Switch from Freeview to Freesat - control options

[Philip Coles]

Hi all, we‘ve had an FVP-4000T for several years and have been able to watch and control it in another room using a combination of hdmi splitter/cat6 and the Humax remote app (all thanks to the great advice from you guys on this forum).

However, we will shortly be moving into our new (self-built) house where the Freeview reception is appalling, so we are considering switching to Freesat.

My question is: will we still be able to use the above approach for watching recordings in a different room? I would assume that hdmi splitter/cat6 distribution will be fine, but does Humax have a similar app for Freesat for controlling recordings via wifi.

Thanks, as ever, for any advice.

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[Black Hole]

Obviously the HDMI extension will still work (it's just HDMI). If your Freesat unit has no app function, what you need is one of these: https://www.wish.com/product/5d89d5ed75af2051fcdd97e6 (or google "wireless ir extender").

You might even have something buried at the back of a drawer somewhere (I have): pre-HDMI analogue wireless extenders transmitted audio+composite video one way, and IR control signals the other. There's nothing which says you have to use the video channel!

However, there is an alternative. A modern recorder box almost certainly has DLNA, so recordings can be viewed using a DLNA-capable TV or STB via the home network.

 

[grahamlthompson]

Hi all, we‘ve had an FVP-4000T for several years and have been able to watch and control it in another room using a combination of hdmi splitter/cat6 and the Humax remote app (all thanks to the great advice from you guys on this forum).

However, we will shortly be moving into our new (self-built) house where the Freeview reception is appalling, so we are considering switching to Freesat.

My question is: will we still be able to use the above approach for watching recordings in a different room? I would assume that hdmi splitter/cat6 distribution will be fine, but does Humax have a similar app for Freesat for controlling recordings via wifi.

Thanks, as ever, for any advice.

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[grahamlthompson]

I would say you need to replace the pair of baluns with ones with infra red return and a built in hdmi loop out to the main TV.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LKV372PRO-Network-Extender-Loop-Out-Display/dp/B018K28HOU/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+extender+with+loop+out+and+ir&qid=1609446540&sr=8-4

No need for a app you can use the freesat box remote,

 

[Philip Coles]

Thanks very much, both, for your advice - I will pursue that.
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