Freeview HD+ Recorder with modulator

On 26/11/2012 07:44, Doctor D wrote:


"Steve Terry" wrote in message
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Richard Tobin wrote:
In article ,
Steve Terry wrote:

However, the Sky box has a modulator which enables
me to watch
recorded items elsewhere in the house via my RF
network as well and
Freeview everywhere. This is important to me as I
watch most
recordings away from the main TV.

If your TV's in other rooms have HD freeview
recievers then all you
need to do is pass TV RF to them, if not add HD
Freeview STBs to
them.

See the text quoted above. He wants to watch
programs recorded on
the main TV's box in other rooms.
Richard

Umm... HDMI leads with amps are good for up to 30
meters, and with
Cat5 converters are OK up to 250 meters, so maybe
run them to the
other rooms?

Steve Terry

Thanks folks.

The current system suits us. I only want one central
recorder otherwise I'll end up with the recordings
stored in the wrong rooms and I won't be able to watch
the same recordings in other parts of the house. I
have Marmitek Powermid remote extenders to control
everything and when I rewired the house 8+ years ago I
added about 300m of PF100 co-ax wired to each room
with a head end in the side loft. It works perfectly
and I don't want to disturb it all adding HDMI or Cat5.

The current 5 year old Sky+ box has a grinding noise
(fan or hard disc?) and if I can't improve it I'll try
to get Sky to provide a replacement. In the past
they've replace hardware FOC when I've threatened to
cancel my subscription. If I do have to cancel I'll
look for a Freeview+ recorder with RF modulator or
Scart socket. In truth, recording HD doesn't worry me
too much as my wife can't tell the difference between
Freeview SD and HD on a 47" set, and I tend to watch
all my recordings via RF elsewhere in the house!

There's an alternative to RF. Humax recorders now
come with plug-and-play media server that will deliver
recorded content to a variety of devices, including
"Smart" TVs, laptops, tablets and other STBs. You can
still use "RF"(WiFi) but you don't need dedicated wires.

"Richard Russell" wrote in message
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On Nov 25, 3:14 pm, "Doctor D" wrote:
Otherwise is it a case of buying a modulator with HDMI or Scart input and
then combining the UHF roof feed with it to include it all on the current
system?

That is what I did, since my preferred HD PVR (Humax) doesn't have a
modulator. However as others have said no 'combining' is required so
long as your modulator has both a UHF input and output; you just loop
the aerial feed through it (exactly as you would if the PVR had its
own modulator).

What really impresses me is how well the Humax downconverts HD to SD
PAL so it can output baseband video to feed the modulator, at the same
time as sending Full HD to the telly via HDMI. Do all HD boxes do
?this?

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

Many thanks. I swore I'd never have a Humax after a dust up with them, but
if they fit Scart sockets I'll have a look.
Took the Sky box to pieces and cleaned and lubed the fan. Now I know it's
definitely the hard disc dying!