2/10 Is the coax cable that supplies our TV's digital cable the
same one that plugs into our cable modem? I want to move our
cable modem from upstairs to downstairs, and instead of
dragging a long extension downstairs, I'd like to just splice
our TV's cable.
\_ Related question. How well does the digital cable signal survive
the splitting and patching of the coax inside the house?
\_ Don't know what you have for cable modem. To be sure, use a RG6
cable. Very likely your cable modem cable is RG6.
\_ I'd follow above advice, since I don't know much about cable
specs. But at my gf's parents' house, the cable guy installed
the cable modem using a simple splitter: the kind they sell at
radio shack. I added another splitter when they decided to move
the computer upstairs, and it works fine.
\_ It's similar but different ratings. Almost all digital cable
uses RG6 right now. Splitting coax carrying satellite feed
I don't think you can use the run-of-the-mill splitters.
\_ Whether it's sattelite or not, digital or not, on the wire it's
fundamentaly analog in the hundreds of megahertz range. Any
splitter rated for that frequency range will be fine. The
advantage of using a really high-end splitter is that you'll
get exceptionally low signal loss, which shouldn't be a problem
under normal circumstances. |
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