[mythtv-users] Semi-OT: OTA, Comcast business HSI and the single coax

[Allen Edwards]

Justin The Cynical wrote:
> Allen Edwards wrote:
> 
>> If it were me, I would run another coax but I am assuming this is 
>> difficult or you would not have asked.
> 
> It is a bit of a pain.  Mainly I was checking as I didn't want to drill 
> another hole into the house, much less the outside wall, or have to redo 
> the cable routing.
> 
> The issue is this:  The cable from Comcast comes out from the ground 
> (all cables out here are underground) on one side of the house, and the 
> antenna is on the other side.  A cable run from where the Comcast cable 
> is to where it would be hooked up is approx 50 feet, all of it outside.
> 
> Well, except for the jacks in one of the rooms, where the cable is run 
> under the house via a hole punched through the foundation vent screen 
> from the original install (previous owner oversaw that one) by the 
> %%$#^%! Comcast installer.
> 
> The coax run is currently something list this:
> 
> Antenna -> two port splitter
> 
> Two port splitter -> Myth jack
> 		\--> Four way splitter
> 
> Four way splitter -> Bedroom
> 		 \-> Bedroom
> 		 \-> Bedroom
> 		 \-> Unused (terminated)
> 
> Seems that the best way would be to (simplified):
> 
> Antenna -> barrel connector -> Myth jack
> Comcast -> four way -> barrel connector -> new coax -> new data jack
> 
> But damn, I didn't want to put another hole in my wall.  Oh well, such 
> is life.  At least I can do this, not being in rented housing and such.
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If you want a four way on the Comcast, that implies to me that you want 
to get TV on the cable, unless you have 4 data accounts and 4 cable 
modems.  If you want data and TV from Comcast, combining with your OTA 
is going to be impossible or very difficult.  I am happy to help, but at 
this point I don't think I understand your goal.


Allen