TV related - what sort of cable is this?

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My house has recently been re-wired and I got myself a TV for the first time. I think I have found 2 aerial points but my TV aerial cable doesn't fit into either of them (male or with female adapter). I don't think it's the old NTL cable point either because I know where that is as it's in a different part of the house. If it turns out I don't have a TV aerial point, what would be the best options to receive Freeview? Freeview itself is built into the TV so that bit is sorted. Cheers :-)

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Thanks guys!

Yes I can confirm there is a satellite dish outside my house, on the opposite side of the wall pictured in my OP. I won't sign up to any TV packages (Sky, BT etc) as I already have Prime and Disney+ but will see what I can do with the Sky cables. Will I still need to get a Sky box or is there a converter that I can get for the Sky cables that can link to my TV?

I think they are really old. The cables at our old house were like that. (From a previous install)

Yeah, I moved here in 2006 and just never bothered with a TV until now. It was the Euro football from last year that made me want to get a telly for the first time and went all-out for a 65" Philips Ambilight :D
 
You could get a free sat box. That would make use of the dish :)

I just checked my manual, and it looks like it's already built into my TV?! It also mentions DVB-T2 and F-type cables from posts further up this thread. Shall I try getting an F-type cable/extension from Amazon and see if it works? Then worst case scenario is that I'll just need to book a technician to re-align my satellite dish.

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Yep, shouldn't cost you more than a tenner!
Alignment should be the same as sky.

As you were initially trying to connect an aerial, I assume you have this covered, but you DO need a TV license for FreeSat ;)
(this the reason I've never bothered hooking mine up, despite specifically buying a TV with support when I moved here)

Thanks, and thanks to everyone else as well!

My mum bought me my first year's worth of TV license, so I'm sorted there and have watched a bit of iPlayer so far. I also get the blind person's discount, so £80 here, because I'm a blind git (almost).

I have ordered a pair of F-type cables - female at one end to fit the wall-side male as in the OP then vice versa going into the TV. See how it goes :-)
 
I thought I'd update you guys to let you know what I did in the end:

I called in a local TV installation firm. We agreed that traditional TV aerial wasn't feasible (as no TV point in the house), so we went down the satellite route as per F-type cables discussed in this thread. A new dish was installed outside and I got given a Manhattan FreeSat box. I can now pick up Freeview, so all good! The whole thing took about an hour and 20 minutes.

Thanks again guys :)
 
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