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[Closed] How to transmit Sky to other TVs

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Currently use the RF output and a signal booster / splitter to mirror sky to other TVs. The picture is a bit mince and I'm thinking about other solutions. I don't fancy getting another Sky box or running hdmi cables everywhere. Thinking about wireless but I've not seen anything that there's a consistent good opinion on (WHDI seems a solution but very varied opinions out there).

Does anyone have any recommendations?


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 6:00 pm
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Are you using a Magic Eye? The picture on mine improved immeasurably after I threw that thing in the bin and used my phone to control it over WiFi instead.


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 6:02 pm
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Using a decent splitter/distribution amp the picture should be as good.
Get one with "pass-thru" and you can use the magic eyes to change channel.
Remember to turn on the voltage out though or the magic eye becomes a signal loss.
The app only works on the HD boxes though so if you're just on Sky+ its useless.


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 6:03 pm
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I use a Cablesson cat 5 HDMI extender. Works well, sends full HD, just need to find a decent 1 input to many HDMI splitter so I don't have to keep swapping the lead at the sky box end!


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 6:36 pm
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Sky Go and put an old Xbox under the other TV?

Or we use a simple video-sender system.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/c/home-electricals/home-entertainment/video-senders

With a 2nd remote.


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 6:39 pm
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Hd juice box?


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 10:02 pm
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We've got a couple of Nikkai AV senders/recievers. They give a fairly decent picture to be honest.

Got Sky HD in the lounge and SD multi-room in our bedroom. With the senders, we can watch in the kitchen and the daughters bedroom, choosing either source at both locations and use the Sky remote


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 10:21 pm
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Can do HDMI over Cat6, this also has the ability to have IR control(MagicEye) over the same single Cat6 cable!


 
Posted : 10/01/2015 10:35 pm
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You have more than 1 tv? Cor your posh


 
Posted : 11/01/2015 1:31 am

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