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Connecting multiple HDTVs to receiver

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I currently have an HR10-250. One HDTV is located at the receiver and connected there. Two SDTVs are connected via coaxial cable in the walls and are a good distance away in other rooms. If I were to replace one of the SDTVs with an HDTV, how would I connect to this receiver? Would I need to upgrade to the HR20? Is there a wireless solution? Is the coaxial cable useless for an HDTV connection?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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RAkin said:
I currently have an HR10-250. One HDTV is located at the receiver and connected there. Two SDTVs are connected via coaxial cable in the walls and are a good distance away in other rooms. If I were to replace one of the SDTVs with an HDTV, how would I connect to this receiver? Would I need to upgrade to the HR20? Is there a wireless solution? Is the coaxial cable useless for an HDTV connection?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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High definition signals cannot be delivered by coaxial cable they can be delivered by HDMI(high definition multimedia interface) or 3 component cables plus either 2 audio cables or TOS Link optical cable. Due to the cost of these cables and cost of putting them in the walls after construction additional receivers would probably be the better choice.:)
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You can use a component amplifier to send the signal over coax, but you would need 4-5 runs of high quality coax to do so plus a CAT5 for IR control. It would be cheaper to put an HR20 at the other TV.
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Get you a good old $6.00 Modulator for "The Bay" on the web............
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westernamerican said:
Get you a good old $6.00 Modulator for "The Bay" on the web............
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What modulator sends out a HDTV signal?:)
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He could use an HDMI distribution amp and then get an HDMI extender from Geffen to feed the distant HDTV. I don't have a D* receiver or DVR but don't they have component outs? If so, there are a number of component extenders that use one or two CAT5 lines to feed component video and stereo audio to the distant HDTV. Running a couple of CAT5 lines is about as easy as it gets, though YMMV.

Good luck!
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