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Refurb - 2 HDMI cables from each TV point to AV centre

  • 19-03-2017 10:13pm
    #1
    dubrov
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    I know someone who recently had their house refurbished and had an independent installer put in TV points in 3 rooms.

    After the work was complete, I saw there was 2 HDMI cables at each TV point. The cables all seemed to run back to a single AV area where set top boxes could be kept.

    Does anyone know what sort of setup the installer was envisaging?
    If a set top box was setup in the AV area, how would channels be changed?

    I know some remotes use RF (e.g. Virgin Horizon) but is this now mainstream and could it work if the box was 2 rooms and a floor away?
    I have also heard of HDMI-CEC that might allow the TV to control the device connected on the other end of the HDMI cable but is this control enough to allow decent channel-hopping, tv guide etc.?


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  • #2
    dubrov
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    thanks. I am not sure what they told the installer but they have 4 months left to go on a virgin tv contract and were thinking of going fta after that. I suspect they mentioned virgin only. I'll try and get some more details.

    How could this setup even work with a virgin set top box?


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    They should also have installed IR repeaters, are you sure they didn't? Its how I would like to eventually have my setup. All equipment like set-top boxes, media devices, amplifiers for audio, main internet router etc etc in a "server room" and fed around the house to the different devices where you just have a tv and no other crap or clutter. IR repeaters allow you to use remotes then in the rooms


  • #4
    dubrov
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    An IR repeater would make sense. I can't remember seeing any but they can be small so I will have to look again.
    I will try and get the full details.

    From what I saw, there was a coaxial cable coming in from outside the house (probably a Virgin connection) to the AV area. Then there were 2 HDMI cables running from this area to each TV point.

    I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing some new technology that this sort of setup would be designed for.


  • #5
    tsue921i8wljb3
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    dubrov wrote: »
    An IR repeater would make sense. I can't remember seeing any but they can be small so I will have to look again.
    I will try and get the full details.

    From what I saw, there was a coaxial cable coming in from outside the house (probably a Virgin connection) to the AV area. Then there were 2 HDMI cables running from this area to each TV point.

    I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing some new technology that this sort of setup would be designed for.

    Perhaps they intend using a HDMI matrix to distribute content.

    http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproductlisting.jsp?listingCategory=Matrix&productType=hdmi


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