I have 1 receiver and 2 TV's.. how to get all 2 TV's working?

[acelera]

I have only 1 Dish Network Box in my living room but i also wanted that same box to connect to the TV on my bedroom... i don't care if both TV's stay on the same channel.
What do i need to do?

thanks in advance


btw this is the box i have:
(Dish 311 or 301 idk exactly which one i have)

 

[dvrexpander]

I have only 1 Dish Network Box in my living room but i also wanted that same box to connect to the TV on my bedroom... i don't care if both TV's stay on the same channel.
What do i need to do?

thanks in advance

get a splitter and put on end of line going from the box to the TV then put one line from one of the two out ports to that TV and another to the bedroom... This will "mirror" the outputs.

Simple!

 

[acelera]

a splitter like these:

or

?

 

[old corps]

Like the 2nd one that says Radio Shack. Others may disagree but I've used cheapo ones with no problems. Walmart, the dollar store, etc.

Ed

 

[old corps]

Also, you'll probably want to get the UHF Pro Upgrade kit so you can control your receiver from the bedroom and yes, it'll work with your receiver (a 311). I used one some time back when I had the same receiver and it worked great. The Dish Store has 'em on their site or any retailer would have them.
Yer welcome.

Ed

 

[acelera]

thanks a lot for the help! works great
and i will take a look at that UHF Pro Upgrade kit

thanks again man[]

 

[old corps]

You're welcome bud.:up BTW, welcome to the forum!

Ed

 

[dishslave]

I agree the cheap splitters will work.

 

[BobaBird]

Or run A/V lines to the TV next to the receiver and the ch 3/4 RF out to the far TV.

 

[dvrexpander]

Also, you'll probably want to get the UHF Pro Upgrade kit so you can control your receiver from the bedroom and yes, it'll work with your receiver (a 311). I used one some time back when I had the same receiver and it worked great. The Dish Store has 'em on their site or any retailer would have them.
Yer welcome.

Ed

No you won't need a UHF pro upgrade kit or whatever.... the simiple solution is to get two splitters, put one splitter off a 6inch jumper coming from TV2 and another 6inch jumper from the ant output to the splitter and then just hook up the original main lead from TV2 to the splitter and follow it back to the other room (if your having trouble changing channels or using the remote of course). At the room where TV2 line is running to you would then take that original lead into the splitter and hook the antenna on one side and another 6inch or ever how long you want to make it jumper to the TV and boom you've extended your antenna to that room.

neat little trick without running extra cable or wasting money on any UHF kit.

 

[TheKrell]

A 311 doesn't have a TV2!

 

[dvrexpander]

A 311 doesn't have a TV2!

Your correct.. I added TV2 as an example, but it will work on a "mirrored" line as well..doesn't matter what feed its coming from the UHF will travel over it exactly how I explained it..but this works perfect on those that do have a TV2.

 

[TheKrell]

I was too cryptic. What I should have typed was, "The 311 does not have a UHF remote; only IR." Most recent Dish single-tuner receivers are IR-only. Surprise odd-ball is the VIP612 which counts as one tuner but has two, and which comes with a DishPro 6.3 remote capable of UHF or IR.

 

[dvrexpander]

I was too cryptic. What I should have typed was, "The 311 does not have a UHF remote; only IR." Most recent Dish single-tuner receivers are IR-only. Surprise odd-ball is the VIP612 which counts as one tuner but has two, and which comes with a DishPro 6.3 remote capable of UHF or IR.

just remember that little trick...works great when you need to extend the UHF remote without spending alot of money :up

 

[old corps]

I was too cryptic. What I should have typed was, "The 311 does not have a UHF remote; only IR." Most recent Dish single-tuner receivers are IR-only. Surprise odd-ball is the VIP612 which counts as one tuner but has two, and which comes with a DishPro 6.3 remote capable of UHF or IR.

Thanks Krell-
That's what I was talking about. Nothing to do with getting OTA to the 2nd TV. Been there, doing that as well. If he doesn't get a UHF upgrade kit or a IR repeater how's he gonna control the receiver from the bedroom...........

Ed