Does anyone know if I can run a 2nd TV in another room from a Humax Foxsat
HDR box as I did from a basic SKY box?

Mike

On 20/03/2011 12:44, MuddyMike wrote:
Does anyone know if I can run a 2nd TV in another room from a Humax Foxsat
HDR box as I did from a basic SKY box?

Mike


There's only one HDMI and no component sockets. Assuming you want to use
HDMI for two sets why not get an HDMI splitter box from the likes of
CPC? Even with bog standard leads you can run quite a way with HDMI.
I've use a 10m lead but you should be able to go up to 15m.

On 20 Mar,
Peter Scott wrote:

There's only one HDMI and no component sockets. Assuming you want to use
HDMI for two sets why not get an HDMI splitter box from the likes of
CPC? Even with bog standard leads you can run quite a way with HDMI.
I've use a 10m lead but you should be able to go up to 15m.

I've just tried that on my Foxsat HDR to feed my widescreen monitor. It
doesn't work, presumably the HDCP stops it. The lead alone (10m) works fine.
If I plug in only one lead into the splitter it works fine. I'm wondering if
one (if so which one?) of the more expensive splitters would work, or is
there a switch available?

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On 20/03/2011 14:01, wrote:
On 20 Mar,
Peter wrote:

There's only one HDMI and no component sockets. Assuming you want to use
HDMI for two sets why not get an HDMI splitter box from the likes of
CPC? Even with bog standard leads you can run quite a way with HDMI.
I've use a 10m lead but you should be able to go up to 15m.

I've just tried that on my Foxsat HDR to feed my widescreen monitor. It
doesn't work, presumably the HDCP stops it. The lead alone (10m) works fine.
If I plug in only one lead into the splitter it works fine. I'm wondering if
one (if so which one?) of the more expensive splitters would work, or is
there a switch available?

Not being funny, but are you sure you've got a splitter not a combiner?
Its a very easy mistake to make.

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On 20/03/2011 12:44, MuddyMike wrote:
Does anyone know if I can run a 2nd TV in another room from a Humax
Foxsat
HDR box as I did from a basic SKY box?

Mike


There's only one HDMI and no component sockets. Assuming you want to use
HDMI for two sets why not get an HDMI splitter box from the likes of CPC?
Even with bog standard leads you can run quite a way with HDMI. I've use a
10m lead but you should be able to go up to 15m.

My Humax box has an outlet the back labelled "LNB 1 Out" I have a coaxe
cable running between rooms that used to feed the second TV via a SLX Link
from the old Sky box. I was hoping that the coaxe cable could be re used to
run a satellite feed from the LNB 1 Out connection to the old sky box in the
other room. Sadly it doesn't seem to work that way despite the instructions
saying that his connection "connects to another digital satellite receiver"

Mike

On 20/03/2011 14:26, MuddyMike wrote:
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On 20/03/2011 12:44, MuddyMike wrote:
Does anyone know if I can run a 2nd TV in another room from a Humax
Foxsat
HDR box as I did from a basic SKY box?

Mike


There's only one HDMI and no component sockets. Assuming you want to use
HDMI for two sets why not get an HDMI splitter box from the likes of CPC?
Even with bog standard leads you can run quite a way with HDMI. I've use a
10m lead but you should be able to go up to 15m.

My Humax box has an outlet the back labelled "LNB 1 Out" I have a coaxe
cable running between rooms that used to feed the second TV via a SLX Link
from the old Sky box. I was hoping that the coaxe cable could be re used to
run a satellite feed from the LNB 1 Out connection to the old sky box in the
other room. Sadly it doesn't seem to work that way despite the instructions
saying that his connection "connects to another digital satellite receiver"


Certainly when the HDR is switched on LBN 1 Out just has the same signal
(hi/lo and V/H) as tuner 1 is using. i.e. the HDR controls the LNB.

It may be that if the HDR is switched off or in standby mode the Sky box
could control the LNB.


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On 20 Mar,
Peter Scott wrote:

Not being funny, but are you sure you've got a splitter not a combiner?
Its a very easy mistake to make.

Marketed as a splitter to feed two screens. The other way it /has/ to be a
switch or the two signals would interfere.

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