Hello All,
I am wondering if there is a way to distribute my DVD video to TVs on my second floor and bathroom? I had my entire house professionally wired so I believe the cabling is in place, but what equipment would I need to do this? I have a Niles MR6 so I believe I won't have a problem control the DVD from these other rooms.

Thanks!

Here's a system that will do what you want.

[Link: homeautomationnet.com]

A modulator would work good for you. It puts audio and video on an unused cable TV channel. All you need to do is connect your DVD video and audio out to the modulator and then a coax run to your TV's. Then you tune the modulator and your ready to go.

I have 7 modulated sources in my home
SAT1 Channel 14
SAT2 Channel 16
VCR1 Channel 20
VCR2 Channel 22
DVD Channel 26
Ultimate TV CHannel 40
Computer CHannel 42

I use 3 source modulators (I have 3 of them). I use the Netmedia Triple Play (MM73) and the Dayton Video 3 source. You can get the Netmedia modulators for $150 or so at www.worthdist.com and the Dayton Video 3 source for $138 at www.partsexpress.com I just got the Dayton Video unit today and it works great.

Let me know if you have any set-up questions.

Thanks guys! Glad to hear this can be done.

it can be done, but if you modulate it, you might not like the quality

Of course RF is the absolutly worst distribution method in the video signal chain. The next step up is 100 times better and it's composite video.

Matt-
"the next step us is 100 times better........."

I think that's an overstatement, or at least something that would be difficult to quantify.

Depending on Johnie's TV's, he might not notice any difference in quality. Of of his TV's is in a bathroom, so I can't imagine it's very large. On relatively small TV's, the quality difference is minimal.

Johnie- FYI, I distribute my DVD using a ChannelPlus modulator to 4 TV's, ranging from 13" to 27" and the quality is just fine. I sure wouldn't use a modulated source in my primary viewing area (home theater) but for what you probably want to do, it should be fine.

Well, OK 100 times may be an overstatement. But composite video is definatly not suseptable to the problems that RF is.

Also if you use the existing coax to send a composite signal, where will the audio come from? Guess if all you watch are Charlie Chaplin movies it would work great. A modulator is the way to go.

I used to send the picture from my Computer DVD-ROM upstairs to my previous normal TV downstairs (before I got a DVD player)via RCA wireless sending/recieving units & it gave marvelous picture & sound. (unless I used the microwave for popcorn!)
Dougofthenorth

Try Kat5, basically a system for converting audio and video signals so they can be sent over cat5 cabling.
http://www.diyha.co.uk/

KAT5 looks interesting. Does anyone sell it in the states? My searches have turned up nothing?

Uh, the modulator has an audio input! IT WILL send the audio right along with the video! :)

Uh, the modulator has an audio input! I WILL send the audio right along with the video! :)

Sonicflood,
If you read the entire thread we are all recommending RF modulators (I end my comment recommending a modulator). We all know modulators carry both audio and video. Matt was saying that a composite feed would be superior, which is true, however a direct composite feed is a single cable from the DVD to the TV. I was just commenting that to provide audio additional cables would be required.