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<blockquote data-quote="Mew" data-source="post: 750337" data-attributes="member: 29012">Hi DanI have a 10m HDMI 1.4 cable from my HTPC to my AV Receiver and then a 10m one back to the TV. This is because the HTPC is below the TV but the receiver is in the opposite corner of the room. This seem to work OK but the cables I bought are quite thick (about 1cm) which probably helps the signal quality, but makes them harder to bend. They were also about £40 each.Are you not thinking about DVB-S/S2 (satellite) as a replacement for Sky as you must have a connection to a dish. The number of free channels is in the hundreds rather than the tens of Freeview (although in my opinion larger quantity does not equal quality). Or you could combine both, Freeview and free satellite (of which Freesat is a subset). I have both on my HTPC as there are a few channels on Freeview that are not currently free to air on satellite (such as 5*, 5USA, Dave, Dave Ja Vu). Cards are available with both DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T tuners on the one card.Mew</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mew, post: 750337, member: 29012"] Hi Dan I have a 10m HDMI 1.4 cable from my HTPC to my AV Receiver and then a 10m one back to the TV. This is because the HTPC is below the TV but the receiver is in the opposite corner of the room. This seem to work OK but the cables I bought are quite thick (about 1cm) which probably helps the signal quality, but makes them harder to bend. They were also about £40 each. Are you not thinking about DVB-S/S2 (satellite) as a replacement for Sky as you must have a connection to a dish. The number of free channels is in the hundreds rather than the tens of Freeview (although in my opinion larger quantity does not equal quality). Or you could combine both, Freeview and free satellite (of which Freesat is a subset). I have both on my HTPC as there are a few channels on Freeview that are not currently free to air on satellite (such as 5*, 5USA, Dave, Dave Ja Vu). Cards are available with both DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T tuners on the one card. Mew [/QUOTE]

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