[mythtv-users] Consequences of splitting cable input for multipletuners

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Thursday 05 February 2004 12:56, Bruce Markey wrote:
> Tim Gray wrote:
> > I strongly suggest if you have a cable modem or digital
> > box to have them on a 3 way splitter first, then put
> > an  amplified splitter after those devices for the
> > rest of the house/items.
>
> Or buy the bi-directional splitter from Radio Shack often
> mentioned on this list then put the cable modem as far
> down stream as possible. The problem with putting the modem
> and cable box first is that it weakens the signal before it
> gets to the amp. Using a bi-directional splitter can get
> a cleaner signal to all the video devices and cable modems
> aren't all that picky about signal quality anyway =).

Aiee... Maybe your cable modem isn't picky, but mine certainly is... There's a 
certain threshold above which they don't care, but if you're already near it, 
things can get ugly... I tried dropping a cheap splitter in there once, and 
buh-bye Internet connectivity.

I'm split five ways at the cable box outside, all heading off to different 
parts of the house, so there isn't any (easy) way I could put the amplifield 
splitter in front of the cable modem, short of getting a second one.

My ascii art skills suck, so here's a tree:

Outside
+Front left upstairs
++Kid's playroom
++Master bedroom
+Front right upstairs
++Cable box (DCT2xxx)
++PVR-350
+Front right downstairs
++Cable modem
++M179
+Kitchen
+Back left downstairs (4-way amp split)
++Cable box (DCT5100)
++PVR-250
++M179
++spare

Not sure why anyone would care to see that tree, but there it is. ;-)

Then there's the beast antenna feeding my pcHDTV card...

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Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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