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Fred024
Channel Surfer
2 years ago
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Model 4802X: Can I split the ROKU HDMI out signal?

I have a large long room with a large TV at one end and a small TV at the other.  This is a kitchen/dining room situation.  Only the large TV will have audio on.  Is it OK to use a HDMI splitter to s...
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  • AvsGunnar's avatar
    AvsGunnar
    2 years ago

    Fred024 

    Yes, you can certainly use a HDMI splitter to split the signal. (both TVS will be showing the same content).  

    To watch different streaming content on both TVs at the same time, you will need two Roku streaming devices.

    If you only need one TV at a time, you could also just remove the Roku device from the first TV and move it to the second TV.

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AvsGunnar
Community Streaming Expert
2 years ago

Fred024 

Yes, you can certainly use a HDMI splitter to split the signal. (both TVS will be showing the same content).  

To watch different streaming content on both TVs at the same time, you will need two Roku streaming devices.

If you only need one TV at a time, you could also just remove the Roku device from the first TV and move it to the second TV.

  • Fred024's avatar
    Fred024
    Channel Surfer
    2 years ago

    Thank you!  I was unsure if there would be any issues with device handshake or signal strength.

    • atc98092's avatar
      atc98092
      Community Streaming Expert
      2 years ago
      Fred024 wrote:

      Thank you!  I was unsure if there would be any issues with device handshake or signal strength.

      There are distance limitations for HDMI cables. Industry standards list 50' as the limit for a standard HDMI cable, assuming of course it's a quality cable. There is also an alternate method of sending the HDMI signal long distances, and that's using Ethernet cabling. Using Cat6/5e cables, the allowable distance increases to 100 meters/328'. But that adds the cost of the Ethernet adapters (one for each end, $40-50 a pair) to the total. It's also possible to send HDMI wirelessly, but that too comes with additional hardware (and cost, easily over $100) plus potentially introducing some lag between the two displays. 

      • makaiguy's avatar
        makaiguy
        Community Streaming Expert
        2 years ago

        How important is it to you that the two sets are perfectly synced?  With a splitter I'd assume both receive the signal at the same time (or so close as it makes no discernible difference) but the processing time for the two sets may be different, causing one set to lag the other slightly.