TV Upgrade Cable Routing
Hey Folks I'm a RV newbie, just purchased a used 2005 37' National Tropical LX. Since they're on longer in business I can't go to them for info, so here I am. I've replaced the front and rear TV's wi...
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dougrainer wrote:TechWriter wrote:Johno02 wrote:
Most TVs and components still have coax cable connectors in addition to HDMI. In our case, as we are not using any satellite, I am just using coax that was installed in our coach. Believe it or not, High def signals work just as good for the purpose as HDMI. The major limit is how good of a signal you have in the first place. If we are local to a good OTA station, I get a really good HD picture.
Yep, OTA HDTV can work fine with coax.
The flip of that coin is that newer sat receivers, like DISH's Hopper & DirecTV's Genie, are designed to send HD signals over regular coax -- options to consider before you start pulling HDMI cable.
What makes you think HD signals can be transmitted thru regular Coax????? I looked at the Genie and NOTHING on its list says HD can be transmitted thru Coax. Coax CAN transmit OTA signals but NOT a signal that has been processed by a Sat/Cable receiver. Doug
According to what I've read you can transmit the signal over regular coax but it won't be true HD quality at the TV. The true HD signal is always transmitted over coax from the dish to the receiver, but from the receiver to the TV you have to have HDMI cable for a true HDMI picture. The picture is pretty good with coax, but there's not a lot of sense of upgrading everything to HD if you aren't going to have an HD picture.
