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Vulcan · 01-28-2008, 01:55 PM

That's a good idea to use your 6100 on your second TV and the 9242. Your best picture quality on this TV from your 9242 would be to run component [rbg] video and composite [r and w] for audio. This would give you the mirror effect but it would be in HD. The easiest would be to fish a co-axial cable, though that's not real HD.
One thing I've wanted to try is to use an HDMI splitter, so that I could run HDMI from one STB to two TVs. One HDMI cable would be easier to fish to the second TV than component and composite. You could even use component from your 9242 to your main TV and use the HDMI out to your second TV. I don't notice a difference in picture quality between HDMI and component.
If both TVs are widescreen and you've set the boxes for 16x9, you shouldn't get any black bars on HD broadcasts.

I just remembered in the setup I think you have, for your 6100 you won't get the HD satellite from your SW34. You'll have to use one of the outlets from your SW44 used for your SD PVR. Just replace it with a cable from your SW34 to your SD PVR. You shouldn't miss a coulple of channels on one tuner to this box.

01-28-2008, 01:55 PM	#10
Vulcan Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sunshine Coast Exp:	That's a good idea to use your 6100 on your second TV and the 9242. Your best picture quality on this TV from your 9242 would be to run component [rbg] video and composite [r and w] for audio. This would give you the mirror effect but it would be in HD. The easiest would be to fish a co-axial cable, though that's not real HD. One thing I've wanted to try is to use an HDMI splitter, so that I could run HDMI from one STB to two TVs. One HDMI cable would be easier to fish to the second TV than component and composite. You could even use component from your 9242 to your main TV and use the HDMI out to your second TV. I don't notice a difference in picture quality between HDMI and component. If both TVs are widescreen and you've set the boxes for 16x9, you shouldn't get any black bars on HD broadcasts. I just remembered in the setup I think you have, for your 6100 you won't get the HD satellite from your SW34. You'll have to use one of the outlets from your SW44 used for your SD PVR. Just replace it with a cable from your SW34 to your SD PVR. You shouldn't miss a coulple of channels on one tuner to this box. Last edited by Vulcan; 01-28-2008 at 02:04 PM.