Is a Mini what I need?

Our set up:



We recently upgraded to a Roamio Basic using OTA (from a Sieries3) in the living room which is now connected to an older, but very nice, Plasma TV via HDMI.



We have an older LCD in the kitchen that gets used when cooking, etc. It does not have HDMI. It use to get used to watch live TV or record shows with the old Tivo unit. I used a RCA spitter and RCA over ethernet wall jacks and it worked perfectly for our needs. We would like to get that functionality back if we can.



My first thought was to get a new TV for the kitchen and split the HDMI.



Second would be to get a Mini with a breakout cable.



I have read a lot of posts about splitting HDMI issues (we would need a 35' HDMI cable) as well as issues with the breakout cables and was hoping someone could help clear my cloudy mind. I am looking for the most cost effective solution with the least potential issues, if that's even possible.



We don't currently have a need to record anything on the Mini if we go that route. We just want to get video to the second TV.



Thanks!