Transmit / control Sky signal upstairs

[beanbag]

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with this.

I have a Sky+HD box in my living room downstairs but I'd like to also hook that up to my TV upstairs.

Getting another Sky box isn't an option as I only have one satellite feed and I live in Spain.

So I'm wondering how do I get my signal upstairs and also in HD? Would an HDMI transmitter work? Are they any good as they're pretty pricey so it's not like you can just try one out for the heck of it.

The other option I've looked at are HDMI to Cat5e converters. They seems to have good reviews and can go all the way to 30m with full HD. I then need to work out how to control the box over long distance.

I've got a Logitech Harmony 900 which is RF but I don't think it will go as far as my bedroom upstairs.

Any other ideas I can use for this?

[sjj84]

Do you have an iPhone or android device? You can control the sky box using one of these with the sky+ app.

[jhfozzy]

I may be missing something obvious, but even the most basic sky boxes can be controlled via the RF2 output.

Run a co-ax lead upstairs to the magic eye for the control side of things and then run a high-def transmitter of some sort to supply the picture / sound.

ETA: Something like THIS magic eye and a guide on how to switch on RF2 HERE

Edited by jhfozzy on Friday 23 August 16:39

[JimbobVFR]

A lot of the Ethernet extenders these days include transmission of IR anyway, so either get one that does or run a coax and use a magic eye as suggested above.

Alternatively have you tried the Harmony RF yet, I don't have a Harmony myself but I was surprised how far the RF on my Philips Pronto can reach.

The other suggestion above to use either an iOS or Android device would require you to have WiFi for the device and have your SkyHD box connected to the router with either the WiFi adapter you can get from sky or by an Ethernet cable. It does work very well but annoyingly doesn't seem to be able to turn the box on if s in standby

[Podie]

jhfozzy said:

I may be missing something obvious, but even the most basic sky boxes can be controlled via the RF2 output.

Run a co-ax lead upstairs to the magic eye for the control side of things and then run a high-def transmitter of some sort to supply the picture / sound.

ETA: Something like THIS magic eye and a guide on how to switch on RF2 HERE

Edited by jhfozzy on Friday 23 August 16:39

The OP wants it in HD as well - so he'd need to run coax (for the control) and HDMI for the HD.

[jhfozzy]

Podie said:

jhfozzy said:

I may be missing something obvious, but even the most basic sky boxes can be controlled via the RF2 output.

Run a co-ax lead upstairs to the magic eye for the control side of things and then run a high-def transmitter of some sort to supply the picture / sound.

ETA: Something like THIS magic eye and a guide on how to switch on RF2 HERE

Edited by jhfozzy on Friday 23 August 16:39

The OP wants it in HD as well - so he'd need to run coax (for the control) and HDMI for the HD.

Indeed

[Podie]

jhfozzy said:

Podie said:

jhfozzy said:

I may be missing something obvious, but even the most basic sky boxes can be controlled via the RF2 output.

Run a co-ax lead upstairs to the magic eye for the control side of things and then run a high-def transmitter of some sort to supply the picture / sound.

ETA: Something like THIS magic eye and a guide on how to switch on RF2 HERE

Edited by jhfozzy on Friday 23 August 16:39

The OP wants it in HD as well - so he'd need to run coax (for the control) and HDMI for the HD.

Indeed

Sorry chap, should have been a question mark, not a full stop. Stoopid iPhone.

[jhfozzy]

Podie said:

Sorry chap, should have been a question mark, not a full stop. Stoopid iPhone.

No probs, too much on this side.

Damn house parties getting in the way of my posts.