Possible solution for 2-room HD tuner...

[grooves12]

Part of the problem with current solutions for sending HDTV output to another room are burdersome cabling requirements. But, I saw this:

http://www.zeevee.com/connected-home/zvbox150

It remodulates any component signal to an ATSC 720p channel and sends it out through the home's coax and can then be tuned by any TV with a digital tuner.

I wonder when we might see Echostar build similar technology into their boxes to make a 2-room tuner capable of supporting more than one HDTV.

(Also, this might help some people who might want to support multiple HDTVs with their existing box operating in single mode.)

[BattleZone]

I wonder when we might see Echostar build similar technology into their boxes to make a 2-room tuner capable of supporting more than one HDTV.

You won't. Dish (and Direct, and the cable companies) are required to maintain ENCRYPTED digital connections to the TV. This box converts component to UNencrypted QAM. If one of the home providers put such a modulator in their equipment, they'd risk their right to re-sell programming, as the content providers are adamant about protecting their digital signals.

This technology isn't anything new (though it's new at this price point, albeit with restricted resolution), but the encryption/copy protection issues make it make more sense to go ahead and put a receiver at each TV. That won't change until there is a whole-home DVR that connects to small "extenders" via coax using MoCA, which is what both DirecTV and Dish are working on for 2010/2011.

[grooves12]

Seriously... you would think the content providers would have learned their lesson with their battles in the music-space??

Did the world fall apart when they went to non-DRM content in the music stores?? Is piracy any worse?? are sales??

Those that have never pirated content likely never will, regardless of how "easy" it is to do so... DRM doesn't help them any as the pirates are smarter than the schemes they come up with to protect their content.

The problem is they insist on making pirating the content easier than it is to receive it legitimately and are "FORCING" those people to the dark side.

[BattleZone]

Actually, the movie industry is different in that they have allowed many, many more forms of content delivery, and even things like DVRs (a rough analog to the iPod). They've done a much better job balancing copyrights with fair use than the music industry did. The music industry was really, really stupid in the way they handled their issues, and the industry may never fully recover.

[4HiMarks]

This technology isn't anything new (though it's new at this price point, albeit with restricted resolution),

What price point? I don't see a price on the page anywhere. Just for the ZvBox 100 bundle at $499. The 150 doesn't appear to even be for sale.

[Gilitar]

What price point? I don't see a price on the page anywhere. Just for the ZvBox 100 bundle at $499. The 150 doesn't appear to even be for sale.

http://www.google.com/products?q=ZvBox+150&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=qfU_SomDG5KHlAf9o7nEDg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title

$1000!!!!!

Definitely better off just paying for the extra receivers. LOL

[HDlover]

Get another STB, Dish will install it. There is an Ethernet share between boxes coming. Right now you need to use "sneaker net" with EHDs.

[Richart]

Guys, I've been using an X-10 video sender on my Direct box for almost 2 years. Transmits through at least 3 walls for the regular 720P signal and cost $30 bucks on sale!

[grooves12]

Guys, I've been using an X-10 video sender on my Direct box for almost 2 years. Transmits through at least 3 walls for the regular 720P signal and cost $30 bucks on sale!

The x10 is not capable of a 720p signal. It is an analog SD signal.