I am a full-time RV'er and my motorhome is my "home". We have a 2003 model with 2 analog sets (one located in the livingroom, the second in the bedroom). Both sets receive local antenna signal from a rooftop antenna and that signal is fed into a control box, (located in a compartment next to the living room tv), and from that control box, the signal is split and made available to be viewed on/through each of the two televisions and to the VCR receiver.
To explain the control box a little further, it takes each type of broadcast (antenna, satellite, cable, vcr, dvd) and makes each available to each of the two televisions by way of a switch (push-button) on the front of the control box. So if I want to watch satellite tv on the living room (TV #1) set, I push the satellite button choice under TV1 and the satellite signal now is sent from the satellite receiver to the living room TV. Then if I choose to have, say, antenna broadcast in the bedroom, I simply push the antenna button choice under TV2 and the antenna signal is sent to the bedroom tv. I also have a choice to feed satellite, antenna, or cable broadcast to the VCR.
I need to have the antenna signal converted to digital for each TV and the VCR. I had hoped I could install a converter box between the antenna and the control box, converting the signal for the control box to send to each of the televisions and the VCR, but am reading that the converter box operates as a tuner as well with a remote control to change the channel. This will not work for viewing digital signal in the bedroom if the box is installed in the living room.
Do they make a converter box that simply converts the signal and allows the channels to be selected on the set???
If not, can you think of a solution for me? I am thinking that I need to convert the signal to each of the two televisions and also convert the signal to the VCR (located in the living room, in the same compartment as the control box) so that I can record local programming broadcast in digital format.
Oui vey....this is getting so confusing.....HELP!!!!!
Thanks,
Joanne
