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Brief explanation. Builder of our home ran coax from our master bedroom to a cabinet in the office in order to pipe tv signal from the bedroom to the second tv. In the past, satellite receivers have had a coax output and we could use it. Now, our satellite receiver only has digital outputs.

Is there a way I can utilize the coax cable in place to pipe a signal to this second tv from my receiver in the bedroom?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Not sure what you're asking, but I have digital cable that uses coax.

Try Radio Shack for adapters. I'm using old powered computer speakers for sound bars and they had the adapters needed.

What do you mean by "digital outputs"? Coax is still used with digital. There are different grades of it, some much more suited for digital cable vs say an antenna. But unless your house was wired 20 years ago, I doubt you'd have an issue.

if your second tv is too old it will need a digital converter hooked up to recieve digital signals.

By the sounds, your satellite receiver has either VGA or DVI outputs only.

Perhaps you could adapt it to co-axial cable by using a VCR or a DVR, hook it up, put it on record and use the pass-through signal to send the signal through the wall to the other room(s). Just leave it on pause if you don't want to record anything.

My digital converter is the same way with just VGA output. I have not tried the above but I think it will work.

What you need is either another receiver from your satellite TV provider or a different one. Some receivers can operate in multiple rooms and others can't.

It's been a few years since I had two TVs hooked up with DirecTV but the monthly cost for an additional receiver was only $5.00 a month. Going this route you can watch and or record separate shows in two rooms at once.

If you're currently using the coax that's installed it just a matter tapping into the dish for the second room.

There are 2 issues in your question

1) Digital vs. analog -- This pertains to the TV reciever, and the transmitter in your Dish or Direct TV box. The new ones are digital, if your bedroom TV is old yes you will need a converter box and all is not so good. It's best to update your Bedroom TV to a newer one that has a digital reciever.

3) If you mean HDMI outputs - your screwed - that will only go a up to 20-50 feet with a very expensive cable. If your using the coax out of their box see #1

The receiver in the bedroom has S-video out, HDMI (which is being used for the bedroom tv) and component video.

I have coax run from this location to the site of the second tv. The second tv has digital inputs. How do I take component, s-video or HDMI output through the coax cable to, convert back to digital and input into the second tv?

I do not need to be able to watch different channels at the same time.

I could replace the coax but really hate running wires up through the wall, into the attic and back down a wall. If I did this, what is the best option? Replacing the coax with s-video?

We've had a receiver that can pump signal to a second tv. That may be an option but I hate paying for a new receiver. We already pay too dang much to the satellite tv outfit. I probably would have a stroke if I knew just how much.

I looked a little closer tonight. Looks like I will be able to run new wire. The wire enters the attic not through an exterior wall but straight up through the ceiling so it will be easy to play wire into there from below.

So, any suggestions on HDMI wire to use to make this run?