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["Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>]

In the past I've had problems with inferior splitters causing a signal
degradation.  Have you tried getting a new splitter with gold contacts?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Caswell [mailto:derpimpkar AT yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:16 PM
> To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [internetworkers] CATV signals
> 
> I have a CATV setup and a problem.  The signal seems to 
> degrade as the channels get higher.  It's pretty grainy 
> around Food Network which we watch alot.
>  
> Here's my setup:
>  
>      Wall -> Surge Protector -> Splitter -> TV and Tivo.
>  
> I split the signal because I want to be able to watch 
> something else if the Tivo is recording a show.  I've tried 
> inserting a Radio Shack CATV amplifier into the setup 
> according to instructions.  The TV becomes unwatchable.  Was 
> the signal too high or did I possibly install it incorrectly? 
>  The signal is very clean if I go straight from the wall into the TV.
>  
> I realize the Tivo is doing an MPEG compression/decompression 
> on the fly and that may cause some of the graininess.  
> However, the lower channels are pretty crisp which leads me 
> to believe the signal is actually degrading.  Any A/V geeks 
> with any ideas or proven solutions?
>  
> Tom
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