On 5/25/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kyle Rose</b> <<a href="mailto:krose+mythtv@krose.org">krose+mythtv@krose.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> I<br>> couldn't see a differance between the $2 one and the $25. [Anyone<br>> want to buy a Monster Gold Plated 3-way splitter, drop me an email. :)<br>> ]<br><br>As a brief aside: my second rule of home theater is that Monster = snake
<br>oil.<br><br>Monster cables and components are indeed built well, but they are no<br>better than the equivalent gold-plated connector available for 1/4 of<br>the cost.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Kyle<br></blockquote></div><br>
Hear, Hear! I agree. Save your money. (PS - Kyle, what's your 1st rule?)<br>
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In terms of splitters I look for ones with 2GHZ passthrough (vs
1GHZ). Also, pay attention to the db-loss per "split". The
more splits you have, the more loss per split. However, some
splitters have what I've seen called a power-pass, which gives more
power to one connector (good for feeding either a flaky cable modem or
to get the best signal on your main TV) at the expense of the others
(kids rooms, kitchen, whatever).<br>
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Greg<br>