connect
another co-ax cable between the new faceplate and the TV?

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Thanks

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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:53:08 +0100, "Slider" wrote:

Hi guys

I installed a co-ax feed (Ct100) from my Sky+ box up the side of the house
into the loft where it connects to the existing aerial cable (male - female
cheap connector) which goes to my bedroom faceplate. The picture on the TV
was not good, wavy scrolling lines most of the time. This was only a
temporary measure until we decorated our bedroom so I lived with the bad
picture quality. Well, I am now in the middle of the decorating and my mind
is turning to the TV issue. We have a small 19" LCD which I am going to
hang on the wall opposite the bed. I am thinking of running the co-ax in a
single run without any joints from the sky box into the back to the TV. I'm
guessing this would give me the best / cleanest picture. Or should I add a
decent faceplate behind where the TV will be located and then connect
another co-ax cable between the new faceplate and the TV?

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Thanks

Just go for a straight connection. Don't bother with faceplates.
Always better to have less in the way of the signal.


Marky P.

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"Slider" wrote in message ...
Hi guys

I installed a co-ax feed (Ct100) from my Sky+ box up the side of the house
into the loft where it connects to the existing aerial cable (male -
female cheap connector) which goes to my bedroom faceplate. The picture
on the TV was not good, wavy scrolling lines most of the time. This was
only a temporary measure until we decorated our bedroom so I lived with
the bad picture quality. Well, I am now in the middle of the decorating
and my mind is turning to the TV issue. We have a small 19" LCD which I
am going to hang on the wall opposite the bed. I am thinking of running
the co-ax in a single run without any joints from the sky box into the
back to the TV. I'm guessing this would give me the best / cleanest
picture. Or should I add a decent faceplate behind where the TV will be
located and then connect another co-ax cable between the new faceplate and
the TV?

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in
the co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Thanks



There's no problem with using faceplates if you want to, but in your case
there doesn't seem to be any point. Just have the new cable coming out of
the wall behind the LCD and you won't see it.

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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

It's a load of ********.

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Just go for a straight connection. Don't bother with faceplates.
Always better to have less in the way of the signal.

Bull****. A properly engineered system is perfectly capable of supporting
the miniscule loss introduced by a couple of faceplates.
Cable poking out of the wall is just so attractive. Mmmm, mmmm.
But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

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"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P

wrote:

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in
the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

It's a load of ********.

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Just go for a straight connection. Don't bother with faceplates.
Always better to have less in the way of the signal.

Bull****. A properly engineered system is perfectly capable of supporting
the miniscule loss introduced by a couple of faceplates.
Cable poking out of the wall is just so attractive. Mmmm, mmmm.
But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

I'm in basic agreement with you Paul, but sometimes it's a bad idea to fit a
plate behind a wallmounted telly.

Bill

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"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P

wrote:

But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

What do you mean by this?

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"Slider" wrote in message ...

"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P

wrote:

But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

What do you mean by this?

It's a sly allusion to the fact that a certain person once fixed a temporary
aerial to a wall with adhesive. Don't worry about it. It gets like that when
you've been trapped in this newsgroup for years. You'll laugh at anything.

Bill

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On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:24:42 GMT, Paul Ratcliffe
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

It's a load of ********.

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Just go for a straight connection. Don't bother with faceplates.
Always better to have less in the way of the signal.

Bull****. A properly engineered system is perfectly capable of supporting
the miniscule loss introduced by a couple of faceplates.
Cable poking out of the wall is just so attractive. Mmmm, mmmm.
But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

Woah, steady on mate! Got out of bed the wrong side this morning?
Faceplates are a hassle to install. Admitedly, faceplates are much
neater than the cable just coming through the wall and I would always
use a faceplate in a visible area.

As for my use of NMN, it's a falacy. Only one experiment 2 years ago
has gone all out of proportion :-)


Marky P.

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On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:56:45 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:


"Slider" wrote in message ...

"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P

wrote:

But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

What do you mean by this?

It's a sly allusion to the fact that a certain person once fixed a temporary
aerial to a wall with adhesive. Don't worry about it. It gets like that when
you've been trapped in this newsgroup for years. You'll laugh at anything.

Bill

I didn't so much as fixed it to the wall with NMN, I used a 'lost
lance' with a single screw thread shoved into a wall sideways and the
NMN stopped it from slipping round with the weight of the aerial. And
that has been my only use of NMN in the 'aerial' field.


Marky P.

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"Marky P" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:24:42 GMT, Paul Ratcliffe
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:52 +0100, Marky P

wrote:

Most of the FAQ on the web regarding Sky Link suggests no connections in
the
co-ax between the Sky box and the TV.

What is the experts opinion on this?

It's a load of ********.

Could anyone recommend any good quality faceplates and co-ax connectors
please.

Just go for a straight connection. Don't bother with faceplates.
Always better to have less in the way of the signal.

Bull****. A properly engineered system is perfectly capable of supporting
the miniscule loss introduced by a couple of faceplates.
Cable poking out of the wall is just so attractive. Mmmm, mmmm.
But then you are not renowned for doing things properly if your use of
NMN is anything to go by.

Woah, steady on mate! Got out of bed the wrong side this morning?
Faceplates are a hassle to install. Admitedly, faceplates are much
neater than the cable just coming through the wall and I would always
use a faceplate in a visible area.

As for my use of NMN, it's a falacy. Only one experiment 2 years ago
has gone all out of proportion :-)


Marky P.

You''ll never live that one down Marky! You'll forever be associated with No
More Nails.

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"Marky P" wrote in message
...
I didn't so much as fixed it to the wall with NMN, I used a 'lost
lance' with a single screw thread shoved into a wall sideways and the
NMN stopped it from slipping round with the weight of the aerial. And
that has been my only use of NMN in the 'aerial' field.

I think you've suffered enough. Let's regard it as a spent conviction and
move on.

Bill