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FieldMouse

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#318305 5-Jan-2025 18:00

First let me explan my Sky setup

I have an old black Sky box in my lounge. Then I use a splitter and an HDMI cat 6 extender to duplicate the picture on to my bedroom TV. The remote uses infrared, which works over the extender, so I can change channels from the bedroom.

The new Sky box remote is Bluetooth and that won't work over the extender. So my question is, will the new remote change channels, volume etc from the bedroom. Distance is about 10 meters (single levele house)?

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#3327890 5-Jan-2025 18:33

That's about the range limit of Bluetooth, so the only way to tell is try it and see.

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#3327895 5-Jan-2025 18:56

RunningMan:
That's about the range limit of Bluetooth, so the only way to tell is try it and see.

Thanks

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rprosser

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#3327907 5-Jan-2025 20:01

I'm not sure about the remote, but my BT headset is connected to the skybox and drops out at about the 10m mark. Less distance through walls .

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#3328395 6-Jan-2025 20:31

rprosser:

I'm not sure about the remote, but my BT headset is connected to the skybox and drops out at about the 10m mark. Less distance through walls .

Tested with the remote last night & got much the same range with the remote that I got with headset.

FieldMouse

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#3329900 10-Jan-2025 09:53

rprosser:

rprosser:

I'm not sure about the remote, but my BT headset is connected to the skybox and drops out at about the 10m mark. Less distance through walls .

Tested with the remote last night & got much the same range with the remote that I got with headset.

Thanks for your help. I have ordered the new box and will see how it goes

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#3330986 13-Jan-2025 15:27

rprosser:

Tested with the remote last night & got much the same range with the remote that I got with headset.

I got the new Sky box today and the remote works perfectly from the bedroom, however I don't get any reception on the bedroom TV.

Just to restate my setup

The output from the Sky box goes to a 2 outlet splitter. One output from the splitter goes to the lounge TV and the other output goes to a Cat 6 extender (and then to the bedroom TV). It works fine on the Sky black box.

I thought it might be the extender, but if I connect the new box directly to the extender I get a perfect signal on the bedroom TV.

I then tried the splitter.
If I connect the new box to the splitter and each splitter output to a different HDMI port on the lounge TV, I can switch between the ports and get a perfect signal on both ports.
I tried with the new box to the splitter and just one output to the extender and there is no signal in the bedroom. The other port gives same result.

So why doesn't the extender like the signal from the splitter with the new box?

The splitter is a Lengkeng LKV312HDR-V2.0
The extender is a Digitech AC1785

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#3331004 13-Jan-2025 17:08

What happens if one uses a 1080p or 720p output (if that is possible)?

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#3331016 13-Jan-2025 17:43

TwoSeven:

What happens if one uses a 1080p or 720p output (if that is possible)?

It is not possible with the hardware that I have

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#3331021 13-Jan-2025 18:07

Change the output resolution on the Sky box, Android settings etc.

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#3331263 14-Jan-2025 10:31

Spyware:

Change the output resolution on the Sky box, Android settings etc.

Thank you so much

I set the Sky box resolution to 1080p and I now get a signal on both TV's

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#3331264 14-Jan-2025 10:32

TwoSeven:

What happens if one uses a 1080p or 720p output (if that is possible)?

Problem solved.

I set the Sky box resolution to 1080p and I now get a signal on both TV's

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#3331534 14-Jan-2025 16:44

I figured the issue may be one of the TVs has a different HDCP version (or none). If the resolution is over HD (1080p), then HDCP is required on all devices (sending/receiving and sometimes middleware. If the handshake fails, then the result is generally no signal (blank screen).

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