[mythtv-users] Distributing MythTV playback to multiple locations.

[Michael Greb]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 03:06:57PM +0000, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> On Monday 13 October 2003 06:48 pm, Sean, Sharon and Kyle Harbour wrote:
> >   It occurs to me that 3 tv antennaes and an old vcr will let me
> > broadcast to separate tvs with no extra wiring. The rca output from
> > the tvout on the video card in the mythtv box goes to a VCR. A common
> > tv rabbit ear antennae goes on the output of the VCR. Another pair of
> > rabbit ears goes into the alternate input of the other TVs located
> > around the house. To watch MythTV, you simply choose the alternate
> > input on the tv remote control and tune in channel 3 (or 4, depending
> > on interference). For remote control, a small laptop with 802.11b,
> > although a little clunky, would do until a better way using remote
> > control of the mythtv box from a wireless palm/wince/whatever device
> > could be setup. The palm size device could also double as the tv
> > remote using the IR port, so it could be an all in one solution. If
> > there is no interference on 3 and 4, you could use two old VCRs to
> > broadcast two separate shows simultaneously.
> > Of course, your next door neighbors might be able to pickup your
> > shows, so you'd want to think carefully about plugging in amplifiers
> > to the vcr outputs to clear up snowy reception at the back of your
> > yard. However, as far as I know it's perfectly legal as long as you
> > keep the broadcast power low enough.
> 
> 
> Would this actually work?  i.e., would a VCR really put out the correct type 
> of signal with enough power to receive it, say, a couple of rooms away?
> 
> -JAC

It works, for best results use a cable amp on the output of the vcr 
before the antenna.  Haven't done this since I was about 10, it was
my introduction into radio and at the time there was a usable picture
at about 100 ft with a homemade directional antenna based on almost
no knowledge of rf.

Michael
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