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aceQ · 24-12-07, 12:15 AM

Hi,
I have two dishes feeding 1 HD receiver (will soon buy) with 4 satellites with 1 DisEq (Eutelsat W2, Hotbird, Astra 19 & 28).

Currently I use standard coax cable to connect LNBs to DisEq to receiver. Is this ok for HD quality?

Is there any rule on the strength of a signal (quality %) for HD? Any threshold below which you can forget about HD?

thanks for sharing your experiences!

nanochickin · 24-12-07, 01:51 AM

Best use HF100, HF109 or equivilent for HD signals as normal coax has too much signal loss over long runs

Nano

aceQ · 25-12-07, 01:36 PM

thanks for the answer!

Ok, I already have a simple cable installed (was done during renovation a year ago). It is 8m long and goes in the walls. I tried pulling it (it's in a tube), but these coax cables are not flexible, the cable just doesn't move...

So, given that, I just wanted to know if it makes sense to get an HDTV receiver if I have a cable that is not suited for an HD signal or signal is not strong enough to pull HD quality through...

is there a resource out there that talks about all these HD requirements?..

24-12-07, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
aceQ Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	HDTV - coax cable matter? Hi, I have two dishes feeding 1 HD receiver (will soon buy) with 4 satellites with 1 DisEq (Eutelsat W2, Hotbird, Astra 19 & 28). Currently I use standard coax cable to connect LNBs to DisEq to receiver. Is this ok for HD quality? Is there any rule on the strength of a signal (quality %) for HD? Any threshold below which you can forget about HD? thanks for sharing your experiences!

24-12-07, 01:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: HDTV - coax cable matter? Best use HF100, HF109 or equivilent for HD signals as normal coax has too much signal loss over long runs Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

25-12-07, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
aceQ Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: HDTV - coax cable matter? thanks for the answer! Ok, I already have a simple cable installed (was done during renovation a year ago). It is 8m long and goes in the walls. I tried pulling it (it's in a tube), but these coax cables are not flexible, the cable just doesn't move... So, given that, I just wanted to know if it makes sense to get an HDTV receiver if I have a cable that is not suited for an HD signal or signal is not strong enough to pull HD quality through... is there a resource out there that talks about all these HD requirements?..

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