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Rockingout
05-22-07, 07:43 PM
I have the H-20, the regular HD receiver that gets locals and all in the main room (67" samsung). I am putting a vizio vx20L 20" HDTV in the kitchen. I am wondering how I can hook these both up to the same receiver. I want to be able to turn the receiver on in the main room on one channel and then turn the kitchen tv on and it be on the same channel. I think they call this a slave driven connection or something. If I just run the rgb cables to the kitchen tv and the hdmi to the main tv will they both display the same picture? Or how can I set this up in a fairly cheap manner. I want to retain the great picture and not degrade either of them. I have the new at9?? dish, the big oval one. I do not want to run a new line into the house. Thanks
bluesman40220
05-22-07, 08:10 PM
I have the H-20, the regular HD receiver that gets locals and all in the main room (67" samsung). I am putting a vizio vx20L 20" HDTV in the kitchen. I am wondering how I can hook these both up to the same receiver. I want to be able to turn the receiver on in the main room on one channel and then turn the kitchen tv on and it be on the same channel. I think they call this a slave driven connection or something. If I just run the rgb cables to the kitchen tv and the hdmi to the main tv will they both display the same picture? Or how can I set this up in a fairly cheap manner. I want to retain the great picture and not degrade either of them. I have the new at9?? dish, the big oval one. I do not want to run a new line into the house. Thanks
I purchased an X-10 wireless video sender for about 50 bucks and it works like a charm. No extra wires. Your H20 receiver's remote already controls it. 5 minute hookup that a child can do (literally--check the X10 website). Best fifty bucks I ever spent. Good luck.
PS Keep in mind that with this setup you may only watch one satellite transmission at either source.
Bluto17
05-23-07, 09:27 AM
You can run HDMI to one TV and component to the other as you suggest. Both outputs are active, and you'll get an HD feed to both TVs.
Rockingout
05-23-07, 09:21 PM
You can run HDMI to one TV and component to the other as you suggest. Both outputs are active, and you'll get an HD feed to both TVs.
That is exactly what I was hoping for. I also have an extra pair of speakers I can use on the B channel of my receiver. Sweet!!
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