2 way splitter from satellite would this work?

[eve1973]

Hi,

We have an HD sky box in lounge, the signal comes straight from dish.
When the HD was installed, they left the old cable attached to box, so I could use it in my son's bedroom, which feeds into a sky box in his bedroom.
Im wondering whether I could use a satellite 2 way splitter to split this connection into 2 so I can have it in my daughters bedroom as well, I have another sky box, so is this as simple as taking the connection out of my sons box fitting the 2 way splitter & fitting 2 new leads, 1 to my sons box & 1 to my daughters box. Would this work & they would be able to watch their own channels?

Thanks
Eve

[Woodster]

Nope, not a good idea! If you split the feed, they will have to watch a channel that is on the polarization, not an easy solution and will cause rows, as one box will always override the other.
If you have sky HD and 1 other standard box, then you will have a spare output on the LNB. Simply connect a satellite cable to it and run it to your daughters room.
An installer will charge £50-£70 for this.