Connecting TV to Sky box

[Powerkiter]

My girlfriend was moving the Sky box the other day and she ripped the end off the HDMI cable that links the Sky box to the TV. The TV is located on a kitchen wall and the Sky box in a cupboard in the corner of the room. The HDMI cable has been run down through the wall, under the (tiled) floor and up through another wall into the cupboard. I've looked at connecting something to the end of the HDMI cable, dragging out the old HDMI cable then pulling through a new HDMI cable. However, someone has put junction box type arrangement in the wall through which it will be impossible to pull the new HDMI cable, without removing the box then requiring re-plastering of the wall - a real bodge job! Not my house, I don't live there.

I'm struggling to find a reasonably priced way of doing this wirelessly. Presumably, it would need to connect to HDMI on both devices to get the full use of the Sky TV.

Any suggestions?

Other options is to just run a white HDMI cable between the two devices.

[sjg]

How far between them?

You might squeeze a micro HDMI lead through - the smaller connector is about 1cm across, some phones/tablets use it. Then use an adaptor to convert back up to full size.

Else there are cat5 HDMI extenders - easy to DIY running a cat5 through and crimping connectors on.

[Bobajobbob]

Probably not helpful and in no particular order:

Bin the girlfriend. She's obviously trouble.

Change the Sky box to Sky Q. This would allow a Wifi connection between the main box and the satellite that you'd put under the TV

See if you can buy a DIY HDMI fix it kit and rewire the end of the cable to a new HDMI plug

[OutInTheShed]

I've spliced harder things than HDMI cable, it's just a bunch of twisted pairs.
Not for beginners though.

You can get adaptor boxes to send and receive HDMI over ethernet cable.

[SS2.]

How are you with tiny cables and similarly tiny screwdrivers ?

You could try cutting the plug off the other end and fitting one of these at either end. With both ends of the cable exposed and cut back, should just be a case of following the wiring diagram ie 1 to 3, 2 to 2, 3 to 1 etc.

Might get you out of trouble in the short term.

[Powerkiter]

Thanks for all the advice - including that about ditching the girlfriend, she's had a warning!

I purchased one of the fix kits and it took a while but it works. Definitely worthwhile opening up the old plug to workout which cable relates to which number on the new plug.