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homthtr · 09-23-2006, 08:22 AM

I Modulate my directv HD receiver for whole house distribution along with other video sources. I have Directv, Bell Express VU, and 2 outdoor camera's and basic cable. I use a 4 channel stereo modulator to distribute all these sources to all tv's in the house. In addition to the Modulator I had to add a low pass filter to the cable to clean up the upper channels in the cable band. I'm using channel 86 for one camera, 110 for directv, 115 for Bell express VU, and 120 for my Zone2 Out of my Home theater so I can pump anything in my home theater using the zone2 switching to access any source on my home theater throughout the house.

If all you need is one channel then a single stereo modulator will work just fine. I would suggest a digital modulator rather than an analog.

Your HD Directv will output HD via component and also 480 composite at the same time. You will not get true HD in the other rooms, you will get a downconverted HD to 480 coming out of your directv receiver, but that is fine. You can view all your HD Channels throughout your house on channel 26.
It's just downconverted to the 480 standard using the composite output of the Directv receiver.

Check out this link to modulators...

http://www.merchantamerica.com/utahs...&category=3535

09-23-2006, 08:22 AM	#3 of 5
homthtr *Steve* Member Location: Milwaukee Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 10:27 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008 Posts: 517	Re: Modulator I Modulate my directv HD receiver for whole house distribution along with other video sources. I have Directv, Bell Express VU, and 2 outdoor camera's and basic cable. I use a 4 channel stereo modulator to distribute all these sources to all tv's in the house. In addition to the Modulator I had to add a low pass filter to the cable to clean up the upper channels in the cable band. I'm using channel 86 for one camera, 110 for directv, 115 for Bell express VU, and 120 for my Zone2 Out of my Home theater so I can pump anything in my home theater using the zone2 switching to access any source on my home theater throughout the house. If all you need is one channel then a single stereo modulator will work just fine. I would suggest a digital modulator rather than an analog. Your HD Directv will output HD via component and also 480 composite at the same time. You will not get true HD in the other rooms, you will get a downconverted HD to 480 coming out of your directv receiver, but that is fine. You can view all your HD Channels throughout your house on channel 26. It's just downconverted to the 480 standard using the composite output of the Directv receiver. Check out this link to modulators... http://www.merchantamerica.com/utahs...&category=3535 Last edited by homthtr : 09-23-2006 at 08:26 AM.