I just recently upgraded to digital cable from the old analog package I had. The cable company I deal with had a promotion on so digital cable packages are the same price for the next 12 months. I was told that shortly after that there will be no more analog channels supported.
Right now I have one digital receiver for my main TV upstairs and then I just split the coaxial cable (before the digital receiver) to feed my other TVs. I was told that when the analog channels are gone I will need to purchase (or rent) a digital receiver box for all of my other TVs. I really do not want to be spending an extra $5 a month per TV to have them working.
So that brings me to my question, is it possible to build one of these digital receivers? I take it that right now the channels I am getting on all of my TVs comes in analog, when it comes in digital, the digital box will take this data and convert it to analog so my older TVs can pick it up. Where I think I am getting confused is with the remote. Right now on the older TVs I can use the TV remote to change channels, but when I go through the digital receiver I would have composite (or component) outputs and would need to control the channel through the box. Would this be possible to set up with some sort of universal remote?
I could use a digital receiver chip and then video and audio DACs. But I'm still unsure at how I could get control over the channels. Is this even possible?
Thanks very much for the help and sorry if I rambled on!
Right now I have one digital receiver for my main TV upstairs and then I just split the coaxial cable (before the digital receiver) to feed my other TVs. I was told that when the analog channels are gone I will need to purchase (or rent) a digital receiver box for all of my other TVs. I really do not want to be spending an extra $5 a month per TV to have them working.
So that brings me to my question, is it possible to build one of these digital receivers? I take it that right now the channels I am getting on all of my TVs comes in analog, when it comes in digital, the digital box will take this data and convert it to analog so my older TVs can pick it up. Where I think I am getting confused is with the remote. Right now on the older TVs I can use the TV remote to change channels, but when I go through the digital receiver I would have composite (or component) outputs and would need to control the channel through the box. Would this be possible to set up with some sort of universal remote?
I could use a digital receiver chip and then video and audio DACs. But I'm still unsure at how I could get control over the channels. Is this even possible?
Thanks very much for the help and sorry if I rambled on!