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Old 11-29-2017, 12:38 AM   #1
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How difficult to run HDMI from main area to bedroom?

2016 FR Stealth WA2916 toy hauler. I have the standard antenna on the roof, the cable coax hookup on the side, and the antenna power boost button (has input and outputs on the back of it, I took it out at one point) in the main cabin, and then the output in the master bedroom up front.

Once I get this Dish Tailgater, I was thinking I may add another external coax connection so I can plug the tailgater dish outside, then inside it will exit right near the TV (looks easy) and I will have the receiver there. I then was thinking I could use an HDMI splitter and off the Dish receiver, have one HDMI cable go to the main area and one go to the front bedroom. My issue is, I dont know how the heck I'll get the HDMI cable up to the front area.

Are these interior walls constructed with studs spaced 16" apart? I wonder if I pull the coax cable that is behind the main area TV that goes to the forward bedroom, would it be loose? Maybe I can use it to fish the HDMI cable+string, and then pull the coax back? Should I just look in to a wireless HDMI setup for the forward room and still use a splitter?

sorry, no pic of the front room i can find on google images... The TV is mounted on the wall behind the shower. If you walk in the door to the bedroom, its on your direct left.

any ideas? Thanks
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Old 11-29-2017, 05:20 AM   #2
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Go down through the floor and back up into the bedroom. Just make sure not to drill through the tanks or wires.
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Old 11-29-2017, 09:07 AM   #3
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FYI,

HDMI is not a long-distance media. I needed a 25 foot cable to go from my surround sound receiver to my projector at the house, and it took 3 before I found one that worked. Even though all were rated "Certified". At any distance over 10' or so, cable quality greatly impacts if it will work or not.

I would use an HDMI transmitter for your application.

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It lets you run standard CAT5/6 cable (network cable) up to 98 feet. And these converters + the CAT5 cable is gonna be a fraction of the price of a long HDMI cable

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Old 11-29-2017, 11:24 AM   #4
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I agree with cowracer that you need to check the cable before you run it.

I have a 50ft HDMI run for my home tv. It worked with one reciever to the TV but then when I changed recievers it did not work. I could not rerun it and needed to buy a splitter that repeated the signal. As it is I cannot do ARC (sound return in HDMI) or 4k on it now.

The 2 cat5 cables and adapter may be more expensive but it is also more future proof.

If really desperate there are wireless HDMI solutions as well which could address your cable routing problem as well. https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/th...o-transmitter/

The question back is what is the budget. You will spend about $50 on the repeater and splitter and another $30 or 50 on the cable. This may get you there for $184?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00630WKGI...eLQ&th=1&psc=1
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I agree with cowracer that you need to check the cable before you run it.

I have a 50ft HDMI run for my home tv. It worked with one reciever to the TV but then when I changed recievers it did not work. I could not rerun it and needed to buy a splitter that repeated the signal. As it is I cannot do ARC (sound return in HDMI) or 4k on it now.

The 2 cat5 cables and adapter may be more expensive but it is also more future proof.

If really desperate there are wireless HDMI solutions as well which could address your cable routing problem as well. https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/th...o-transmitter/

The question back is what is the budget. You will spend about $50 on the repeater and splitter and another $30 or 50 on the cable. This may get you there for $184?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00630WKGI...eLQ&th=1&psc=1
I also use a wireless HDMI setup for my Dish. It's so much easier to manage than cables.
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Old 11-29-2017, 01:57 PM   #6
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Here's a solution I've been using for several years. Works great, and I move it back and forth to my home to feed occasional use TVs (outdoors, guest bedroom, etc.). I also have a second receiver, so I can transmit to my external RV TV along with the inside one. Picture and sound are great.

https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-MWT...ideo+Kit&psc=1
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Old 11-29-2017, 02:17 PM   #7
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I'm playing with these little boxes in my lab
They work on 12vdc and can send the same feed to many displays. Would be a perfect not affordable solution.

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For other projects we had luck with Geffen equipment. It's not the cheapest thing out there price wise but it is really reliable.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...=Y&sku=1163147
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Old 11-29-2017, 03:10 PM   #8
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Here's a solution I've been using for several years. Works great, and I move it back and forth to my home to feed occasional use TVs (outdoors, guest bedroom, etc.). I also have a second receiver, so I can transmit to my external RV TV along with the inside one. Picture and sound are great.

https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-MWT...ideo+Kit&psc=1
The benefit of that box is the fact that you can have up to 4 receivers. I think it uses Wi-Fi to communicate between them vs, RF or some other technology like the IOGear. Both seem to have HDMI in and HDMI out.
One benefit of the IOGear is that it can be powered simply by the USB port on the TV (5v).

Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I am going to look deeper in to this soon when I go over to my coach and inspect it, and consider my various options and decide on a direction.

This is what I am considering installing outside the coach and bringing the coax in for the Dish that will be outside.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LF70DK...4LF70DK5285752
or this
https://www.amazon.com/JR-Products-4...JNAB68AZANXB4F
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Old 11-29-2017, 04:19 PM   #9
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Wireless sounds like the best idea. Multi-channel so you can opt away from a neighbor with similar equipment. It’s not the studs that make going through walls difficult, it’s the foam insullation. Many satellite receivers have two HDMI outlets.
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Old 11-29-2017, 05:38 PM   #10
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Wireless sounds like the best idea. Multi-channel so you can opt away from a neighbor with similar equipment. It’s not the studs that make going through walls difficult, it’s the foam insullation. Many satellite receivers have two HDMI outlets.
Not only the foam but remember, walls are extremely thin. Go through the floor . It's too hard trying to route through the roof space. If you have a 5er like a Forest River, the underbelly is enclosed (but heaps of space) so you will need to unscrew and drop one side of this core flute covering so you can see where you are threading cable.
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Old 11-29-2017, 07:29 PM   #11
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HDMI to Bedroom

A company in Orlando Pro Video makes a professional converter for $500.00 that sends a full HD signal over coax on a selected channel just like cable tv.
Not cheap but cables are already run and multiple devices can be used with additional units or a multiple unit combination.
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Not only the foam but remember, walls are extremely thin. Go through the floor . It's too hard trying to route through the roof space. If you have a 5er like a Forest River, the underbelly is enclosed (but heaps of space) so you will need to unscrew and drop one side of this core flute covering so you can see where you are threading cable.
X2, I have gone through the floor on my last 2 rigs without issue.
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http://www.provideoinstruments.com/1...OD-2_p_17.html

We used something similar from blonder tongue but it was not hdcp compliant. So cable boxes and DVD players didn't work.

Their webpage doesn't seem to mention anything about hdcp.
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Old 11-29-2017, 08:11 PM   #14
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I simply bought a HDMI splitter (Menards was by far the cheapest place that I found one) and ran a HDMI cable along the baseboard holding it in place with stick on cable clips. Must watch the same show on both TVs using the cable but that hasn't been a problem yet. Can watch satellite on one and cable or over the air on the other. I had to buy a connector to connect two HDMI cables together.
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You can have a lot of fun threading those wires through the walls and ceiling... It is do-able... OR, you can check out products like these:
https://www.hdtvsupply.com/hdmi-over-single-coax.html
or these:
https://www.hdtvsupply.com/hdmi-extender-cat5.html
along with a multitude of other ways to do what you want. Bear in mind, the website I used as a demonstration is a bit "pricey". You can find good deals on Amazon for the same type of product.
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Old 11-29-2017, 09:28 PM   #16
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Pretty easy. I ran mine thru the top of the cabinets along the wall. Just drilled a hole in each and fed the cable. Ran one to the bedroom TV and one outside. Also added an HDMI splitter.

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Old 12-13-2017, 10:39 PM   #17
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On our XLR I used the factory coax for sat in and then ran an hdmi cable to a cheap splitter from amazon. From it I rand 4 hdmi cables, one to garage(30ft), one to living room, one to bedroom and last one to the basement. All watch the same channel when hdmi is selected on the tv or with cable/antenna they can watch different channels. Everything works great with no problem.
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