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stripes · 25-12-2018, 16:46

Another topic that doesn't fit in very well with General IT...

Radio reception round here is poor. Only solution I found was to pay for a SECOND Tivo box which I use exclusively as a Radio device - programming, recording, playing back, etc. Radio reception via cable is of course excellent.

But it is physically cumbersome, and I was wondering whether I could get a smaller central unit. This is what I've got in my kitchen (where we use the radio most).

A Tivo Box.
A 19" TV to monitor what's going on
A big old Sony amp
Separate Speakers (TV speakers being crap)
plus (as it happens) a big old Sony CD player

So, I have to have cable going in to the Tivo;
I have to have something (HDMI) coming out of the Tivo into the television;
I have to have something (simple headphone out socket) coming out of the television to take sound to the speaker system;
I 'have' to have RCA input into the amp from the CD player.

I would like to simplify this.

It's not so much for me, as I'm happy enough, but supposing I was ill (dead even), my partner would have problems with all the connections...

Or is this too soon after Christmas dinner to think about?

Allen.

25-12-2018, 16:46	#1
stripes cf.addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 211	Simplification required Another topic that doesn't fit in very well with General IT... Radio reception round here is poor. Only solution I found was to pay for a SECOND Tivo box which I use exclusively as a Radio device - programming, recording, playing back, etc. Radio reception via cable is of course excellent. But it is physically cumbersome, and I was wondering whether I could get a smaller central unit. This is what I've got in my kitchen (where we use the radio most). A Tivo Box. A 19" TV to monitor what's going on A big old Sony amp Separate Speakers (TV speakers being crap) plus (as it happens) a big old Sony CD player So, I have to have cable going in to the Tivo; I have to have something (HDMI) coming out of the Tivo into the television; I have to have something (simple headphone out socket) coming out of the television to take sound to the speaker system; I 'have' to have RCA input into the amp from the CD player. I would like to simplify this. It's not so much for me, as I'm happy enough, but supposing I was ill (dead even), my partner would have problems with all the connections... Or is this too soon after Christmas dinner to think about? Allen.