Simon Ferrol
2024-05-10 11:37:03 UTC
I live in a high rise council flat and I have this socket with four
connectors (SAT1, SAT2, TV and Radio) as per picture:
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I asked the company dealing with the electrical maintenance for the
building and they told me that the TV socket is for terrestrial TV and
SAT1 and SAT2 are for satellite TV, but they couldn't tell me the
difference between SAT 1 and 2. They also told me that the satellite
should work but it was installed many years ago and most residents use
broadband to watch TV (how they can afford terabytes of data is beyond
my comprehension as we are all underclass old gits in here).
They said that I can connect a Freeview box to the TV socket and any
satellite boxes that support Astra to any of the SAT sockets.
But I have googled around and it looks like Astra is no longer working,
or am I completely wrong? Or have they told me porkies?
I don't have a TV set but I have a laptop. I wonder if I could connect
a USB dongle to any on the sockets from the laptop and then watch TV
with vlc.
I know that there are cheap USB dongles for Freeview but are there any
for Astra, assuming it is still working?
I feel stupid for asking these questions but I haven't had a TV set for
more than 20 years.
SF
connectors (SAT1, SAT2, TV and Radio) as per picture:
Loading Image...
I asked the company dealing with the electrical maintenance for the
building and they told me that the TV socket is for terrestrial TV and
SAT1 and SAT2 are for satellite TV, but they couldn't tell me the
difference between SAT 1 and 2. They also told me that the satellite
should work but it was installed many years ago and most residents use
broadband to watch TV (how they can afford terabytes of data is beyond
my comprehension as we are all underclass old gits in here).
They said that I can connect a Freeview box to the TV socket and any
satellite boxes that support Astra to any of the SAT sockets.
But I have googled around and it looks like Astra is no longer working,
or am I completely wrong? Or have they told me porkies?
I don't have a TV set but I have a laptop. I wonder if I could connect
a USB dongle to any on the sockets from the laptop and then watch TV
with vlc.
I know that there are cheap USB dongles for Freeview but are there any
for Astra, assuming it is still working?
I feel stupid for asking these questions but I haven't had a TV set for
more than 20 years.
SF