dbartoschek
join:2004-09-19
Waterloo, ON
| Question re: splitters and quality loss
Hi everyone,
Hope this is the right place for this. If not, move to where appropriate.
Here's the scoop:
I just purchased a 1080P 42" HDTV and will be getting it hooked up in the near future. I've been living without cable since I moved into my apartment because I was saving up to buy a nice tv. (Which I now have done).
My question relates to splitters and signal strength, and what effect (if any) it will have on both regular digital channels and HD channels.
There is already cable wires set up in the apartment the following way from the last tenant:
One line coming into the apartment to goes into a 3-way splitter (one -3.5db out; two -7b out). I'm assuming this was placed because the last person had cable tv, cable internet, and rogers home phone. The line running to the tv is coming out of the -3.5db out on the splitter (the other two "outs" do not have anything attached).
By the tv, the line coming from the -3.5db out on the first splitter, runs into a two way splitter, with one out going to the living room tv, and the other out running into the bedroom.
Here is my question:
Since the lines are already set up, I would rather not have to have the inconvenience of waiting around for a cable guy to let him into my place, etc, when all they'd really have to do is take off the filter wherever in the building the cable is controlled from. Then I could just pick up the box, and call them to set it up, no?
Or does someone have to come into my place regardless?
Is my set up fine the way it is, or would I benefit from having the 3-way splitter taken out of the equation, and just running into a two way (since i don't have cable internet or home phone, thus don't need the first 3-way splitter)?
Hope that's not confusing.
Thanks in advance. |
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fozngoof
Premium
join:2003-07-08
Temple, TX
 ·AT&T Southwest
| At least here, when they come to install the cable they will make sure all your tv's are getting a good signal.
I would imagine if the last person had the service, you should be fine.
As a general rule it is best NOT to split the signal unless you have/need to. |
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Irish Shark
Play Like A Champion Today
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV | reply to dbartoschek
There is no need to have any splitters in your case. Remove all of them and run the coax directly to the TV.
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"You can observe a lot by watching". Yogi Berra |
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dbartoschek
join:2004-09-19
Waterloo, ON
| The line coming into the apartment is very short (not long enough to reach the cable box) so some form of extension would have to be added anyways (are there cable extension cords?) plus I would not mind having a cable line running into the bedroom as well, so one split is necessary regardless. According to the first post, as long as it's digital, signal strength is not as important, correct? |
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Irish Shark
Play Like A Champion Today
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV
| • You can use a barrel connector to connect another piece of RG6 to reach the TV.
• If you also want an out let in the bedroom, use a 2-way splitter.
• Signal strength IS important regardless if the signal is analog or digital.
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"You can observe a lot by watching". Yogi Berra |
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Hayward
K A R - 1 2 0 C
Premium
join:2000-07-13
Key West, FL
| reply to dbartoschek
Also do you plan on digital service, or analog too?
Nice thing about digital is that even if min signal but enough its still perfect, however with weak signal analog channels can look quite noisey.
Many system though not doibng away with analog yet... those basic teir channels are duplicated in digital... so if going for a digital package with box, then you won't really be looking at the analog chs likely.
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