Freeview

**SMOKEU** · 5th January 2011, 15:04

I have a big TV antenna/aerial mounted to the roof of my house and I want to get Freeview and use one of these things here http://dragonpc.co.nz/p.aspx?123910.

The aerial has been on the roof since before we moved into this house and I want to know if the roof aerials all have a generic cable which connects to the Freeview receiver, or if there are different types of cable as I need to move the cable from one room to another.

There is a plastic box in the attic which states that it is a 4 way splitter which appears to be connected to the aerial.

**tnarg** · 5th January 2011, 15:12

Looks like you will need to have a satelite dish on the roof somewhere for this to work. If you have a uhf arieal you will have to get the HD decoder, more $'s.

**tnarg** · 5th January 2011, 15:15

I stand corrected. And to answer about the conections, yes normally standard but depends if has a male or female termination. Easy to get swap over plugs from Dick smiths.

**steve_t** · 5th January 2011, 15:21

As long as the aerial is a UHF aerial, you should be OK. The cable leading to and from the splitter box will have an f-type connector

But you need a something to get you a male RF connector to the computer

**Coldrider** · 5th January 2011, 15:36

Coax cable is RG6 with UHF aerial for terrestrial which is HD, assumming you are in a terrestrial broadcast area.

**SMOKEU** · 5th January 2011, 15:48

Originally Posted by Coldrider

Coax cable is RG6 with UHF aerial for terrestrial which is HD, assumming you are in a terrestrial broadcast area.

I've used this here http://www.freeviewnz.tv/get_freeview to check if I can get Freeview in my area and it says that it is very likely that I will be able to receive Freeview HD via a UHF aerial AND it is also very likely that I will be able to receive Freeview via satellite.

**Ronin** · 5th January 2011, 15:55

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

AND it is also very likely that I will be able to receive Freeview via satellite.

Anyone with a sky dish can... but not with the card you are using as it is T not S.

**SMOKEU** · 5th January 2011, 16:05

Originally Posted by Ronin

Anyone with a sky dish can... but not with the card you are using as it is T not S.

So you reckon I could still get Freeview channels with a roof antenna with that card then?

**Ronin** · 5th January 2011, 16:17

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

So you reckon I could still get Freeview channels with a roof antenna with that card then?

Hold the line please caller...

Erm... should be able to... Watch yes. Record not sure.

Not what I would choose. I would spend a little more money and go for a Hauppauge product. I run a S version in my win 7 box. Runs sweet as.

**tnarg** · 5th January 2011, 16:19

That cards a terrestial, so you should be sweet as long as the aerial on your roof is a UHF aerial. The UHF aerial is the old sky type that are the directional ones that kinda look like an arrow. If you only have the vhf aerial ( the big old tv type aerials) you will need to get one.

**SMOKEU** · 5th January 2011, 16:25

Originally Posted by Ronin

Hold the line please caller...

Erm... should be able to... Watch yes. Record not sure.

Not what I would choose. I would spend a little more money and go for a Hauppauge product. I run a S version in my win 7 box. Runs sweet as.

What model is your card?

**steve_t** · 5th January 2011, 16:27

Originally Posted by Ronin

Hold the line please caller...

Erm... should be able to... Watch yes. Record not sure.

Not what I would choose. I would spend a little more money and go for a Hauppauge product. I run a S version in my win 7 box. Runs sweet as.

Get this http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/prod...ovatstick.html
Easy Plug & Play and comes with remote and can record

**p.dath** · 5th January 2011, 17:01

Originally Posted by Ronin

Not what I would choose. I would spend a little more money and go for a Hauppauge product. I run a S version in my win 7 box. Runs sweet as.

+1. Go for a Hauppauge card. Forget satellite, go UHF so you can enjoy HD.

Note that HD *can* be encrypted allowing you to watch but not record. Ideally whatever your watching the signal on (aka monitor/TV) should support HDCP (the HD encryption standard) and be HD as well.