Trying to recreate analog broadcasting.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by Dubis7

Will it pick up dtv broadcasts, or will I still need 4 separate converter boxes?

Also it looks like the 5445 only broadcasts one at a time. I'd like to broadcast all channels simultaneously.

You supply the sources...four DTV converters if you want to have 4 broadcast channels converted to analog NTSC and available by tuning your TVs. Not MTS stereo if that matters to you.


From a product description on Amazon..
"The Model 5445 Four-Channel Video Modulator converts four video and stereo audio inputs to four programmable TV channels (stereo audio is converted to monaural audio)"

[Dubis7]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Not MTS stereo if that matters to you.

HA. HAHA.

I'd have to find a users manual on that modulator. The controls look like it doesn't broadcast every channel simultaneously.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by Dubis7

HA. HAHA.

I'd have to find a users manual on that modulator. The controls look like it doesn't broadcast every channel simultaneously.

http://manuals.solidsignal.com/5445.pdf

[Dubis7]

OK, yeah, that looks like it can save 4 channel settings, but only broadcasts one at a time. Also it doesn't broadcast in the VHF range.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by Dubis7

OK, yeah, that looks like it can save 4 channel settings, but only broadcasts one at a time. Also it doesn't broadcast in the VHF range.

Look at the examples in the instructions. They show multiple TVs connected RF able to tune one of 4 channels, VCR, camera, DVD, sat receiver, and you can tune any TV to any channel.

[Dubis7]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Look at the examples in the instructions. They show multiple TVs connected RF able to tune one of 4 channels, VCR, camera, DVD, sat receiver, and you can tune any TV to any channel.

Ok, yeah. I see it now. That actually would work for covering the UHF band, and I could add VHF transmitters later.