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Thread: Splitting cable to tv and pc |
    
ZuniGypsy Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 09:08 pm: |
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i would like to split my internet cable to a tv in the same room. i pay for both services. i'm wondering if this will compromise either my tv's reception or my internet connection. if so, will an amplifier help? thanks for the help! |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 10:08 pm: |
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Depending on your initial signal strength it might degrade the signal to a point where you are unhappy. If this happens and you feel the need to purchase an amplifier be sure to buy a two-way amp since an STB needs two way communication to work properly.
If you have a splitter you need to understand that one leg out of the splitter will have a signal half as strong as the other. The strongest leg will have a 3.5 db loss and the 2nd will have a 7 db loss. This is why you need a very strong initial signal when using splitters.
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ZuniGypsy Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 10:56 pm: |
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i appreciate the help xv........ any suggestions on a quality amp? and by the way; what does STB stand for? |
xvxvxvx Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 11:47 pm: |
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STB=Set Top Box=Your Cable Box
This term originated in the days when the cable box set on top of your TV.
Radio Shack sells a good two way amp but I got mine from my cable company (Cox) for $35 installed and tested. That way if any troubles develope you don't pay a service call charge if the amp causes any troubles although if you are careful to purchase one made for cable TV usage it should work just fine.
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ZuniGypsy Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 11:56 pm: |
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the tv i want to connect to does not have a cable box. it would hooked directly to tv with coax cable. is there such thing as a amplifier for internet connection? thanks again! |
xvxvxvx Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:56 am: |
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You most likely won't need an amp, just the splitter with no cable box.
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| Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 11:15 pm: |
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I have a cable internet and television connection. There was initially a splitter between the wall and my modem and TV 1. I have now additionally split the line between the first splitter and TV1 and added a line to a TV2 in the next room. In doing so I find I lose one channel on TV1 and many on TV2 - this is due to the loss of signal strength, correct? If so, would purchasing an amp (or a stronger second splitter - mine is only 5-900 GHz) aid in getting full reception in both? Thx |
xvxvxvx Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 09:22 am: |
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Try buying a 3 way splitter before you invest in an amp. Replace the two 2 way splitters with one 3 way.
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| Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 02:31 pm: |
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I tried a 3-way splitter and it has the same effect (everything's fine for the internet and TV1, but I only get a third of the channels - in different order - on TV2). Is there another approach I could try? |
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| Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 05:49 pm: |
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Is the amp the answer, then? |
xvxvxvx Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 07:06 pm: |
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Yes, but the symptoms you describe sound more like either poor connectors on your cables or crimps in the RF cables. Mighty unusual to only lose certain channels otherwise.
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