HD TV in multiple rooms from one Sky+HD Box - possible?

[RichB]

Here's the question; I have a set-up in my lounge that suits me, not a "home cinema" as such but Sky+HD going to a Panasonic Viera with Denon amp with Kef speakers and DVD. The Sky box is in the lounge but due to the layout of the house the bedroom (and kitchen below) are about 25-30 feet from the lounge. I want to get a flat screen TV for the kitchen and I already have another Viera for the bedroom but I am wondering if it is possible to get HD fed to these instead of just SD? If I got a 30' long HDMI cable would that work or is there another way? I'm not bothered about multiple Sky boxes because there's only my wife and I so we're not interested in having different channels in the different rooms. Thoughts anyone?

[RichB]

Ah, I've been browsing on AVForums and I think I may be getting towards an answer myself. Seems I need an HD Extender using Cat6 cable perhaps!

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_...

So I would need to split the HD signal from the back of the SkyHD box with a splitter - one for the lounge and one to run to the bedroom with the extender. Not sure how I'll then get a signal HD or SD to the kitchen but I'll think about that!

[Mr_Yogi]

These people; http://www.hdcable.co.uk/ sell HDMI splitters and switches which will allow you to split the HDMI output from the SkyHD box and feed multiple rooms. Most are powered so should be fine with longer lengths of HDMI cable. They start around the £100 mark I think.

There are other brands which may be better build but will cost you more (Gefan?)

However 30m may be too long for HDMI in which case I think (might be VGA only?) you can get converters which send the signal for longer distances over Cat5 network cable and then convert it back at the other end.

I'm sure someone who does this for a living will pop in any minute

Edited by Mr_Yogi on Friday 21st August 22:00

[Plotloss]

Anything from 1 box to 4 rooms to 256 boxes to 256 rooms and anything in between.

HDMI, Multichannel Audio and IR Control all over Cat5.

Be wary of the market, if its cheap it won't work, you might as well throw £100 down the toilet.

[RichB]

Plotless, I just PM'd you, this is what I was refering to. Rich...

[dan101smith]

Have you got an early SkyHD box with component AND HDMI output? You can use both concurrently.

[RichB]

Yes but I wouldn't want a solution that restricts me from upgrading to the newer box if I can wangle one out of sky.

[RichB]

Matt, I PM'd you did you see it?

Rgds Rich...

[mauriala]

The Hdmi Splitter allows users to deliver video and audio streams to up to seven high definition displays simultaneously by Hdmi. Following the plug and play principle, this splitter makes use of a single cable to join together the Hdmi yield gismo to the splitter and then to each Hdtv display.

http://www.espow.com/wholesale-entertainment-home-...