TV aerial splitter.

[lynx]

Feck, they're expensive.

I think I'd have gone for something like this if I didn't have a dvd-recorder with hdd and mpeg4 playback.

[Livy]

i got the 250gb version, and the thing i liked about it was the ability to put the taps on it, and some people were having problems with the humax.
i use my xbox for dvd and mpeg4 playback aswell.

also the toppy has good support. the humax has had a few major problems and there was no firmware update for ages.

[harrycary]

It's rather simple. You ground your antenna to avoid lightning damage and
allow excess current to safely discharge into the ground. (should you ever get hit)

It's not necessary for reception. It's merely for safety's sake.

Any water pipe or steel/brass rod going into the ground will suffice.

[Livy]

the splitter im using has nothing to do with the aerial, and it would be pretty hard for the aerial to get hit with lightning as its in the loft.
and the splitter im using was orginally for catv. and wasnt grounded.

and isnt the aerial using grounded via the lashing kit etc,, not through the aerial cable.

[harrycary]

For the record, a lightning strike can harm you, your home and/or electronics from a strike up to a mile away. (1 mile<1 km)

And once again, grounding isn't necessary for reception. In fact it has nothing to do with reception.

And yes, grounding an antenna(or splitter) is done via a separate wire/cable.