[mythtv-users] Wiring for multiple tuners

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Feb 4, 2004, at 18:00, malcolm-mythtv wrote:

> On Wednesday 04 February 2004 02:12 pm, Ben Keepper wrote:
>
>> My immediate question is, with one only one cable input, do I split my
>> cable-tv into a three way plug (with the two outputs going to the 
>> tuner
>> cards), and then go video out from the tv-out on the pvr-350?
>
> That's pretty much what I did.  A three way split on the signal.  Two 
> feeds go
> into my two tuner cards (250, 350) and the third I use for a direct 
> cable
> signal bypassing the mythbox for high speed channel changing.  The TV 
> Out on
> the 350 then goes into my TV.

Stay away from dirt-cheap splitters though. It can host your picture 
quality. I use a ~$45 4-way amplified splitter from the 'Shack, 
partially because even a good non-amplified splitter resulted in too 
much signal loss for my cable box to lock onto HD channels.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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