right, i have 7 screens which i would like to split with two receivers (astro or true). what would be the best way to receive a good signal to each unit?

ive done a bit of research regarding hdmi, rca av and vga cables, but am a little unsure of the best system to use. i guess hdmi, but the expense and the fact thats its very unlikely true will have multiple hd channels anytime this millenium puts me off hdmi.

would vga or rca av cables and splitters be sufficent enough to give me a good signal to all tvs? some cables will be 15-20m long.

ive only ever split a standard tv arial and lost some signal quality when i attempted this back home.

ive been quoted a silly amount of money for the splitters and cables to be installed, so wouldnt mind purchasing the equipment myself after seeing the real price online, and have my electrician run the cabling for me.

if i did go for hdmi and true fitted a standard system would i be able to then change to hd at a later date? the wiring will be hid above the ceiling, so little chance of re-hiding any new cabling added after initial fitting, if that makes any sense

sorry if i dont make much sense, im not really a techie.

thanks fellas

Hi,

1. True already have 2 HD channels and will be adding more in the future.

2. HDMI offers the best resolution, but the cables will be costly

3. The standard cable IRD supplied in Thailand do not have HDMI output, only RCA. If you upgrade later to the HD package you can choose between RCA and HDMI outputs but RCA will not give you as good a hi-def picture as HDMI

4. Cable runs longer than 2-3m coming out of the IRD box are going to be prone to signal loss so be prepared for fuzzy pictures where you run cables longer than that. Normally for multipoint viewing, the splitter is inserted immediately after the dish or cable entry point and then run to separate IRD boxes, so that the final output to the actual monitor is only around 1-2 meters in length.

Cheers

Hi,

1. True already have 2 HD channels and will be adding more in the future.

2. HDMI offers the best resolution, but the cables will be costly

3. The standard cable IRD supplied in Thailand do not have HDMI output, only RCA. If you upgrade later to the HD package you can choose between RCA and HDMI outputs but RCA will not give you as good a hi-def picture as HDMI

4. Cable runs longer than 2-3m coming out of the IRD box are going to be prone to signal loss so be prepared for fuzzy pictures where you run cables longer than that. Normally for multipoint viewing, the splitter is inserted immediately after the dish or cable entry point and then run to separate IRD boxes, so that the final output to the actual monitor is only around 1-2 meters in length.

Cheers

thanks.

what i think i need is,

1, dish

2, normal arial cable splitter, which runs into both receivers.

3, from receivers, rca or vga cable into hdmi splitters.

4, from hdmi splitters, hdmi cable running into tv's. no more than 8-10 maybe or 10-11 metres (i had a measure).

can anyone confirm this is correct.

thanks

something like this

that looks exactly like what i'd like to have for my 6 to 8 screens setup.

however, each lcd monitor will need to display different graphics.

and the signals will be generated from one cpu only.

it will be used for displaying different live charts and graphs as in a brokerage firm.

what is the most economic way to setup pls?

thx kindly for your suggestion and opinion.

naka chalet at gmail dot com

something like this