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Cable TV to bonus room without adding another box?
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:14 am
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:14 am
I have 2 cable boxes through eatel. Is it possible to get TV in a 3rd room without another box? This would be a bonus / game room area so it would be ok if it was on the same channel as one of the other rooms.
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Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:40 am to vettegc
If you use a stereo that has video capability for one of your other TVs, has 2 HDMI outs, and run a long HDMI cable to your bonus room.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:48 am to Neauxla
Other than going the HD antenna route, a long hdmi cable coming out of one of the other boxes/stereo is probably your only option.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 10:35 am to vettegc
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I have 2 cable boxes through eatel. Is it possible to get TV in a 3rd room without another box? This would be a bonus / game room area so it would be ok if it was on the same channel as one of the other rooms.
Since you have a cable sub, you could just get a Roku/Fire TV/AppleTV and use your cable log in credentials to get all your channels over the internet.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 11:18 am to colorchangintiger
i didnt think comcast had released the xfinity app for roku yet. i haven't heard anything about amazon firestick support.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 12:33 pm to vettegc
Posted on 7/13/16 at 12:52 pm to CAD703X
You can log into individual channel apps.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 1:31 pm to vettegc
What kind of connections do you have in each location and how far away is it? I am using a wireless hdmi transmitter and also an hdmi over cat5e solution. Got both from monoprice and both work very well. Sorry, on mobile and can't link.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 1:41 pm to colorchangintiger
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You can log into individual channel apps.
not the same thing. yeah i got disney, hbogo, espn, etc. on chromecast but i cant watch the local news or stuff i recorded on the DVR or channel-surf without the crappy xfinity app or sitting in front of the TV that has the box on it. when will they support casting?
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 7/13/16 at 2:29 pm to CAD703X
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not the same thing.
IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
Posted on 7/13/16 at 5:44 pm to Neauxla
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If you use a stereo that has video capability for one of your other TVs, has 2 HDMI outs, and run a long HDMI cable to your bonus room.
Or run a long component cable or use an HDMI splitter
Posted on 7/13/16 at 11:25 pm to pongze
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What kind of connections do you have in each location and how far away is it? I am using a wireless hdmi transmitter and also an hdmi over cat5e solution. Got both from monoprice and both work very well. Sorry, on mobile and can't link.
It would be difficult to run a new hdmi but I do already have a rg6 and a cat5e in both locations that run to a central media cabinet where the main eatel feed line comes in.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 2:34 am to vettegc
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It would be difficult to run a new hdmi but I do already have a rg6 and a cat5e in both locations that run to a central media cabinet where the main eatel feed line comes in.
Look into a Tivo system and get rid of all your cable boxes. The main unit supports a cable card and the satellite units are connected by cat5e. Sounds like you already have the right infrastructure for it.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 10:37 am to Layabout
Tivo system would be great but I don't really want to pay a service fee. It would be cheaper to just add another eatel box.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 11:37 am to vettegc
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I don't really want to pay a service fee. It would be cheaper to just add another eatel box.
Tivo fee is $12.50 a month after the first year which is included in the purchase price. You only pay that for the main unit, not the satellites. The only equipment fee you would pay with Tivo is $3-4 a month for the cable card. Do you pay an equipment fee for the DVR as well?
Posted on 7/14/16 at 11:39 am to Layabout
damn thats some expensive crazy shite when you can just get some type of cheap $50 casting device.
if xfinity would just add the 'cast' icon to their app, you could add cable to every tv in wifi range for next to nothing.
if xfinity would just add the 'cast' icon to their app, you could add cable to every tv in wifi range for next to nothing.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:56 am to CAD703X
I got it. The eatel box has a coax out connection so I just ran that to the other tv, easy! The living room tv uses the hdmi out so I think both should work. I still need to buy another tv.
The only issue is I can't change the channel in the bonus room but It will be ok for what I need it to do.
The only issue is I can't change the channel in the bonus room but It will be ok for what I need it to do.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 7:52 am to vettegc
time warner has a roku app and I just connect roku to the tvs, sign in, and have full access to the tv lineup I have with a cable box. At this point I don't have access to my dvr however. At least that was the last time I checked.
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