[mythtv-users] PVR-500 image quality and missing channels

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 11:54:20AM -0700, Mike Grusin wrote:
> > > What does a Blonder-Tongue do? Is it just like an amp that you can
> > > adjust the gain on?
> >
> > Blonder Tongue is one of the primary suppliers to the cable industry
> > itself.  That amp to which I posted the link has enough gain potential
> > to drive 30 or 40 loads, likely.  Not only is its gain adjustable, but
> > also its slope (the differential gain from one end of the band to the
> > other).
> 
> Does anyone know whether this is a bi-directional amp, in other words, can a
> cable modem sit behind it and still reach the outside world?

Reading the description of that amp suggests that it's actually not.  I
personally recommend following Road Runner's practice on that, and
using a high-quality bidirectional splitter right in front of the amp
to tap the cablemodem.

Cheers,
-- jra
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