darkwillow
12-13-2008, 07:35 PM
Hi all,
I have a Tivo HD hooked to a Slingbox, hooked to a Mitsubishi 36" TV in the bedroom. The Tivo and the Slingbox are both on my wireless G network in the house. They are all hooked via S-video as the TV only has S and composite inputs. I also have a switch box for the S video to the TV, so the Tivo, Xbox, and Gamecube can display as needed.
Here is the new part. We will soon have a new HDTV Westinghouse LCD in the living room, which has never had a TV in it before this. There is a coax cable connection on the wall for cable connection. But I would like to watch the Tivo on it as well, without pulling the Tivo out of the bedroom.
I have a few ideas already but am trying to figure out which would be a better route to go.
a) Slingcatcher, and ship the Tivo to the HDTV via Slingbox/Catcher setup. In this case I have to buy either a EOP or Wifi netsworkj connection, and the output is only standard def, not HD.
b) Buy a Mac Mini and use it as a Media center, with Slingplayer to ship the Tivo to the new TV.
c) Pull cables and run second output to the HDTV from the Tivo. Is there anything special I would have to do here? Can the Tivo output to two devices at once? I would assume I would run HDMI from the Tivo to the HDTV and continue to use the S video ouput to the switchbox. Should I run HDMI cable or composite?
Thanks,
CJ
I have a Tivo HD hooked to a Slingbox, hooked to a Mitsubishi 36" TV in the bedroom. The Tivo and the Slingbox are both on my wireless G network in the house. They are all hooked via S-video as the TV only has S and composite inputs. I also have a switch box for the S video to the TV, so the Tivo, Xbox, and Gamecube can display as needed.
Here is the new part. We will soon have a new HDTV Westinghouse LCD in the living room, which has never had a TV in it before this. There is a coax cable connection on the wall for cable connection. But I would like to watch the Tivo on it as well, without pulling the Tivo out of the bedroom.
I have a few ideas already but am trying to figure out which would be a better route to go.
a) Slingcatcher, and ship the Tivo to the HDTV via Slingbox/Catcher setup. In this case I have to buy either a EOP or Wifi netsworkj connection, and the output is only standard def, not HD.
b) Buy a Mac Mini and use it as a Media center, with Slingplayer to ship the Tivo to the new TV.
c) Pull cables and run second output to the HDTV from the Tivo. Is there anything special I would have to do here? Can the Tivo output to two devices at once? I would assume I would run HDMI from the Tivo to the HDTV and continue to use the S video ouput to the switchbox. Should I run HDMI cable or composite?
Thanks,
CJ