LordTyranus
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Hi everyone
I currently have a HDanywhere 1x4 HDMI over Cat6 Splitter Hub with IR Passback which uses twin CAT6 cables. I've had it nearly a couple of years and works fine with the three HDTVs. I've got the last set of cabling ending up in the study, which we're just decorating now. Originally I was going to put our smallest television in the study, alongside the PC monitors, so that I could have the footy on while working, then I had another (space saving) idea and I was wondering if the following set up would work. Is it possible to use a PC monitor (with HDMI input) to display the output from the Sky Box - with sound? At the moment my current monitor (which will be replaced) doesn't have speakers built in, but my understanding is that even monitors with speakers built in still need the 3.5mm jack plugged into the PC?
Is there something obvious that I'm missing, or a piece of gadgetry that would make it work?
I would have two monitors, so the PC input would go into both of them (either DVI or DisplayPort) and then the HDMI from the SkyBox would go into one of them and I could just switch input when I felt like watching tv. Alternatively (depending on the capabilities of the monitor) I could even use PIP??
I would appreciate any advice. What are your thoughts?
Thanks
I currently have a HDanywhere 1x4 HDMI over Cat6 Splitter Hub with IR Passback which uses twin CAT6 cables. I've had it nearly a couple of years and works fine with the three HDTVs. I've got the last set of cabling ending up in the study, which we're just decorating now. Originally I was going to put our smallest television in the study, alongside the PC monitors, so that I could have the footy on while working, then I had another (space saving) idea and I was wondering if the following set up would work. Is it possible to use a PC monitor (with HDMI input) to display the output from the Sky Box - with sound? At the moment my current monitor (which will be replaced) doesn't have speakers built in, but my understanding is that even monitors with speakers built in still need the 3.5mm jack plugged into the PC?
Is there something obvious that I'm missing, or a piece of gadgetry that would make it work?
I would have two monitors, so the PC input would go into both of them (either DVI or DisplayPort) and then the HDMI from the SkyBox would go into one of them and I could just switch input when I felt like watching tv. Alternatively (depending on the capabilities of the monitor) I could even use PIP??
I would appreciate any advice. What are your thoughts?
Thanks