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Thread: Cable Splitter to 2 cable boxes... |
    
New member Username: Bmxmike
Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 12:39 am: |
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Ok so here is my question....
I plan on buying a Sharp LC-42D43U, Now in the house we have Digital Cable with 1 cable box in the living room. At first the cable was run through a 1-2 cable splitter and was running from the living room to my bedroom. We now have this.....
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103093
This is the setup now, 0. Cable input, 1. Cable Box, 2. Bedroom T.V., 3. Computer tuner Card, 4. None.
Now I am going to rent a HD Cable box from Cox and my question is if im running the HD Box in my room,
1. Will I still be receiving the HD signal?
2. I really dont need the 4 way splitter, Would I get a better signal if I ran just the 2-way splitter? or will I not noticed the difference?
I now that the more splits you put on a splitter the more times you cut the db in-half, which is why i ask about switching back to the 2-way. I ask because someone was trying to tell me to get the HD cable box i will need the cable company to run a whole new cable wire so i can keep the digital in the living room. |
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Gold Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
US
Post Number: 1894
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 08:09 am: |
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Michael, if you are going to get a legal HD box installation from your cable company, why not let them worry about the wires, splitters, amps, etc? |
Gold Member Username: Donnie1973
Post Number: 1833
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 12:18 am: |
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they charge u for each cable. I would try it both ways... I dont think it will matter which way u do it. It should work |
Gold Member Username: Tapeman
New York City in-HD,
NY
Post Number: 1802
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Monday, November 19, 2007 - 11:04 pm: |
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2 way splitter or 4 way splitter won't make too much difference
Yo'll still be able to get all HD channels even if yo split 8 times
Good cables and good crimpped connectors usually will result in a better signal level
Cable TV signal is a lot smaller frequency than Satellite
Go ahead try it, it will work
Come back with questions
King |
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