[mythtv-users] [OT] coax splitting?

[Larry Matter]

Not sure if this will answer your question, but I'm finding this to be
helpful for general cable wiring.  I am also trying to shore up the cable
in my house to get better signals.

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/cabletech/all

Larry


> Hello,
>
> I have coax running from the wall, and 2 or 3 tuners I want to connect.
> I'm
> looking for recommendations as to doing this. In the same house I have
> another TV and a cable modem, so I'm worried I need some sort of amplifier
> to have 5 devices connected and still get a good signal in each of them.
> I'm
> pretty clueless about this stuff.
>
> Both tuners can take either coax or S-video, but the TV's S-video input is
> needed for input from the myth box, so if I want to record 2 w/myth and
> watch 1 wo/myth, the TV needs coax in. Let me try to draw a picture, in
> which data travels down and to the right unless otherwise noted:
>
> CURRENT
>
> +------------+  coax  +------------+
> |box in attic|--------|secondary TV|
> +------------+        +------------+
>    c|       c\
>    o|        o\
>    a|         a\
>    x|          x\
> +-----------+ +------------+ myth +--------+  Sv  +----------+
> |cable modem| |myth tuner 1|------|myth out|------|primary TV|
> +-----------+ +------------+      +--------+      +----------+
>
> WANTED
>
> +------------+  coax  +------------+
> |box in attic|--------|secondary TV|
> +------------+        +------------+
>    c|       c\
>    o|        o\
>    a|         a\
>    x|          x\
> +-----------+ +--------------+
> |cable modem| |mystery device|
> +-----------+ +--------------+
>               ?/  ?|        c\
>              ?/   ?|         o\
>             ?/    ?|          a\
>            ?/     ?|           x\
> +------------+ +------------+ +----------+
> |myth tuner 1| |myth tuner 2| |primary TV|
> +------------+ +------------+ +----------+
>            m\       m|          /
>             y\      y|    -->-->
>              t\     t|   / Sv
>               h\    h|  /
>                +--------+
>                |myth out|
>                +--------+
>
> So what I'm inquiring about is the mystery device (or cable) and the two
> mystery connections, which can either be coax or S-video. The coax running
> from the mystery device to the primary TV would be nice, but I can live
> without it.
>
> FWIW, I have basic (non-digital) cable from Time Warner in the US. All the
> myth stuff is on one box next to the TV.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Omer Shenker                          http://omershenker.net/
>
>
>
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