How to connect digital cable to a 2nd tv?
Nov 13, 2007 by lunalioness | Posted in TVs
You can put a splitter on the line going to your cable box and connect one output to your cable box and the other to your second TV. Use RF coaxial cable. Make sure the splitter is a bidirectional type for cable use. If the splitter drops the signal power too much, your cable box might have problems, or the second TV might get snowy. If tht happens, you'll want to put an amplifier, again a bidirectional type, before the splitter.
jjki_11738 | Nov 16, 2007
Digital
cable service is *compressed*, and needs to be decoded by the
cable box before it can be viewed on your TV. However, I've read that some
cable networks aren't 100% digital and mix both analog and digital on the same wire, with the over-the-air (local) broadcast channels remaining in analog. So you might be able to get these channels without the box. Try bypassing the box and connecting directly to the TV and see if you get anything.
Also, your connection to the second TV must be via Coax cable, not CAT-5 - that's only for computer networking.
link | Nov 14, 2007
How do I listen to music from my digital cable TV in another room using just a receiver not an actual box top?
Oct 20, 2007 by girlie | Posted in Other - Electronics
Basically, you need a TV with audio out, that would normally go to your stereo. Or the audio out connectors on your digital cable box that would go to your TV input.
Using what's called a 'Wireless Audio Link'
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index. jsp?productId=2464773&cp=&parent Page=search
you'd hook the transmitter at your TV set, and the receiver to your stereo in the other room.
The unit in the weblink costs $50 at Radio Shack. But it's not the only one. Other companies, such as Philips, Sony, and others, make them, too. You can also check at Best Buy or Circuit City. Maybe even Wal-Mart.
Marc X | Oct 20, 2007