Can I have 2 tv's on 1 dish hopper

[rexineffect]

is there a way to hook up two tv's to one dish hopper. I dont mean a joey or anything like that, just 2 tv's from 1 hopper.

what i really want is one tv on the hdmi and 1 tv on a coax, but i dont even see a coax output on the hopper. are the AV jacks, the red, green, yellow and all those jacks, are they output? if so can i hook up 1 tv to hdmi and another tv to the AV jacks?

Thanks guys.

any ideas/comments or anything to help is appreciated.

 

[caam1]

Yes, on the Hopper all outputs are always live. I have two TVs connected with a HDMI splitter, one in another room connected to the component output, and a RF modulator connected to the composite output, all on the same Hopper.

 

[KAB]

You can buy a cheap RF modulator to feed coax from the AV jacks, but understand it will mirror whatever is being watched from the Hopper.

 

[rexineffect]

what if i used an hdmi splitter? is there a certian splitter i need to maintain quality? how far can an hdmi cable travel before i loose quality? i want to go through my wall into garage about 80 ft or so

 

[nsafreak]

Going beyond 50 feet without amplification is pretty dang iffy most of the time. You can do it but you'll likely need a powered HDMI splitter.

 

[DishSubLA]

I believe the MonoPrice Red HDMI cables that are designed for long runs could fit his needs. However, keep in mind that those Red HDMI are DIRECTIONAL: meaning that one end of the HDMI cable is designed and MUST be used for the output, while the other side is designed to be used for the input. So, be sure you've got it right before you bury or otherwise make the cable inaccessible. I believe the amplification is built into the ends of the cables. Many have reported great results.

What about a Sling or Slingbox solution? That would not require any wiring between the house and a detached garage. A Sling or Slinbox solution would have other advantages.

 

[garys]

The Hopper also has component outputs if you want HD to 2nd tv. Depending on the length of the wire run, this could be an option as we'll.

 

[osumike]

The thing you're looking for are calledBaluns:

For Distributing Audio/Video Via Cat5 Cable

Today's A/V industry has created the need to send high resolution audio and video signals over increasingly long distances of cable. However, the size and cost of the video cabling, especially when long lengths are involved, had created a challenge. As needs and technology change, future cable replacement can be quite costly.

A solution has been developed to tackle this problem. By placing "balun" adaptors at each end, signals can be adapted to be effectively sent over long distances of Cat5 cable.

i found a company that has a wholeproduct page of them.

One of the product pics has this schematic on the actual device:[http://www]

 

[osumike]

Sorry, i just copied and pasted that for you... It may be something to look at...

 

[KAB]

Going beyond 50 feet without amplification is pretty dang iffy most of the time. You can do it but you'll likely need a powered HDMI splitter.

I have a Joey mirrored via a 75' Monoprice HDMI cable (not Red) that works perfectly without powered splitter. However, it is one "beefy" cable.

 

[MikeD-C05]

what if i used an hdmi splitter? is there a certian splitter i need to maintain quality? how far can an hdmi cable travel before i loose quality? i want to go through my wall into garage about 80 ft or so

Same here. Hdmi splitter from living room to computer room and use an old google revue unit to give both rooms identical sound and 1080p picture.