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TNGW1500SE
Explorer
Jul 20, 2015

HDMI cable from front to bedroom

I need to run a HDMI cable from the TV area (above the dash) to the TV in the bedroom. I'm thinking about going through the overhead A/C duct work. The duct work (from the A/C unit) goes up the drivers side towards the front of the RV but the duct work to the rear goes back the passenger side. I guess I'll have to take the roof cover off the A/C unit to get the cable from one sides duct work to the other. Correct? Is there a better way to run the cable?

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  • I'm doing the same thing as far as using the computer for entertainment, unfortunately so far I have only been able to use the switch box (the one with all of the buttons on it so that the antenna signal and DVD signal can be sent to other TV's), and it used the RCA (red/white/yellow) connectors. I'm using an HDMI to RCA adapter currently but yes the picture is not HD on the back TV. Not sure if you have this option though. Just an idea. The long HDMI cable would be more ideal.
  • Got it!
    I looked into long hdmi cables for home once and found a few
    The connectors on the end make them hard to pull
    Good luck!
  • roam1 wrote:
    If you TV in the bedroom is small, regular coax will give a reasonable picture
    Just a thought


    I'm hooking it up to a laptop that's on the dash and splitting the HDMI between both TV's. Controlling it with a bluetooth keyboard. ! TB external drive on home WIFI so I can transfer videos to it to watch at campgrounds. That way I don't have to watch Gunsmoke in the bedroom.
  • If you TV in the bedroom is small, regular coax will give a reasonable picture
    Just a thought
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    In my FIFTH WHEEL I was able to pull down each of the Air Conditioner ceiling vents and pull some wiring from vent to vent (every six feet or so) from one end of the trailer to the other. I used the spray foam to seal-up any holes I had to make getting in and out of the cut-in a/c ducts.

    Usually on both end you will have ceiling cabinets installed where you can retrieve your cables and route to where they need to go on both end behind the thin walls.

    Being a HAM RADIO guy I ran several RG type cables down the air conditioner cut in ceiling ducts...

    The other route is under the trailer which has a closed membrane that has to be removed first.

    I guess you could consider BLUE TOOTH as well

    Roy Ken