[mythtv-users] splitting analog coax

[Jerome Yuzyk]

On Wednesday, August 05, 2015 02:37:53 PM Joseph DeGraw wrote:
> On 08/05/2015 02:03 PM, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 05, 2015 01:49:35 PM Joseph DeGraw wrote:
> >> On 08/05/2015 01:41 PM, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> >>> My new MythTV box will have 2 PVR-500s, or so I hope. I will then
> >>> need
> >>> to split the coax from my cable provider into 3 feeds: 1 for my
> >>> cablemodem and 2 for the 500s.
> >>> 
> >>> Is it better for me to use 1 1:3 splitter or 2 1:2 splitters?
> >> 
> >> Use a single splitter. There will  be less signal loss with just one.
> >> 
> >> Also, Depending on how many splitters you have besides that location
> >> you
> >> may need to install a signal booster of some type if you have picture
> >> quality issues.
> >> 
> >> If those would be the only splitters in the whole house then I wouldnt
> >> worry about it too much.
> > 
> > Thanks. I'll only have the 3 outputs, all within 2 meters of the wall
> > jack.
> > 
> > I will be feeding 2 PVR-500s, each with its own internal splitter.
> > Might it be worthwhile to amplify the -7dB inputs that the 500s will
> > have from a 1:3 splitter?
> 
> I wouldnt do anything but split the cable first and see how things go.
> It all really depends on the quality of the signal you are getting from
> the 'street'. It does seem to vary depending on the quality of the run
> to your house.
> 
> Hook it up, See if you have any issues. If you do then an inexpensive
> signal booster may be needed. However, i doubt it.
> 
> :)

Thanks again to all. I have RG6 cables with screw-on connectors and very 
short runs (a high-rise apartment) so it sounds like I'll be good. I 
vaguely remember ~9 years ago when I set up my original box I had the cable 
guy out because my PVR-500 wasn't as crisp as I expected and he actually 
found (if an aging memory serves) that the line was a bit "hot". I'm happy 
to save the $40 cost of an amp.

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