virgin box and aerial

dave030445

Pincher wrote: »

You can get 10 meter length cables, HDMI, video and audio, and even SCART. For HDMI, there are splitters you can get to share the HDMI output from the Virgin set top box. This will provide the simplest solution if you can run the cable.


If not, the video sender approach means you need to power the transmitter and receiver on both ends, and find space for the extra bits and pieces.


I simply do not believe there is an old TV out there with no video and audio input, on top of the aerial co-ax socket. If that was truly the case, the need to buy a modulator and therefore the power adapter means I would get a new TV, probably one of those folding TVs that mount under the wall kitchen unit.


Looking at my spare junk lying around, HDMI can convert to DVI by adapter, so an old computer monitor can work. There is a SCART to VGA adapter, but it doesn't always work, obviously the SCART has to output in RGB, not S-Video or composite. The monitor speakers are horrible, but usable.

Hi thanks for that running new cabling is not a option.

MataNui

The TV must be really old, like 10 plus years old. Are you sure it doesnt have an AV connection of some sort? Either a scart or 3 small holes (red, white, yellow)?

I dont think your idea about a video would work. The scart cant be used as an input on most vcrs. If you have one that was meant for dubbing work then yes, that might be a solution but its unlikely you have one of these. It does look like you need a new TV. In fact thats almost certainly going to be the simplest and probably cheapest option.

dave030445

MataNui wrote: »

The TV must be really old, like 10 plus years old. Are you sure it doesnt have an AV connection of some sort? Either a scart or 3 small holes (red, white, yellow)?

I dont think your idea about a video would work. The scart cant be used as an input on most vcrs. If you have one that was meant for dubbing work then yes, that might be a solution but its unlikely you have one of these. It does look like you need a new TV. In fact thats almost certainly going to be the simplest and probably cheapest option.

Hi i never said the TV was old its only about 3 years old how is a new TV going to help.

Heinz

What do Virgin say?

dave030445

sorry rereading my post i think we have got a little confused both TVs are newish that's not the problem the problems is that the TV in the kitchen is connected to the main TV by a aerial co-ax cable. which used to plug into the co-ax port on the virgin box but the new virgin box doesn't have a aerial port.

dave030445

Heinz wrote: »

What do Virgin say?

they just say that the new boxes dont have aerial connection

Heinz

Yes, I read that bit but what do they say when your Mum says that a second Virgin connection is wanted in the kitchen?

ste_wilko

You need an RF modulator. A quick eBay search like this one shows what you need http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=scart+ot+rf&_sacat=0&_from=R40

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dave030445 wrote: »

Hi thanks for that running new cabling is not a option.

Then you have no chance of even paying for Multi-room unless you are prepared for Virgin to run new cabling.

ste_wilko wrote: »

You need an RF modulator.

There is no RF out on the Virgin TIVO, as pointed out in post #1.

dave030445

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Then you have no chance of even paying for Multi-room unless you are prepared for Virgin to run new cabling.

There is no RF out on the Virgin TIVO, as pointed out in post #1.

don't want multi room just the same channel on both TV's