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RoyB
May 15, 2019Explorer II
I guess everything is different...
My TV setup uses one of those ANTENNA WALL PLATE PANELS that gives a direct connection to Main TV and BEDROOM TV Antenna INPUT RG connection. This can be from either CABLE TV or OTA TV by pushing a small switch on the outside of the TV WALL PLATE Panel...

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I would be using standard VIZIO type 24-30 inch LCD TVs from WALMART...
My OFF ROAD POPUP is setup using the ANTENANN PANEL and will work just fine with both CABLE TV from Camp grounds or OTA TV using my BATWING antenna...
My outside antenna is one of those BATWING antennas.

I had to change out my TV sets in 2009 I think it was when the US changed over from Analog TV to Digital TV...
We mostly camp off grid and seems to pickup stations off the BATWING antenna just about everywhere we go... There are a few time we will be out of range of TV Transmitter Towers sometimes...
If you are wanting to downstream all of your TV and not use CABLE TV or OTA TV connections then it would be a different animal haha...
If all you have is the smart TV's then I think they want to see HDMI cables routed between them... Most of those however still should have a standard Cable or OTA TYPE F connector on them to use for CABLE or OTA TV connections...
I may not be understanding you question here...
Roy Ken

My TV setup uses one of those ANTENNA WALL PLATE PANELS that gives a direct connection to Main TV and BEDROOM TV Antenna INPUT RG connection. This can be from either CABLE TV or OTA TV by pushing a small switch on the outside of the TV WALL PLATE Panel...

Google image
I would be using standard VIZIO type 24-30 inch LCD TVs from WALMART...
My OFF ROAD POPUP is setup using the ANTENANN PANEL and will work just fine with both CABLE TV from Camp grounds or OTA TV using my BATWING antenna...
My outside antenna is one of those BATWING antennas.

I had to change out my TV sets in 2009 I think it was when the US changed over from Analog TV to Digital TV...
We mostly camp off grid and seems to pickup stations off the BATWING antenna just about everywhere we go... There are a few time we will be out of range of TV Transmitter Towers sometimes...
If you are wanting to downstream all of your TV and not use CABLE TV or OTA TV connections then it would be a different animal haha...
If all you have is the smart TV's then I think they want to see HDMI cables routed between them... Most of those however still should have a standard Cable or OTA TYPE F connector on them to use for CABLE or OTA TV connections...
I may not be understanding you question here...
Roy Ken

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