Hey guys. I don't post a whole heck of a lot... mostly lurk with an occasional contribution to the sox pats game threads. But I'm running into an issue in a new apartment and I figure I can use SoSH brain power to maybe solve.
In the family room of my new apartment I have one cable jack on the far wall which is opposite of from where I want to put the tv to make the layout flow better. I need to figure out a way to get the cable signal to the other side where I want my tv to be. I'm not the most handy guy or exceptionally technically savvy. Running coax through the floor, ceiling, or walls is out of the question since it's an apartment and I don't want to go tearing walls up. After doing some internet research and talking to a guy at best buy it seems like it would be impossible to keep the tv and cable box together, is this true? The salesman at Best Buy informed me that really my only option is to get a receiver/transmitter set up but I would have to keep the box by the original cable jack and to change the channel I would have point the remote behind me which is impractical for obvious reasons. Is there a cost effective way (under $200) for what I want to do?
edit... And if there is a way to do this would I be sacrificing picture quality? The signal will only be traveling across 1 room (15' at most). Thanks
SoSH, Go!!
In the family room of my new apartment I have one cable jack on the far wall which is opposite of from where I want to put the tv to make the layout flow better. I need to figure out a way to get the cable signal to the other side where I want my tv to be. I'm not the most handy guy or exceptionally technically savvy. Running coax through the floor, ceiling, or walls is out of the question since it's an apartment and I don't want to go tearing walls up. After doing some internet research and talking to a guy at best buy it seems like it would be impossible to keep the tv and cable box together, is this true? The salesman at Best Buy informed me that really my only option is to get a receiver/transmitter set up but I would have to keep the box by the original cable jack and to change the channel I would have point the remote behind me which is impractical for obvious reasons. Is there a cost effective way (under $200) for what I want to do?
edit... And if there is a way to do this would I be sacrificing picture quality? The signal will only be traveling across 1 room (15' at most). Thanks
SoSH, Go!!