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Cable Question

WildFlowerUnicorn — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:12:26 GMT

Main TV is hooked up to DVR.

Can I hook up a bedroom tv to the cable plug coming out of the wall in bedroom directly to the TV? I dont want to get another cable box or dvr!

Re: Cable Question

nomless — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:18:42 GMT

@WildFlowerUnicorn wrote:
Main TV is hooked up to DVR.

Can I hook up a bedroom tv to the cable plug coming out of the wall in bedroom directly to the TV? I dont want to get another cable box or dvr!

@WildFlowerUnicorn it depends on provider. Mine is Cox. A mini-box (less expensive than main box) is required between wall and TV.

Ask your cable provider.

Re: Cable Question

WildFlowerUnicorn — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:31:02 GMT

Thank you! I thought maybe I could get a cable cord and plug it into the cable area on the bedroom wall, and into the TV. If I ask the Cable that wont be good, they will want me to get a cable box or a dvr.

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WildFlowerUnicorn — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:33:25 GMT

I have Spectrum. They dont have the mini box any more!

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SilleeMee — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:00:52 GMT

If I'm not mistaken, that's how cable and satellite companies make money ...by selling you a box (service) for each TV you have. So you would need to call your cable company to get their service (a box) for each additional TV you have. I don't think there's any legal way around that.

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ValuSkr — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:55:23 GMT

It depends on your cable provider. Some providers scramble every channel, and you need a box to unscramble them. Others may scramble most channels but leave some unscrambled. You'll be able to view the unscrambled channels by connecting the cable directly to the back of your TV set. At least, that's the way it worked with Time Warner until a couple years ago.

Try it - I think there's no harm in it.

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Nightowlz — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:53:24 GMT

DH knows how to get around that. He did when we had cable. He used splitters & I don't know what else.

I have been trying to get him to install a new antenna outside for our local channels. I can drop my DISH package down to basics while I try Netflix, Hulu etc to see what I want for TV programming.

I'm sick of paying $130 per month for nothing. There is hardly anything on TV worth watching to pay that.

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WildFlowerUnicorn — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:00:48 GMT

A splitter is a good idea and one I didnt think of. That is what Im going to do, thank you!

Thank you for all of the answers!

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SilleeMee — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:07:04 GMT

A splitter will work. Then you will need to run a cable from that splitter to your other TV. The problem is with the type of cable you use. Some cables are not shielded and what that means is the cable will 'leak' a signal which can trigger an alert to your cable company and they might want to contact you regarding the 'leak'. Leaks are considered to be the illegal use of cable services, ones that are not paid for and you'll end up having to pay for the extra TV services. So just be aware of using splitters.

I know this can happen because it happened to me.

Re: Cable Question

sunshine45 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:00:09 GMT

we have xfinity......YES, it is the boxes that really make the bill add up quickly. we pay it because we do use many different rooms to watch our televisions.

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catter70 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:47:48 GMT

I have RCN cable and have 2 TV's and 2 cable boxes.They charge $4.00 a month per box. Not sure that what you are saying would work. I get so annoyed with them as again my TV's guide is not working. This is the 7th time in 10 months. Called again this A.M. and they sent the signal and unplugged the box again. Still not working. If other choices had my local channels, etc. I'd get rid of them.

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Scooby Doo — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:32:15 GMT

I used to be able to do that with Comcast. I used a spliter and ran a cord through the wall board into the next room. Can't do that anymore. Xfinity makes you rent a box in order to receive their signals.

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gardenman — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:38:38 GMT

If you have a Roku you can get apps on it to use it as a cable box for Comcast. It's a bit clunky, but it works.

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CJC — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:59:03 GMT

Up until about a year ago you could easily do that with Spectrum. Just plug cable directly into wall from TV because cable signal came into entire house, not into individual sets. Now they have gotten greedy and went to all digital signal requiring a large cable box for each TV at a hefty monthly rental fee per box. No way was I going that route since I have 3 wall mounted TVs with no room for those giant receiver boxes that are nearly as large as the old VCR boxes. All about the $ for Spectrum. I now have only one Spectrum receiver box on my bedroom TV--all other TVs have a Roku stick. Works ok, but I did have to purchase one of those $50 Netgear signal extenders to get my WIFI signal downstairs and all the way out to my back porch. Rates keep going up, channels are being deleted, and now Spectrum wants me to use them for my cell phone carrier. In a pig's eye. I'm old enough to remember when cable service first came to our neighborhood for a flat $7 per month.

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VaBelle35 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:16:33 GMT

I have xfinity and I have TiVo, so I never had any xfinity equipment. My Tivo plugs right into the cable outlet in the wall.

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WildFlowerUnicorn — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:54:21 GMT

Thank you for all the answers! I was looking at the stuff from Spectrum that I had received when I moved. There is a splitter in there which surprised me. I doubt that they want anyone using it to get cable channels on a second tv. But not sure what it is there for if not that!

Re: Cable Question

Nuttmeg — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:15:58 GMT

I have a splitter to share the signal between a TV and an internet (cable modem).