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Re: Upgrading TV and Audio
pconroy328 wrote: Jbracey0 wrote: I know that Internet service will be little to none. I just thought there would be more info about people setting up a LAN or plexi servers. I'm thinking about installing Samsung tvs so I can view downloaded content via WiFi direct. I have a wireless LAN in my motorhome. But like Bill said, so far the places I've been have horrific bandwidth. Zero chance of streaming anything. Now, if I'm camping in my driveway, then I can get pretty good thruput. :) There's no way I'd hotspot enable things either. Overages on my ATT bill would be insane. I'd blow thru my 20G plan in a few days. So, I'm curious too. When you say you're going to stream everything -- how? Yeah I don't have unlimited data. I was wanting to just have a multi-room setup playing simultaneously like Sonos essentially but with also video. I have 3 different ways so far of playing video that I had in mind. 1) Blu-ray player with split hdmi to play same video 2) Network hard drive to play downloaded content 3) Setup a wifi direct connection to play video from phone or tablet (You can download your movies from Vudu/Google/Disney apps for play back later features) The hard part is figuring out if the wireless hdmi will sync the audio and video in multiple rooms since I've never used it. I'm going to take it to a place to remove the carpet and replace with laminate and maybe take that opportunity to run something in the subfloor. I really want a central vac now too.759Views0likes0CommentsRe: Upgrading TV and Audio
katoomer wrote: Build the system just like you would at home. Huge Audiophile you say. I'm the same. I used a Cradlepoint MBR router with a verizon data stick. For audio, attached to that is a NAS drive that stores 20,000 songs in apple lossless that plays thru 2 separate Sonos Connects so I can play all my music controlled by my phone sitting in my lawn chair. Inside I have a Marantz AV receiver, Dish Hopper, and 5 6" Klipsch in ceiling speakers and a Velodyne Mini Vee sub. Amazing sound quality. Most quality AV receivers have more than one HDMI outputs so 1 to your main tv and 1 to your bedroom tv. Outside I have a Sonos Connect as my source that runs thru a Bryston B100 integrated to a pair of Tera outdoor speakers that I hang on the side of the coach. I also have an input for audio from my outside tv. SQ is incredible. That's the info I'm looking for. I've been wanting to get Sonos for the house because I heard great things about their Tech to compensate for lag being awesome even though they aren't the most high end speakers. I have a 7.1 klipsch setup built into the living room at home so I never really needed the Sonos. I hAve to figure out how they wired their speakers because they had a sub in a cabinet and a switch for the tvs, the indoor speakers, and the built in outdoor speakers. But they had not moved all their stuff out at the dealer so I don't know what they will end up ripping out. Worst case scenario I buy it on Amazon to test and return whatever is ****. I will probably PM you in December with some questions if you don't mind!757Views0likes0CommentsRe: replacing the sofa bed in living area motorhome
I found the shop4seats too since we are looking to replace every piece of old furniture in the rv we are getting and they have whole packages. Their eBay reviews are great but I've tried two days in a row to call and no one ever picks up... if someone does have their furniture I would like to know of itsomeone worth it!485Views0likes0CommentsRe: Upgrading TV and Audio
That mount is exactly what I need! And I don't use kodi since I have hundreds of things on vudu already and we don't have unlimited data, I am looking around as many different options as I can. I am a huge audiophile and love cinema too so I know that most RVers like to relax and enjoy the great outdoors but we will also being using this more business so some days I like to just unwind. I'm not handy enough to redo the flooring since it has a huge slide but I found a custom place outside of Charlotte NC that does custom work so I'm interested to get their input after Thanksgiving for awesome mods. I want the RV to go from bleh and old to awesome and badass.758Views0likes0CommentsRe: Upgrading TV and Audio
I know the sync will be an issue for sure. I might have to find some tech that can manually set the lag. 55" might be too big but the distance viewing thing doesn't apply they way it used to with CRT or early LCDs. I know that Internet service will be little to none. I just thought there would be more info about people setting up a LAN or plexi servers. I'm thinking about installing Samsung tvs so I can view downloaded content via WiFi direct.757Views0likes0CommentsRe: Upgrading TV and Audio
Thanks for the info! I completely forgot about wireless hdmi! The model is a 2002 bounder 36s. It has a TV in the driver's back rear where the whole back wall is a wardrobe. It has a 19 inch I think in the cubby but all the space behind is empty. I was thinking about putting the hard drive and an Xbox back there. I was thinking about putting the wall mount or large swing arm for that side wall where there is just a window. I would go to the ultra light 4ks so the mount would weigh more than the tv. There is also a slide and when you put the slide out there are a couple of cabinet doors with a large mirror on the wall that connects to the bathroom with existing outlet on that wall. I have seen newer models that have a TV there instead of a mirror too that I thought about swapping. We plan on most of our trips to disney campground which does have hookups.166Views0likes0CommentsUpgrading TV and Audio
Hi! I am new to the forums and new to the RVing life! We are buying our first motor home this week a 2002 Bounder 35S. We have been looking at RVS for a while and we will be doing a lot of upgrades to this old one. We are shopping around for new dinette, couch, chair and cabin chairs and replacing all the flooring and painting walls and cabinets etc. Since we are going to be gutting it I also want to make some tech upgrades. Does anyone have any experience with having large tvs installed? It's a hard subject for me to find for RVS but I was thinking maybe ceiling mounting a swing arm large 55inch for the bedroom. We stream everything at the home or digital hard drive so we don't have to bring the discs. Does anyone have tips for syncing all of the audio and tvs together? Example: audio over the speakers in the rv and all the tvs playing the same video? I know it takes some hardware to calibrate the lag I just need to know where to start. Thanks!4.9KViews0likes18Comments
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