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Aynone know anything about Antenna television?
Samstag:
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--- Quote from: Samstag on March 20, 2012, 05:31:41 pm ---I had disconnects when I first set mine up and it was the xbox at fault. Once I took it out of the system I've had solid connections for the past 6 months or so.
In your case it could be the xbox, switch, or PC causing the disconnects. I'd try watching video streamed from the internet to the xbox and PC to see if you can isolate the problem.
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It must be the Xbox, because PC works fine. So do you not have any extenders now? Or what do you mean by taking the xbox out of the system? All the video I'm watching is on my local network (XBox media extender watching videos from Windows 7 Media Center PC).
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Sorry I meant that the xbox with the problem just happened to be the one I was testing the system with. I had 2 others so I set them up and they're the ones that have been working great for 6 months.
hyiu:
yeah, with that many splits, use an amp.
I use this one...
Motorola Signal Booster 484095-001-00 Bi-Directional RF Amplifier by Motorola
you can find it on amazon or other places...
for using amp, you need the cable to come from the antenna, then go to the amp, before getting split up.
But do not split it up and amp the weak signal... (as then you're also amplifying the noise).
if you use like an 8 way splitter and only plug in 4 wires, you would want to spend a few bucks and get a terminator
something like this...
http://www.elitedeals.com/pta-eastr8026zb.html?productid=pta-eastr8026zb&channelid=FROOG&gclid=CICF_uLl9q4CFYNx4AodnnZswA
from like radioshack... its cheap...
this should cap the split end that is not used, and not let the signal degrade...
(at least I think that's what I read somewhere.... )
kahlid74:
So what we're all saying here is there's no simple answer to exactly what you need but we all agree splitting it that many ways is going to require an amp to some degree and it's best to amp the source to prevent amplifying the bad stuff. You can get as technical as you want with it if you're interested or you can just buy some splitters/amp and test out how it looks.
markronz:
Ok, thanks so much for the help everyone! I posted some questions on an antenna forum earlier in the week and no one on there even responded. I should have just known to come to my favorite forum first! :)
So I hooked everything up yesterday. It was a bit of a pain putting the antenna together, but I got it. I just got done mounting the antenna onto the roof when a neighbor stopped over and just said "hey! Thought you might want to know that you have that pointed backwards!" Grrr. Glad someone told me however. Stupid mistake, but easily enough resolved. Just loosened the mounting bolts and swung it around.
Right now I am using three splitters, which were left by my last cable tv provider. And the reception is surprisingly good for all of my 5 tv's already, even with no amplifier! Three of my TV's have built in tuners, and those do appear to be working better than the other two with converter boxes. Attached is my little chart I made up of how my channel performance looks right now. Looks like I have all the channels I was expecting to based on that TV Fool report I posted earlier.
So although I'm pretty satisfied with how it all looks already, I'm a little worried on what it will look like once I hook up my TV Tuner as well. So I did decide to get an amplifier as well. I went with this 8 way splitter/amplifier:
http://www.amazon.com/8-Port-Bi-Directional-Amplifier-Splitter-Booster/dp/B000WDR94U/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
It has good reviews from what I saw. Hopefully this will iron out those two problem stations in those two rooms, and add enough power to be able to handle the tv tuner too. So I think I'm in good shape. Thank you all for helping. Now to begin working on my DVR computer!
markronz:
Nope, no ION here unfortunately! I think the closest that is broadcast is 90 miles-sh away. :(
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