Multiroom, HDTV

vjohns · 08-11-2009, 4:15 PM

Hi there
Can anyone cofirm and add to what I think I know. I want to have mutiroom HDTV and have installed HDMI 1.3b to 4 separate locations in the house. I understand the video and audio signal from a HDTV tuner (locked away in a server room is carried down the HDMI cable, and is fed into either the display (or a reciever which directs video to display and sound to surround speakers). Am i right?
Victor

vjohns · 08-11-2009, 7:44 PM

Of course through a video matrix....

llama · 08-11-2009, 8:04 PM

sounds about right

vjohns · 09-11-2009, 7:32 PM

thnx
my worry was whether tv tuners carry the audio and video signal down one hdmi cable to the receiver...

961 · 10-11-2009, 9:24 AM

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Originally Posted by vjohns

thnx
my worry was whether tv tuners carry the audio and video signal down one hdmi cable to the receiver...

You need to see the spec for the box concerned

For example I believe sky hd boxes only carry stereo audio through the hdmi cable and that a separate cable (Toslink or similar) is required for 5.1 audio

vjohns · 10-11-2009, 10:16 AM

thnx
I am looking at the humax foxsat pvr. as far as i gather even surround audio formats are piped through hdmi.

grahamlthompson · 10-11-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by vjohns

thnx
I am looking at the humax foxsat pvr. as far as i gather even surround audio formats are piped through hdmi.

Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 (for HD channels) is carried on the hdmi output of a Foxsat-hdr. It's not on a Sky HD box though.

vjohns · 11-11-2009, 8:14 AM

thnx. one other point. is it possible to control the humax foxsat HR remotely from each room in the house if it is locked away in a server room (I am thinking of having logitech universal remotes in each room)? I have already installed cat 6 and 7 cabling to each room (from the server room) so one can be used for IR control. I am also considering wireless remote control but have yet to look into it - any thoughts?

vjohns · 11-11-2009, 8:32 AM

graham
can you pls clarify. i will be having two pvr tuners in the server room - the foxsat and an-other. will i need anything between the 4 lnbs i will have and the tuners - an amplifier of any type fpr example? the cable run fron the dish to server room is about 20 metres. forgive my ignorance.