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Is there a clean way to keep multiple TV streams in sync?

Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:10 am
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:10 am
Let's say I have three TV's running YouTubeTV and all are showing the same sporting event. Is there a way to splice the feed from one TV and feed into the other TV's so that they all remain in sync? Was at a friend's house for Super Bowl and he had the game on two TV's and they were out of sync...I realize you can pause one to sync up with the other but this is a headache.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79535 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:20 am to
I think you could do this if the device running YouTubeTV (not a built-in TV App) went into an HDMI splitter and out to other TVs. Don't see how you could use a built in-app and keep them close to in sync.
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
15615 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:59 am to
Splitter. There are ones that use network cable. Hdmi extender. Pretty sure there are ones with multiple outputs.
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:47 am to
I have coaxial and cat 6 lines running to the TV's but no HDMI cords...can I still make this work?
Posted by VABuckeye
NOVA
Member since Dec 2007
37461 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 11:19 am to
Yes. You can get a device that takes HDMI in then CAT6 to it's mated device on the other end then HDMI out to the TV.

Example HDMI extender over CAT6
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 11:20 am
Posted by Jj283
Houma
Member since May 2015
806 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 4:35 pm to
As others have said splitter is the only way to make it seamless.

I have two TVs on my patio and tried everything imaginable to make them sync up, but was always a couple seconds behind.

Bought a splitter and connected via HDMI, all good now.
Posted by ColdDuck
BR via da Parish
Member since Sep 2006
2886 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 7:55 pm to
Everyone grab a remote..yell out 3, 2, 1, play. Perfect synchronized events.
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/11/21 at 9:18 am to
Can you please link to the splitter?
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/11/21 at 11:28 am to
Just found this...

Ocean Matrix 1x4 4K HDMI Splitter

looks like I have a fun project ahead of me...
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 11:28 am
Posted by guedeaux
Member since Jan 2008
13712 posts
Posted on 2/11/21 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

Just found this...

Ocean Matrix 1x4 4K HDMI Splitter

looks like I have a fun project ahead of me...




You could use some old HDMI cables for this project...
Posted by Jj283
Houma
Member since May 2015
806 posts
Posted on 2/11/21 at 9:20 pm to
[link= LINK ]

Any of the cheap ones on Amazon should work.

The one you linked seems nice as well.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 9:22 pm
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 9:06 pm to
quote:

Yes. You can get a device that takes HDMI in then CAT6 to it's mated device on the other end then HDMI out to the TV.

Example HDMI extender over CAT6
will this handle 4k video?
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 10:49 am
Posted by Miketheseventh
Member since Dec 2017
6501 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 9:47 pm to
I have two TVs outside. I use an HDMI splitter and both TVs are always in sync
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
24298 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 10:03 pm to
4K?
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15388 posts
Posted on 2/26/21 at 7:48 am to
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4K?


Many are


As far as the baluns mentioned above (hdmi converted to Ethernet and back, just read the specs on the device closely. They’ll tell you the distance allowed over cat 6, some will mention cat5e distances supported (typically shorter, typically long enough for a house install).


My tv provider skipped on cable cards. With just me and the wife at home, distributed video from one set of boxes was a project of mine. I eventually bought monoprice HDBaseT. I wouldn’t recommend that specific line. It has lots of mixed reviews. I tried troubleshooting it a few different ways, but I could never get it to consistently play video in multiple zones. There are much more reliable, more expensive products. I bit on the “too good to be true” at too low of a price. The IR distribution on it worked great.

For unrelated reasons, I switched to my local provider’s streaming option and dropped the project.


So take the above with a grain of salt- i didn’t actually get a system like this up and running. If I were going to DIY and not get an installer, I would probably try Jtech (available on Amazon) next, but the project no longer suits my needs, so I won’t be able to report back any useful experience.
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