Re: Access from different room
- From: John Lockwood <john.lockwood@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:09:37 +0100
On 4/10/06 14:30, in article
C166A618-5038-469B-A2D0-12F366CEBDDA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "JohnD"
<JohnD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had Windows XP Media Center on my PC next to my TV in the lounge in my old
appartment. Everything worked wonderfully well. Connected PC to SkyTV box to
change channels (using remote control & by PC when recording) & connected PC
to TV to record programs.
Now in my new house I want PC in the study & the TV in the lounge. What are
my connectivity options? Cables aren't long enough & can't drill holes
through (rented house) walls anyway.
Please help.
Thanks.
John
(In England)
Having the Sky box in the study (den in US speak) and keeping it connected
to the PC, and then adding an Xbox 360 as an MCE extender in the lounge is
certainly one way to do it. The Xbox can use Wireless Ethernet to talk to
the PC or the new Ethernet over Power cables.
Another way, would be to have the Sky box next to the TV and run a UHF cable
to the study from it. You then also need to have a "Sky TV Link" (also known
as a Magic Eye) in the study (see
http://www.thedigiboxshop.com/sky_remote_senders_products.html ) so the IR
blaster on your PC can send (via the Sky TV Link) commands to the Sky box to
change channel.
A Sky box has two UHF connections, one would be used (in my suggested
approach) to connect to the TV next to it in the lounge, and the other run
to the study. You need to set an option in the Sky box to turn on power for
the Sky TV Link.
A third approach would be to use two Sky boxes (also known as Sky Multi
Room).
.
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