Combining UHF outputs from two (or more) freeview boxes

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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Just one of those "Y" shaped bits of plastic with sockets or something
fancier?

Yes.

Though I'd use a metal one.

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The only Freeview box I've seen with an RF modulator did not pass through
RF,

A rare beast, I think!

but I'm sure that do exist as well.

I thought they all did. However, with the demise of analogue, I suppose
that some bright spark in marketing decided that the bypass function
isn't needed. What a silly thing to do.
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:29:14 +0000, Tim Downie wrote:

Not possible. Can't work out how to point a remote.

Then she obviously needs a full time care assistant.

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Tim Downie wrote:
But yes, if you have two Freeview boxes with RF outputs that can be
set to different channels and the TV tuned into those, it should work.
You'd need a combiner.

Just one of those "Y" shaped bits of plastic with sockets or something
fancier?

Yes. One which isn't marked UHF and VHF on the inputs.

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On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:16:57 -0000, Tim Downie
wrote:

What's the simplest way of combining the UHF output of two Freeview
boxes (that would be pre-tuned to BBC1 & 2) to enable a very elderly
lady to select channels using her very elderly telly's own channel
selector buttons?

She only ever watches BBC1 & 2 but just can't cope with remote controls
& the plethora of buttons that they have. I think if the output of two
freeview boxes tuned to different UHF frequencies could be combined, it
would go so way to restoring her ability to watch television.

This plan might of course be scuppered if freeview boxes don't return to
the last channel selected if they are powered down. Do they remember
the last channel selected or do they all revert to BBC1?

Forgive me if this is a very naive question, it's not my field.

Tim

I use 3 boxes which output UHF that are setup in a chain feeding through a
VHS recorder into the TV using standard UHF TV cables for my Wifey who
gets channel Five on No.5, More 4 on N0.6 and Fiver on No7.

On the VHS video which is controlled by a Gemstar VideoPlus handset, (God
knows how old that is but I have 2 of them put away as backups), Fiver is
also tuned into on channel 13. These correspond to the videoplus numbers
which are still printed in the Radio Times. I do not know when they will
stop printing out the videoplus numbers.


How do you get 13 from Videoplus numbers such as 15918296 or 180500088 - both taken from
RT for programmes on Fiver tonight?

The prominent numbers in RT, alongside the 'channel' name is the Freeview LCN. In the
case of Fiver, this is 30.

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"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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What's the simplest way of combining the UHF output of two Freeview boxes
(that would be pre-tuned to BBC1 & 2) to enable a very elderly lady to
select channels using her very elderly telly's own channel selector
buttons?

She only ever watches BBC1 & 2 but just can't cope with remote controls &
the plethora of buttons that they have. I think if the output of two
freeview boxes tuned to different UHF frequencies could be combined, it
would go so way to restoring her ability to watch television.

This plan might of course be scuppered if freeview boxes don't return to
the last channel selected if they are powered down. Do they remember the
last channel selected or do they all revert to BBC1?

Forgive me if this is a very naive question, it's not my field.

Tim


The M-I-L (now deceased) had a TV remote control with a wooden box over the
front of it so that only the channel up and down, sound up and down, and off
switch could be pressed.

It was permanently on ITV1 and I suppose that helps ITV1 win their ratings
battles.

On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:08:17 -0000, Terry Casey
wrote:


On the VHS video which is controlled by a Gemstar VideoPlus handset,
(God knows how old that is but I have 2 of them put away as backups),
Fiver is also tuned into on channel 13. These correspond to the
videoplus numbers which are still printed in the Radio Times. I donot
know when they will stop printing out the videoplus numbers.


How do you get 13 from Videoplus numbers such as 15918296 or 180500088 -
both taken from RT for programmes on Fiver tonight?

The prominent numbers in RT, alongside the 'channel' name is the
Freeview LCN. In the case of Fiver, this is 30.


The GEMSTAR videoplus handset uses channel 13 if you punch in a FIVER
program Videoplus number. Allthough you can edit the individual recording
setting channel it was easier to just setup fiver on channel 13 on the
video recorder.

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On 08/12/2010 17:08, Light of Aria wrote:

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
...
What's the simplest way of combining the UHF output of two Freeview
boxes (that would be pre-tuned to BBC1 & 2) to enable a very elderly
lady to select channels using her very elderly telly's own channel
selector buttons?

She only ever watches BBC1 & 2 but just can't cope with remote
controls & the plethora of buttons that they have. I think if the
output of two freeview boxes tuned to different UHF frequencies could
be combined, it would go so way to restoring her ability to watch
television.

This plan might of course be scuppered if freeview boxes don't return
to the last channel selected if they are powered down. Do they
remember the last channel selected or do they all revert to BBC1?

Forgive me if this is a very naive question, it's not my field.

Tim


The M-I-L (now deceased) had a TV remote control with a wooden box over
the front of it so that only the channel up and down, sound up and down,
and off switch could be pressed.

It was permanently on ITV1 and I suppose that helps ITV1 win their
ratings battles.



I was going to suggest something similar. Just cover all the remote
buttons except "1" and "2". And, if necessary, fix the remote to her
chair arm so that it is automatically pointed at the TV set (somewhere
else in the thread the OP pointed out that she did not know how to point
the remote at the TV). If she uses different chairs, fix cheap remotes
to those as well (remotes can be found in Poundland).

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Jeff

Jeff Layman wrote:

I was going to suggest something similar. Just cover all the remote
buttons except "1" and "2". And, if necessary, fix the remote to her
chair arm so that it is automatically pointed at the TV set (somewhere
else in the thread the OP pointed out that she did not know how to point
the remote at the TV). If she uses different chairs, fix cheap remotes
to those as well (remotes can be found in Poundland).
Or fix her into the one chair.

Bill

On 08/12/2010 19:41, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 08/12/2010 17:08, Light of Aria wrote:

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
...
What's the simplest way of combining the UHF output of two Freeview
boxes (that would be pre-tuned to BBC1 & 2) to enable a very elderly
lady to select channels using her very elderly telly's own channel
selector buttons?

She only ever watches BBC1 & 2 but just can't cope with remote
controls & the plethora of buttons that they have. I think if the
output of two freeview boxes tuned to different UHF frequencies could
be combined, it would go so way to restoring her ability to watch
television.

This plan might of course be scuppered if freeview boxes don't return
to the last channel selected if they are powered down. Do they
remember the last channel selected or do they all revert to BBC1?

Forgive me if this is a very naive question, it's not my field.

Tim


The M-I-L (now deceased) had a TV remote control with a wooden box over
the front of it so that only the channel up and down, sound up and down,
and off switch could be pressed.

It was permanently on ITV1 and I suppose that helps ITV1 win their
ratings battles.



I was going to suggest something similar. Just cover all the remote
buttons except "1" and "2". And, if necessary, fix the remote to her
chair arm so that it is automatically pointed at the TV set (somewhere
else in the thread the OP pointed out that she did not know how to point
the remote at the TV). If she uses different chairs, fix cheap remotes
to those as well (remotes can be found in Poundland).


Are there still simple Freeview boxes around that have a channel select
button, and maybe an indicator, on the front? Could you set it up with
all bar the wanted channels deleted and tell her to press the buttons to
select the channel? If there are only 2 set up, then it doesn't matter
which button is used to change it. Suggest to her it is just like the
'ITV Converter' boxes of the 1950s :-)

Only problem would be telling which channel it is but I suppose they
will all have DOGs shortly....

Chris K