Can a DTivo feed a 2nd remote TV?

[cradle_robber]

Greetings!

I have a DTivo in my downstairs den. I have a bedroom above the den with a TV.

Both rooms are wired for cable TV. Can I use the cable in the walls to "back-haul" the signal from the downstairs TV to the upstairs TV?

Would the "slave" TV have to display the same channel that was being viewed on the "master" TV?

Would I connect the DTivo to the downstairs cable jack?

Would the signal show up on channel 2 or 3 on the "slave" set?

I realize that I would have to use a remote for the DTivo to change channels.


Thanks!

CR

[JimSpence]

If you use the RF output of your TiVo (which model do you have?) then feeding the upstairs TV is perfectly possible. The RF output on the TiVo can be set to use either ch3 or ch 4. Obviously, you'd need to use an IR extender for the remote control. You mention "cable" and "back-haul", so do you also have cable on the upstairs TV? In this case, putting ch3 or 4 on the same cable will cause interference. You might want to look into using a modulator to put the TiVo signal on an unused channel and then send that to the upstairs TV.

[goony]

Would the "slave" TV have to display the same channel that was being viewed on the "master" TV?Always. There are a number of output jacks on a DTivo, but they all output the same thing all of the time. If you want something different then you need an additional DTivo.

I split the output RF signal on mine (channel 3) to a TV in the kitchen and then a run up to the bedroom TV. My wife is seldom in both places at once :p so it works well.

I have one of the "battery compartment" RF IR extenders and it works great - the peanut remote stays upstairs and works the DTivo in the kitchen via RF; I have a universal remote in the kitchen which sees far less duty than the peanut remote does.

[cradle_robber]

Thanks for the replies.

In checking the upstairs TV, I checked the inputs. This is an old "cheapie" TV.

I have RCA Video In and Audio In, currently being fed by a DVD player, a UHF input and VHF input.

I think that I am hosed without a cable input ...

CR

[SeattleCarl]

The VHF input is the "cable" input for channel 3 or 4. If you use a UHF modulator, then you may need to connect that signal to the UHF input. Some older TV's also use the VHF input for cable channels.

Carl