Set-Top-Box

Live in Raleigh, NC area. I just installed digital adapters as required on two TVs on which I do not have the "set top" box. I have one such unit which has been satisfactory. Problems with the signal on both adapters started a downward spiral. One tech and two tech supervisors have spent 9...

I want my new cable box and hand remote set up to also control the TV. This would allow turning on and off the TV and change the volume with the time warner remote.

Remote codes for RCA sound bar model RTS7010B

Hello everyone, I would like to use my Samsung S24D300 monitor to watch TV, however the monitor has no output for audio nor does it have integrated speakers. Would I be able to use RCA cables from the cable box strictly for audio, while using the HDMI cable strictly for picture on the monitor...

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Both HDMI ports on my Plasma TV, work one at a time. When both are connected (one to my dvr/cable set top box and the other to my dvd player) neither work, do I have a short?

My set top box has only AV and HDMI output, but my TV does not have HDMI input. It only has component (YPbPr) input. Currently I'm watching all my HD channels using composite cables and it's not fun. Is there any adapter I can use to convert HDMI to component? Thanks in advance...

I have the set top box connected to the receiver via HDMI and then to the TV with the single TV out (also HDMI). Surround sound works great, but i get no sound back to the TV. I want to be able to turn down the surround sound and use the TV volume (like late at night). Also when turning off the...

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Hi, I am extremely frustrated as I am unable to figure out how to connect a Pioneer VSX-1123-K (Audio/Video receiver) to my Telus Optik TV Box so that I can watch TV with surround sound. My Sony CD player is hooked up to the Pioneer system and works fine, giving me surround sound, but I am not...

I want to connect my set-top-box to my Xbox One in order to use OneGuide. However, my set-top-box has only one HDMI output and I have to keep it connected directly to the TV as I'm not the TV's only user. The set-top-box's only other HD video + audio output is component (YPbPr) and R/L...

I need to share an (input to the TV) coax cable with both my OTA antenna and directTV "cable". There's only one hole drilled through the garage wall for a cable, and it's not big enough to squeeze both coaxials through (only the [DirecTV] input cable goes through, now [to the T.V. set-top...

I recently bought a Sony BDV-E2100 home theatre and connected it via HDMI to my Toshiba 32HL993N TV. The sound works fine when I play a blu-ray disc or the radio through the home theatre, but I can't seem to figure out how to play the sound of the TV channels through the theatre. I have a...

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I have a Toshiba IK-WB16A security camera that I would like to view and control using my TV and a set-top box. Unfortunately Toshiba has pretty much crippled the versatility of the camera by requiring the use of ActiveX to control it. Is there by chance a set-top box that can provide http...

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Good Morning All, I'm having trouble setting up my devices to work correctly. I have an LG LN5700 LED TV, a Verizon FIOS Set-top Box and a Panasonic SC-HTB70 Soundbar. The problem is prior to setting up the soundbar, I was able to control my TV's volume with my FIOS remote. Since I installed...

I rent a RNG-110 from my local Comcast Service department, I am also planning on getting a Hauppauge WinTV tuner box for my computer, said box requires a M-Card. From what I've read, a CableCard doesn't cost you anything if you only need one of them, but if I already have the box, would I have...