thecodeman Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 ^^^Huh?I think he's talking in RE: to the OP's question, How to get the GUI on 2 HDTVs, the answer being "Buy an HC200". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Oh, that makes sense.I thought he was referring to a solution for digital audio distribution.Sorry to hijack the thread guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sorry I usually only look at the original question not everything in-between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 So then what is the best method of distributing digital audio to 5.1 or 7.1 setups? Controlfouruserguy' date=' are you currently doing this? So, lets play out the plan I have for my theater.I am going to run the video/audio from my source (for example we'll say the sony 777) into my matrix switch that handles component video and digital audio. From the matrix switch the component video will go out to my projector and the audio will go out to my receiver. The receiver will then distribute the audio the 7 speakers in my 7.1 setup.Will the audio and the video arrive at the same time?[/quote']ILoveC4 - This is exactly what I'm doing to 3 different 5.1 Zones, and I do not have any issues with video/audio sync. The digital audio is being processed by 3 different surround sound receivers for the 3 rooms (2 Yamahas and a Sony). I do not have the surround sound receivers doing any DSP, as this I believe would add in some delay. I'm using the Key Digital KD-MSW8x4Pro switch. I even have a couple of sources converting from optical digital to coax digital without any delay issues.This is exactly what I'm doing at a customer (though using a NeoPro Borrego switch), even down to converting some sources from optical to digital coax, and it works like a charm for 4 5.1 zones.To both you guys streaming multiple digital audio feeds around the house. Through what cable are you doing this? specially wired digital audio cable? cat5 baluns? Could you even do it via RG6 steel core video coax cable???..I have heaps of this unused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Everything's home run in a rack, so I'm just using digital coax cable. The only thing going to the zones are speaker wires and the RGB mini-coax for component to the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrader Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I have the identical setup as thecodeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Oh, and to answer your question I was running 4 plasma HDTV's with only one navigator, so it can be done. With only one navigator you just want to make sure that two people will not want to use the navigator interface on the TV at the same time.My dealer told me this is not prudent as CPU overhead becomes quite large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 My dealer told me this is not prudent as CPU overhead becomes quite large.This is true. Navigator is a major pig on CPU processes. That's why it is recommended to have 1 controller per TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^Thanks for your reply. I really was wondering about this as I would only be calling-up one instance of the nav at a time. Yet another reason why I cannot wait until the 7" WiFi hits my doorstep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 There are only two people at our house that use the TV's (my kids are still too little) and we almost never use the on screen GUI. We use the touchpanels for music, and when we want to watch TV we use the SR-250 to call up the appropriate source using the DVR button or the color coded buttons on the remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^Yes, that is one reason why I never put a gun to my dealers head to just activate the function everywhere. But, I prefer to browse Rhapsody on something other than a 250... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^Yes, that is one reason why I never put a gun to my dealers head to just activate the function everywhere. But, I prefer to browse Rhapsody on something other than a 250...Which is why you'll like the 7" wireless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^please don't tease me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 My 10.5's are doing a good job in mean time. Believe me though, that 7" is going to be sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 True, and prices on those on the used market are pretty enticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 You can pick up 10.5's on line for as little as about $400.They're used and have no warranty, but the two I bought have been in perfect condition and worked wonderfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Wow, that's great. Maybe I should look into this. How is battery life and range? Anyway, for that price who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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