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Rattler

join:2001-04-13
Havertown, PA
·Verizon Online DSL
·Verizon FIOS

reply to lets456
Re: Best splitter...does it really matter?

Any splitter used should be rated for frequencies above 1 GHz otherwise you may have problems.

I just added a 2-way splitter I got from R/S rated at 1.1 GHz and am running a DCT-700 and an HD-DVR off of it. This is on one coax run, down-stream from the V* provided 6-way splitter that's at the ONT.

I've tuned most of the channels I normally view on the HD-DVR and recorded a couple of HD programs since adding it with no problems.

I did notice some audio drop-outs and video noise on a VOD (Pirates/Caribe-3) I watched last night but have not checked to see if yanking the splitter would solve that problem - it's hard to get to it.
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JrzyDave

join:2008-01-31
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Your kind of asking for trouble if your going to finish off that ceiling and no longer have access to that splitter. You might want to think about installing an access panel there or re-run your coax wires while the walls or ceilings are open and homerun them to somewhere else that is accessible. I've been to homes where they have paneled over where their phone lines terminate or coax cables and the customer is stuck with opening the ceilings to isolate a problem.

mglunt

join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA
·Verizon FIOS
·VoicePulse

said by JrzyDave See Profile :

Your kind of asking for trouble if your going to finish off that ceiling and no longer have access to that splitter. You might want to think about installing an access panel there or re-run your coax wires while the walls or ceilings are open and homerun them to somewhere else that is accessible. I've been to homes where they have paneled over where their phone lines terminate or coax cables and the customer is stuck with opening the ceilings to isolate a problem.
I agree. You need to have access to the splitter in case you ever need it.

proletarian

join:2007-01-08
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reply to Rattler
said by Rattler See Profile :

Any splitter used should be rated for frequencies above 1 GHz otherwise you may have problems.

although a splitter rated about 1GHz would not hurt - it absolutely will not cause problems.

a standard 5-900MHz splitter will be fine. that is all that verizon uses.

your video broadcast is under 900MHZ. the moca network which does run about 1GHz is designed to power through these splitters.

of course, if you're going to board this thing up (and please don't), then you may want to "future proof" yourself (or satellite proof?) those outlets with a higher rated splitter.
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