Sky to another room?

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Scrumpy77

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#255501 14-Aug-2019 18:34

Hi,just wondering what i need to stream sky into another room.I have sky in the lounge but want to stream it into my bedroom without having to take the sky box in there.I mean i want to have sky playing in the lounge on the main sky box and have it playing in my room aswell so they will be on the same channel when you change it on the main lounge skybox,just need to know what adapter i need,i know i will need the extension cable but need to know what exact adapter i need is called,cheers.

SirHumphreyAppleby

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#2299404 14-Aug-2019 18:40

You have several options. HDMI splitters and extenders (including HDBaseT and wireless options), DVB-T modulators to use the existing aerial cabling or an IPTV solution involving an encoder, server and front-end clients. Each have their own drawbacks and benefits.

How far apart are the TVs, is there any practical way to run cabling or existing networking cabling in place?

Scrumpy77

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Wannabe Geek

#2299410 14-Aug-2019 19:27

Sorry but im absolutely lost with all that sorry,just need in basic terms what to get and how to do it,extension to room is about 20 meters.

Spyware

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#2299418 14-Aug-2019 19:40

It isn't basic. If you want basic then rent another decoder and have Sky run the coax from splitter.

SirHumphreyAppleby

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#2299420 14-Aug-2019 19:47

Scrumpy77:

Sorry but im absolutely lost with all that sorry,just need in basic terms what to get and how to do it,extension to room is about 20 meters.

As Spyware noted, it's not basic. You need more than a cable to do this.

The most basic setup would be an HDMI splitter and cable long enough to do the job (plus a second short cable to connect the splitter to the first TV). BUT 20m is out of spec for HDMI, so this may not work at all, unless you purchase an active cable. By the time you add it all up, I'd advise against that route and opt for an HDMI extender instead.

If you take the extender option, get one with an HDMI pass-through, so you can connect it to the original TV without requiring a splitter. Use dirt cheap Cat6 cable to connect the other end of the HDMI extender behind the second TV. BUT even doing this you may run in to some problems with differing TV capabilities and cabling.

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#2299447 14-Aug-2019 20:39

Iogear Wireless HDMI - available via Amazon or possibly within NZ

https://www.iogear.com/product/GW3DHDKIT/

We used one very successfully for years to watch Sky in one room (where the Sky STB was) and on a second TV in another room upstairs at the same time. We had two remotes and could fully control Sky from both rooms.

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Digital-Channel-GW3DHDKIT/dp/B00630WKGI

Also see this thread:

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=106&topicid=240802

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