[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: 2-way TV splitter/amplifier

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

>>>> wmunson at rochester.rr.com 10/29/04 8:44 PM >>>
>> Does anyone have a source online for a 2-way TV splitter and 
>> amplifier?  
>> Currently in my basement I split the signal for basement and upstairs

>> and then I have a 4-way splitter/amplifier upstairs but I 
>> know I can get 
>> a better signal upstairs by using a combination splitter/amplifier in

>> place of the old splitter.
>> 
>> Does such a simple beast exist or should I just drop an 
>> inline amplifier 
>> on the upstairs run after the splitter (or would one before 
>> the splitter 
>> work just as well?)
>
>I cannot comment about a specific model but as a RF engineer I can tell
you
>your best bet is to put the amplifier in front of everything else
(closest
>to the antenna). If you are running cable you should already have
enough
>signal so a 4, 6 or 8 way (amplified) splitter where the cable comes in
will
>provide the same signal level to everything in the house.
>

I had similar problems and ended up picking up a Leviton 3x8 
splitter/amplifier.  Works like a charm.  You may want to get one 
that can pass IR commands, because jumping the IR over the 
splitter/amp adds a lot of loss.   I didn't do IR over coax when I
picked up 
my leviton unit, and now that I do, I've found I had to add another 
amp in from of the splitter/amp, pretty much right at the point of 
entry into my house.

Paul