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  2. Posted · Edited by 3 SERIES · Report reply

    Well after 4 months of having a locked boot I thought Id better take a look lol

    Not as hard as I thought to get at from the inside with a 2 tonne sub box blocking my path.

    The little white piece of plastic that clips into the actuator is broken. Looks to be part #29 on the above pic Brent added.

    Can I get one of these minute pieces of brittle plastic or is it easier to get new actuator?

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    so could i run my dvd recorder of mysky box for those occasions i wanted to record a program for somone else...can you output a recorded program through the av output later?

    Paul, I'd say this can be done. You'd just have to record to the DVD recorder in real time thou.

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    god I love jaycar.

    Let us know how you get on brett.

    That makes two of us!

    I was wrapped to get a nice all in one wall plate setup that doesnt require power, runs 1 x Cat5e cable over the distance I have & achieves at least 720p resolution all for just under $100.

    If I have time I might do a mock up tonight to see how it goes before I start cutting holes in walls and running cables. <_<

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    So, just back from Jaycar.

    Got a pair of these: http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID...mp;form=KEYWORD Component video/digital audio

    One of these: http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID...mp;form=KEYWORD

    and about to get one of these: http://www.nexgensmarthome.co.nz/products/...emote-extender/

    Will be a nice tidy setup, well priced and provides 720p resolution which is the max my second tv is capable of.

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    I've done this.

    Was simple with the older decoder due to better outputs.

    But I have made it work with MYsky HDI.

    few things to note.

    -MYSky HDI has only one HDMi output, the only other free output is AV. (well on my box anyway)

    -Those range extending remotes don't freakin work good enough. I've sent back two which looked the biz but didn't work at all.

    -Loading up the HDMI port with a splitter killed my last tv's HDMI port.

    I used this AV out to a channel converter box I found online which provided AV in to coaxial cable which I already had cabled through to the bedroom. You could just run AV lines all the way as they would be okay and not expensive.

    Don't bother with expensive cabling since the source is AV it's a waste of money.

    Yes the picture isn't 1080 or anything like that, but it's watchable.

    You can't change channels without getting out of bed, but I just watch discovery anyway.

    I would advise before you do anything, grab a small tv if you can and a bunch of cables and check the output's from your sky box. Test your setup before you invest in expensive cabling.

    All up this AV based setup cost less than $100.

    It WAS far more simpler with the old digital box!

    I was aware of the one HDMI output on the Mysky box, hence the need for a splitter/switch to send an HDMI cable to the two tvs. I have an RF convertor and have tried it......the picture quality is rubbish. Doesnt warrent having a HD TV.

    I looked into a strait run with HDMI cable but 20m is very long. One with a built in amplifier was needed ($289)

    The x-ray remote extender I was talking about is this: http://www.nexgensmarthome.co.nz/ I know a number of people with them and they work VERY well.

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    Im guessing someone on here has done this before?

    Ive done a fair bit of research, read geekzone, pc world etc and know of the many ways

    to send the signal but what I need is your experiences to see what the best option is.

    Not really keen on using an rf modulator as the picture quality is crap especially on an HD TV

    Im thinking of the following......

    From MYSKY HDMI output to a splitter or switch?, HDMI to CAT5e/6 Balun, run CAT5e/6? to second tv, second Balun then HDMI into tv.

    The run is 20 odd meters so not sure how an HDMI cable will handle that kind of length.

    Will also use a x-ray remote extender to change channels.

    I want to get a great picture without having to spend $300-$500 which is the way it looks to be heading.

    Any advice will be appreciated.

    Cheers

    Brett

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    Welcome Jay. Looks like your got a pretty good buy, well done!

    You've come to the right place. There's lots of knowledgeable people here who'll help out with any questions you may have.

    Please say youre going to lower it a bit? Looks like a monster truck at the moment ha ha. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

    Enjoy

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