Posted on 12/01/2008 1:46:18 PM PST by CharlieOK1
Radio Shack has wireless Sender/Receiver units - they work great.
Send me a message if you need more info.
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The problem with the “X10” solution is it will only convey one channel of Video. That is going to be the same problem with an RF based solution too.
To get cable - you need a cable - it’s THAT simple.
You’ve just received the skinny from a degreed EE. Hope that helps.
thanks for the help. Any specific reason for the Geek squad warning?
CAN U SAY SPLITTER
DRILL A HOLE AND RUN IT UNDER THE HOUSE...
This problem has a simple solution: Just tap into the cable in another room with a splitter, then run a cable along the floor to the kitchen.
Make sure you duct-tape the wire to the floor so nobody trips on it.
Oh, and if it is in a high traffic area I have found the need to replace the duct tape every couple of weeks. Sometimes spiked heels can crush the cable too...
I was very impressed with the depth of knowledge possessed by some members of the Geek Squad. I don't know if this is true of all of them.
Does this work with digital cable? I have a converter box downstairs and would love to get the signal upstairs as well as be able to use the remote "remotely".
I split at POE (inside) and ran one off to my cable modem exclusively. The other split went into an amp and then into a 12 way (not all 12 in use) distribution box. From there to various rooms.
Cable Internet works fine.
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Much of the advice using a splitter seems feasible.
However, do the following before any permanent installation.
Disconnect the cable from the nearest existing TV input jack.
Add a 2-Way Splitter to this cable.
Connect a short cable from one output on the splitter to the existing TV input.
Connect a new cable long enough to go across the floor, through open doorways, etc. to the new TV cable input.
Confirm that both the existing TV and the new TV function to your satisfaction.
If that works then consider a permanent installation through walls and such.
Excessive costs is an issue and technical expertise, you may need someone who is a professional installer, and did I mention stay away from MON$TER cables?
Wireless Cable TV. It’s perfect for getting cable into remote locations without running wires. Works really good too. I have one and it’s awesome.
http://aitech.com/products/wirelesscabletv.htm
What you want (wireless link to some TV elsewhere in the house) is a pretty hot subject but not one without pitfalls. The cadillac solution is to have some hardware somewhere in the house serving as your cable tv tuner (most likely recording a-la DVR to some large bucket of network storage). Then you’d need your own set-top-box like hardware to act as a client to your server and this could go over either a LAN or a wireless router. One approach is MS’s Media Center. Another PC based solution would involve something like the use of SnapStream. There are Linux approach too (LinuxMCE for example).
But, all of the above requires some real investment on your part. And then there’s the core issue of server-side tuning. Personally, I want more than just broadcast TV (ABC/NBC/CBS/PBS/FOX). But cable and sat providers don’t want their digital distribution captured to any hard drive you control. They’re trying to avoid another napster scenario I guess. So while tuner cards exist which can decrypt their encrypted signals it seems like you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get them in your hardware. And they’ll charge you for them. So the notion of streamlining your expenses by not renting set-top-DVRs for two or more locations never seems to work out.
If I had more money and more time this would no doubt be one of my favorite home theatre projects. If only...
I use mine from two differnet Directv HD (Digital) receivers. Its basically a UHF transmitter so I see no reason why it would not work.
never go with the cheapest go with the one in the middle
Too much trouble. Just turn the TV off and take the family fishing. Much better entertainment. Night fishing can be very cool. ‘Specially in the middle of a thunderstorm.
Buy a new house.
You may want to get a signal booster as well, for the splitter. Install it on the coax before you split the signal. Or if you’re running a lot of coax from the splitter, add it to the split signal that’s going to the HDTV.
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