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can i run an extra cable from my vm box ot a different tv

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    Can i run another cable form my vm box to another tv.
    Rather than pay for another box @£15 pm can i run a cable so that the box can service 2 seperate tvs ( not at once necessarily ) ie we have a vm box in the dining room and rather than sit and watch tv all night at the table want to watch it in the den on the sofa. so what i would want i think would be a feed in and out of the box so that it could be seen on 2 tvs. I know there are video senders/receivers on the market that do similar. But been there done that and they are toot - well the one i bought was anyways could never get a decent picture.

    Fed up with my 2 pinching our big tv and box in the front room and us getting stuck at the table watching tv and i refuse to sit in their den!

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    Newer virgin boxes don't have a loop / rf out so the signal can only go into the box, they
    have probably done it so you have to get another box from them. If you have a loop/ rf out you can just run a cable
    to another tv.

    I have read that the 2.4GB digisenders are crap, get too much interferance from other appliances
    but most seem to say the 5.8 GB ones are ok.

    I havent used one myself but was thinking of doing something similar a while back.
    It may be worth checking what kind you have.

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    i probably had the cheaper smaller ones as i think they were around £20-£30 - sold them on fleebay ! hope someone got good use out of them. the box i want to use it on is an old silver box but will check that and the v+ box to see back. thanks!
    after seeing a tv advert last night for the tivo (free activation) contacted them today and if i get that ill get to keep the old box for free each month, so might be the better option - only thing is gotta pay £50 installation - but at least it will be neat and no cables running round house so will look into it more!
    thanks for your input

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    RIP OTTILLIE we had the pleasure of loving her and being part of our family from Sept 06 - 8th June 2011
    RIP GIZMO: Decided to let him sleep & stop suffering. We had the pleasure of him being part of our lives from July 08 to 17th Nov 2011

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    VM have just been advertising the tivo activation is free as of today Linny?.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiTeck View Post
    VM have just been advertising the tivo activation is free as of today Linny?.
    yes only the activation - which is for the 500gb box ( smaller one) but you still have to pay for install plus if i keep the box i have and put it in another room i'd have to have another cable installed but for £3 extra pm for the tivo service might as well go for it.

    RIP OSCAR STITCH OTTILLIE GIZMO Our beloved pets xxxx
    RIP OSCAR Decided to let him sleep due to the Cancer taking him away form us. We had the pleasure of loving him from December 04 to September 8th 2009
    RIP STITCH we had the pleasure of loving him and him being part of our family from Sept 06 - 13th Jan 2011
    RIP OTTILLIE we had the pleasure of loving her and being part of our family from Sept 06 - 8th June 2011
    RIP GIZMO: Decided to let him sleep & stop suffering. We had the pleasure of him being part of our lives from July 08 to 17th Nov 2011

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    They also have an iphone app so you can record etc whilst out if you got Tivo - Just like the other company have its called the vm tv guide

    RIP OSCAR STITCH OTTILLIE GIZMO Our beloved pets xxxx
    RIP OSCAR Decided to let him sleep due to the Cancer taking him away form us. We had the pleasure of loving him from December 04 to September 8th 2009
    RIP STITCH we had the pleasure of loving him and him being part of our family from Sept 06 - 13th Jan 2011
    RIP OTTILLIE we had the pleasure of loving her and being part of our family from Sept 06 - 8th June 2011
    RIP GIZMO: Decided to let him sleep & stop suffering. We had the pleasure of him being part of our lives from July 08 to 17th Nov 2011

 

 

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