Get the Splitter to show different channels on each tvs?

Question

I finally hooked up my splitter but now it shows the same channel on both of the tvs. I have been reading previous postings and many say you can get them to work interdependent. How do I set that up? I have one tv in the living room that has the cable box. The second tv is in the bedroom and does not have a box. It is a pain to go from one room to another to change channels. Since I can not control the tv in the bedroom. I have to do it from the main one in the living room. How do i set it up so both tv's work independently?

Answer 1

Since you use a cable box with a single tuner you can only watch one channel at a time.
Here are some options for you.

a) split the signal BEFORE it goes to the cable box.
If your second TV has a cable tuner, it will be able to play different - UNSCRAMPLED only - channels.

b) Get an IR/RF remote repeater (Radio Shack may have them). It allows you to control a device from another room

Answer 2

The ONLY way to get 2 different channels on 2 different TV's is to have 2 boxes. There is NO way around that.

If changing the channel is the issue then you can go with the I/R remote so when you point it at the TV it actually changes the channel in the Living Room which then changes the channel in the bedroom.

The cable signals afre encoded so unless you have a box to decode them they won't work regardless of where the splitter is.

weeder

Answer 3

this is two option 1 yep u can watch different channels if u have a different reciever ( one cable box for each tv ) 2 no u can not if u have only one reciever n splite to 2 tv ( both tv will have the same channel at the same time )