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    Coax from DM 800

    I have a friend who has an DM 800 and he wants to send picture and sound from it to a second TV in his house, he was wondering if he could use the already wired coax cable which was put in for an old box instead of changing to a broadband type cable, if he can which converter should he use, or is it cheaper for him to buy a video sender instead (he has a large house and the distance from the DM 800 to his second TV could be 150 to 200 feet)

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    is there not an RF out? could use that to go to second TV.

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    No there is no RF out in this box

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    have a look or search for a rf modulator,probably the cheapest option m8

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    I would definitely look for the console to rf adapters as sold on flea bay , and provide a composite or scart input to the said adapter from the sat box , then feed the coaxial based modulated rf output on a free channel between rf21 and rf69 to the second tv , and tune the 2nd tv into it

    alternatively use an old vcr to do the same trick

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    Don't forget to rell him he wont be able to watch hd thro the coax

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    Quote Originally Posted by scallywag View Post
    Don't forget to rell him he wont be able to watch hd thro the coax
    it will send the RGB or composite SD version though

    so if you have sly sports 1 HD on the main tv in HD , the coax version is in SD to the 2nd tv

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    Thats great guys even think he has an old VCR nearby will find out in few days when I see him again

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    Quote Originally Posted by echelon View Post
    it will send the RGB or composite SD version though

    so if you have sly sports 1 HD on the main tv in HD , the coax version is in SD to the 2nd tv
    Cheers I nver knew that.

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    Get a HDMI spliiter and run an HDMI to second tv

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    if distance allows that, and splitters do cause sometimes HDMI ports to close while talking to each other. In the longterm: a 2nd receiver with its own lnb. You can watch what you want on each telly what you want. This is the way I did go. No longer discussions with the wife, what to view: either watch separately or record on one box and view items together.

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    agree with giga on this one , use a twin or quad lnb , run a second coax to the second location , along with an ethernet cable from your router , and set things up so either box can view whatever is required , and the ethernet can be used to provide multiroom facilities where possible , but each box is given its own feed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giga View Post
    if distance allows that, and splitters do cause sometimes HDMI ports to close while talking to each other. In the longterm: a 2nd receiver with its own lnb. You can watch what you want on each telly what you want. This is the way I did go. No longer discussions with the wife, what to view: either watch separately or record on one box and view items together.
    I did advise him to get a second box a cheap clone 500 maybe and fine for the bedroom I told him, but then I said he would need to get a new lnb and run an ethernet cable (or homeplug) and coax cable to it also then he got I do agree with yourself and echelon there really there is only one way to do this and thats to get a second box

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