- Oct 26, 2013
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Hello Community!
I am looking to do something that seems to me should be possible, but I have no idea of the best/proper equipment to use in order to do it.
Basically it is as simple is this, I have a travel trailer on a seasonal campground, and there are 3 tv's, each location of the tv has a coax hookup so that you can get channels over the antenna, or if you plug analog cable into one of the ports, you can watch cable across all TV's.
Well I use Plex, Amazon Video, and Dish Anywhere all the time, and the best way to watch all this stuff on a TV is by using an Apple TV. Yes I understand I could use smart TV's to individually access these streaming services, but specifically the Dish Network Anywhere app, the only way to get that full screen on a TV is to stream it on my phone, and phone mirror to an apple tv box.
Now I have the pain in the ass option, of unhooking the apple TV and moving around based on what TV I would be watching, but If I really wanted to do this, then I wouldn't need to be on this forum.
The only common point by these TV's is a coax port, and open airspace, I do not have the option to run cables all over the place.
My thought was this, you can get HD channels over the air on a coax cable, so obviously there is the ability to transmit 720/1080i quality from a coax cable. My thought is some sort of HDMI to RF converter, that basically runs the apple tv video to channel 3 or 4 at all times, on any tv that is tuned to it?
The only converter I have really seen is from radioshack, and considering it is not an item i can find hundreds of around, this makes me think that this may not be as easy as it sounds, I don't want to lose the HD quality from using a converter, but there must be one capable out there because obviously I can get HD quality from a roof antenna on coax.
Maybe something like this but not $500
http
/www.provideoinstruments.com/1-CHANNEL-HDMI-Video-To-Coax-1080P-Dolby-HD-Modulator-Super-Compact-SeriesbrVeCOAX-MINIMOD-2_p_17.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwyIHPBRAIEiwAHPS-GFC5vJMsmt6XsDY-QKlpgRqNYyW-d1BnqDfP9T8RQTIi9EpswXWGIxoC1lkQAvD_BwE
Of course I'm open to other ideas that does not require running different wire from point to point, such as a wireless solution.
I am looking to do something that seems to me should be possible, but I have no idea of the best/proper equipment to use in order to do it.
Basically it is as simple is this, I have a travel trailer on a seasonal campground, and there are 3 tv's, each location of the tv has a coax hookup so that you can get channels over the antenna, or if you plug analog cable into one of the ports, you can watch cable across all TV's.
Well I use Plex, Amazon Video, and Dish Anywhere all the time, and the best way to watch all this stuff on a TV is by using an Apple TV. Yes I understand I could use smart TV's to individually access these streaming services, but specifically the Dish Network Anywhere app, the only way to get that full screen on a TV is to stream it on my phone, and phone mirror to an apple tv box.
Now I have the pain in the ass option, of unhooking the apple TV and moving around based on what TV I would be watching, but If I really wanted to do this, then I wouldn't need to be on this forum.
The only common point by these TV's is a coax port, and open airspace, I do not have the option to run cables all over the place.
My thought was this, you can get HD channels over the air on a coax cable, so obviously there is the ability to transmit 720/1080i quality from a coax cable. My thought is some sort of HDMI to RF converter, that basically runs the apple tv video to channel 3 or 4 at all times, on any tv that is tuned to it?
The only converter I have really seen is from radioshack, and considering it is not an item i can find hundreds of around, this makes me think that this may not be as easy as it sounds, I don't want to lose the HD quality from using a converter, but there must be one capable out there because obviously I can get HD quality from a roof antenna on coax.
Maybe something like this but not $500
http
/www.provideoinstruments.com/1-CHANNEL-HDMI-Video-To-Coax-1080P-Dolby-HD-Modulator-Super-Compact-SeriesbrVeCOAX-MINIMOD-2_p_17.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwyIHPBRAIEiwAHPS-GFC5vJMsmt6XsDY-QKlpgRqNYyW-d1BnqDfP9T8RQTIi9EpswXWGIxoC1lkQAvD_BwEOf course I'm open to other ideas that does not require running different wire from point to point, such as a wireless solution.
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