Sending HD Signal to multiple TV's

[markw]

I currently have on HD Television and am using a Samsung HDTV Receiver (DirecTV) for it. As soon as the HD TIVO is out I plan on upgrading it to that. I plan on getting a second HD Television around the holidays and within a couple years or so when prices go down a lot may look into a 3rd for another area of the house.
The problem, I know a simple way to get HD Television on all TV's is to get a box foe each one but the boxes are expensive and that's a monthly $4.99 fee for each box. As well, I want to be able to watch the TIVO recorded programs on each TV. Currently what I do is have one DirecTV box and run the coaxial cable out into a splitter and run it to each other TV in the box. It's just me and my fiancee and often only one of us watches TV at the same time. Of course with the coaxial you don't have the best quality and not stereo sound. I know with a HD TV I could do the same but I will not get HD television (just standard) on the other TV's and the only use I'd get out of them althougth not HD TV is when I watched a dvd on a dvd player connected to them.
My question, is there any type of box that can be used as a splitter from a HD box that would send the HD signal over preferably DVI cable but at least component as well as the stereo sound through RCA Cables? I know it would need a amplifier considering the distance some cables would run but is anything like this in the works or out now?

[mikehbkwm]

to answer your ?... NO not that know of....

[57U]

You'll either need STBs for each TV, or send the "same" signal or programme to multiple TVs.

It's possible to "split" upstream of STBs, but not "downstream" since the same signal would go to each TV downstream of the splitter.

That doesn't even count the audio portion...

I think you're out of luck doing what you ask.

[Stepmback]

Give yourself a year or two. The MOXI type boxes will be coming. Wireless is also the fad. One box for DVD, HD, Music Jukebox and Internet.

Samsung is also coming out with wireless adapters to just plug into back of tv, no more wires for any of this.

The moxi type boxes are about two years out, the wireless boxes are about five.

[Sanny651]

Key Digital is a company that specializes in HD content and it's distribution. They have won Emmy's for development of such products. If you are looking for an immediate solution, they offer HD Distribution amps. I believe they offer 1 to 4/6/8/12 amps. If you are looking at viewing different channels simulatneously, then you'll need a HD STB (as stated by a previous emailer) at each TV given the current technology. They aren't necessarily cheap, but then again, a single HD D*TV STB runs you $500-600. OTA's are much cheaper.

Hope that helps.

Sanny

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