1 tivo box in 2 rooms - with cables
 

Hi

I want to be able to watch one tivo box in two rooms but as I don't have a very big flat I am going to do the video transmission using a long hdmi cable for the tv in the other room.

In terms of transmitting the infrared signal for the remote control, can anyone advise a cheap as chips way to do this, for example is it possible to just buy a long infrared cable and run this along side the hdmi cable?

If not or ir someone knows another cheaper option can anyone advise me on this?

Thanks Nathan

Re: 1 tivo box in 2 rooms - with cables
 

Hi I have managed to get tivo into a second room and controllable with the remote. (then send the signal to two other rooms with no loss in image or sound quality)

I have used the scart instead of hdmi. either way you'll need an infrared repeater ! i made one following this site ( if you have any electronics experience that is)

http://www.picprojects.org/projects/miniprojects.htm

scroll down to "IR Remote Control Repeater"

it cost me about a fiver to make, when i get 5 mins i will try and upload a picture of my system !

hope this helps

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just incase anyone does make the available circuit ,

The carrier frequency needs to be set to 40 Khz for the tivo remote to work ! ( jumper on the pcb is on )

;)

Re: 1 tivo box in 2 rooms - with cables
 

If you used one of these then the remote would still work but change both signals if you could see the Tivo box from both rooms.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet®-SPLIT...0115416&sr=8-1