vu+ solo2 in other rooms

[Rob van der Does]

hi lads all are tvs arehd ready,coax isnt best picture
and if there is a better option that will give me hd
i would prefer that option if possible in my setup,thanks

The best option would be to use secondary (client)STB's for all TV's. A LAN connection is then required: that could b eover COAX, but also via homeplugs (or a cable of course).

[jadejackellie]

sounds complicated ha,right my setup is,vu solo2 in livingroom
spiderbox 9000 in my sons room on 2nd floor of house,by lan
connection is that to do with the router,im also using homeplugs if that
any use,id like to achieve the best pic quality possible,so whats my best
and easiest option,thanks

[jadejackellie]

could u lads recommend a hd reciever thats
simple to use and foesent cost the world
as i could put these in sll rooms,id buy more
spiderboxes but cant get hold of them anymore
thanks

[Rob van der Does]

It's not complicated: a (cheap) ViX-running STB (clientbox) in all (bed)rooms, connected via LAN (cable or homplug) to the STB in your living (server STB) will do fine.
Using the plugin RemoteStreamConvertor on all clientboxes allows the use of the tuner of the serverbox; recording made by the serverbox can also be watched.
This way you have a (relative) cheap HD-setup in all rooms.

A XP1000 could very well serve as client box, but any can do.

[jadejackellie]

wow think im gona struggle here,so my vu solo would be the server
and all otherboxes are the client,do i need a line for each client or
would i use the server(solo) line,if this is right would i only be able to
watch what was being viewed on the solo or could each client watch there
own channel,think i may have got this wrong,what reciever would you
recommend as my client,thanks alot

[Rob van der Does]

Using a client box is the same as streaming for the serverbox.
In other words: as long as the stream requests fit in the actual state of the box (depending on tuner config, number of tuners, live-TV and recordings), a stream request will be honoured. The server box's activities always have precedence over stream requests.
An ideal server box would have an unlimited number of tuners, and be hidden in your cellar or so. In reality you'll have to estimate how often many conflicting requests would be there, and what you're willing to accept in this area.

[jadejackellie]

i think i will just get a couple of hd recievers wich will
accept a c or n line and use homeplugs to set themup
i can get my head around that all that other stuff(servers)
is beyond me ha,been looking at a tm5402,are these anygood
and are they simple enough to use and setup,thanks

[RustySpoons]

Any enigma2 based box will do. Although antiquated I still use partner box with dm800's and over homeplugs.
TP link 200mps (theoretical speed to each other) 100mps link ports. Can be had for under £30 for a pair and work amazingly well. I can stream a 20gb bluray over them no problem. I suggest buying homeplugs online and seeing how they work as there are a few caveats about how your house is wired etc and if no good you can send them back under distance selling act.

[jadejackellie]

im already using tp link 500mbs homeplugs on my sons
spiderbox upstairs and they work perfectly im well impressed
so will be buying some more of them when i get my new recievers
why do you suggest an enigma2 reciever rather than something like
a spiderbox,i dont even understand what an enigma box is even tho ive
a solo2 ha

[Larry-G]

i think i will just get a couple of hd recievers wich will
accept a c or n line and use homeplugs to set themup
i can get my head around that all that other stuff(servers)
is beyond me ha,been looking at a tm5402,are these anygood
and are they simple enough to use and setup,thanks

Were not talking about cardsharing here ( thats a topic we cant get into on this forum ).

Basically remotestreamconvert allows you to stream a tuner from the server box to the client box, including the EPG. This ties the host tuner up in the same way as a recording would.

[jadejackellie]

is the host another name for the server stb

[im85288]

is the host another name for the server stb

In your case the host (server box) is the vu solo 2, the receivers (client box) would be the boxes in the other rooms.

[jadejackellie]

will i get in trouble with person i get my line
off if i stream it from solo to my new reciever,thanks

[jadejackellie]

rusty recommends the xp1000 reciever
as my client stb anybody else agree with
this or any other suggestions,thanks

[Rob van der Does]

will i get in trouble with person i get my line
off if i stream it from solo to my new reciever,thanks

Now you pushed it to far mate: topic closed!