DVI to 2 port composite amplifier/splitter

[Bill Siebert]

I have a Mac Book Pro with a DVI output.  I need to send a video signal to 2 big screen televisions in a bar via composite cable.  I want keep the best quality video signal and it will have to travel a distance from my laptop in the manager's office to the televisions over the bar. 

I have googled the Internet to death and can't seem to find a solution.   

Can anyone help me? 

[Jonathan]

Well composite isn't an HD signal so it's not going to be a great picture to begin with.  To do that though, you'd just want a box to convert to composite and then a composite splitter and some long cables.  composite can go quite a long distance without any signal loss, but again isn't HD.

If your macbook has a DVI to VGA adapter (which i believe most come with), you can use this part here to get the signal to composite:
PC to TV converter

If you would prefer to use something with an HD quality picture let me know and i'll show you some of the options.

[Bill Siebert]

Jonathan,

I could use a list of the specific products that I will need to be successful with this project.  I'd like to send the best signal possible from my Macbook Pro to the big screen televisions and I'm stuck with reaching them via composite cable, so bring to on!   

Please help me ASAP as I need to pull this together in less than 30 days.

Thank you.

Bill Siebert 

[Jonathan]

Jonathan,

I could use a list of the specific products that I will need to be successful with this project.  I'd like to send the best signal possible from my Macbook Pro to the big screen televisions and I'm stuck with reaching them via composite cable, so bring to on!   

Please help me ASAP as I need to pull this together in less than 30 days.

Thank you.

Bill Siebert 

Ok we can definitely come up with something.  I'll need a little infor first though, what type of video inputs does your TV have?  (VGA, DVI, HDMI, and Component would be the most worthwhile to know about.)

[Bill Siebert]

I have a Mac Book Pro with a DVI output.  I need to send a video signal to 2 big screen televisions in a bar via composite cable from a distance in the bar managers office..

[Jonathan]

If you are doing a composite video signal that item i posted the link for will give you as good a picture as any. (any composite signal that is)

If you want a higher definition signal you will need to use an HD quality signal.  like those i mentioned about.  Would that be an option at all? or are you only going to be doing composite?

[Bill Siebert]

I have no other alternative than composite.  Please take me device by device and cable by cable from the Macbook Pro to the composite cables that run out to the bar.

[Jonathan]

I have no other alternative than composite.  Please take me device by device and cable by cable from the Macbook Pro to the composite cables that run out to the bar.

You would go as follows:

Macbook DVI port -> DVI to VGA adapter (generally included with macbook at purchase) ->  VGA to composite converter. (seen here: PC to TV converter) -> composite splitter (the only ones we have are high end 8 port splitters, so it may be best to find one elsewhere to do the 2 displays.) -> composite video cable -> TVs.

If you have any other questions let me know.

[Bill Siebert]

Macbook DVI port -> DVI to VGA adapter (generally included with macbook at purchase) ->  VGA to composite converter. (seen here: PC to TV converter) -> composite splitter (the only ones we have are high end 8 port splitters, so it may be best to find one elsewhere to do the 2 displays.) -> composite video cable -> TVs.

OK, your PC to TV converter outputs to VGA. 

The 1-to-2 Composite Video Amplifier/Splitter (Black Box AC176A-R2) inputs/outputs via a BNC/composite cable, which connects to the bar big screens.   

Now are there VGA output/BNC or composite input cables to connect your PC to TV converter to the Black Box 1-to-2 Composite Video Amplifier/Splitter?  HELP!
 

[Jonathan]

Macbook DVI port -> DVI to VGA adapter (generally included with macbook at purchase) ->  VGA to composite converter. (seen here: PC to TV converter) -> composite splitter (the only ones we have are high end 8 port splitters, so it may be best to find one elsewhere to do the 2 displays.) -> composite video cable -> TVs.

OK, your PC to TV converter outputs to VGA. 

The 1-to-2 Composite Video Amplifier/Splitter (Black Box AC176A-R2) inputs/outputs via a BNC/composite cable, which connects to the bar big screens.   

Now are there VGA output/BNC or composite input cables to connect your PC to TV converter to the Black Box 1-to-2 Composite Video Amplifier/Splitter?  HELP!
 

Actually, the PC to TV converter also outputs composite (since it inputs vga it wouldn't make any sense for it to output only vga.  The VGA is for a passthrough to your monitor so you can still view what's on the screen locally if connected to a desktop pc).  So to go to a composite BNC splitter box you would just need a composite RCA to composite BNC cable.  You could use these 2 parts together:
RCA composite video cable
RCA to BNC adapter

[Bill Siebert]

Silly ME.  I see that now.  DUH!