SCVJeff wrote:
While what you describe may make sense because you can distribute OTA HD, HDMI is a completely different animal altogether. It cannot be converted to RF without a very expensive encoder/ modulator, THEN you have HDCP rules to overcome (That being copyright restrictions). What most people don't realize is that HDMI is not a one way video source. In order for your TV to wake up when you plug in an HDMI source, there is a handshake that goes on between the satellite receiver, Blueray, etc., asking "what are you"? The TV responds "I am a simple monitor that displays what you give me" and life goes on. IF though you plug the source into something that can convert HDMI into something that can be copied, like HD-SDI, then the source will shut off. That can be gotten around via some Chinese gear on eBay that removes HDCP, but I doubt you can afford the other gear required to do it right anyway...
The best and cleanest thing to do is suck it up and run an HDMI cable to the rear (I did). It's not much fun, but when it's done it's done.. If you insist on not doing that then there are RF HDMI link modules that have had mixed success depending on the coach construction and local WiFi usage since they co-share the band. The link above uses coax as a link between the two boxes, but is not conventional RF and likely won't work through the switch box, meaning you have to switch or physically move both ends when you want to use it.
Well, that makes a lot of sense. I kind-of thought it was something to do with proprietary restrictions. I just couldn't imagine that NOBODY hadn't thought of this before, and why RV mfg'r don't have HDMI cabe already installed.
