Afternoon Guys,
Have been trying to find someone who can help me bridge a solution for me wireless needs. At home we have a x86 box with gnu-linux on it and am planning to have a combo card fitted on it. The Co-Ax for the cable TV will terminate on it. From here i will want to transmit these signals to tbe bedroom where i want to install a smaller TV set.
Does anyone have any idea of the options i should be looking at. If you have any URL's please send them across and i will gladly RTFM.
Thanks fellas and take care.
Trevor
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Trevor Warren wrote:
Afternoon Guys,
Have been trying to find someone who can help me bridge a solution for me wireless needs. At home we have a x86 box with gnu-linux on it and am planning to have a combo card fitted on it. The Co-Ax for the cable TV will terminate on it. From here i will want to transmit these signals to tbe bedroom where i want to install a smaller TV set.
Your requirement is hardware related. You will have to split your rf signal to satisfy both inputs. There will be a drop in signal levels if you use a passive splitter. An active distribution amplifier will cost you a resonable amount depending on its total bandwidth. For a full range, you need an amp. that covers the UHF band well enough as thats the trouble area.
If you plan to watch the same channel simultaneously on both tvs *and* if your combo card has a video-audio out socket then you can connect 2 coax. wires to your second tv's av in socket.
There are rf converters available in the market that convert av signals to VHF for older tvs that did not have av inputs. During the VCR days there used to be av transmitters that tx.ed the signals up to a certain radius.
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Rony.
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Thanks for writing in dear.
--- Rony Bill ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Your requirement is hardware related. You will have to split your rf signal to satisfy both inputs.
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This is achieveable. And obtaining an Active RF splitter should be possible from the open market right??.
There will be a drop in signal levels if you use a passive splitter. An active distribution amplifier will cost you a resonable amount depending on its total bandwidth. For a full range, you need an amp. that covers the UHF band well enough as thats the trouble area.
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If thats the case then whats the best Active splitter to purchase?.
If you plan to watch the same channel simultaneously on both tvs *and* if your combo card has a video-audio out socket then you can connect 2 coax. wires to your second tv's av in socket.
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This isn't an option and i may even have the x86 box shutoff when the TV in the other room needs to be up. Any ideas dear??.
Trevor
There are rf converters available in the market that convert av signals to VHF for older tvs that did not have av inputs. During the VCR days there used to be av transmitters that tx.ed the signals up to a certain radius.
Regards,
Rony.
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I'm looking to get an active RF splitter myself, if uve done research as to which is the best one , then let me know as well.
--- Trevor Warren trevorwarren@yahoo.com wrote:
This is achieveable. And obtaining an Active RF splitter should be possible from the open market right??.
I am not sure if there is anything as an active splitter. Whats normally done is to amplify/buffer the signal first and then split it to eliminate losses. Maybe there are amps with more than one output. All this is pro equipment for cable tv.
First simply buy a normal splitter ( the cable tv type threaded one with one input and 2 or 3 outputs.) and see if thats enough, then look for an amp if its really necessary. Don't let your cable guy know. :) You will face signal problems mainly in the UHF band.
You can scout around in Lamington Road and one of the old and reasonable priced shops for Cable and Satellite Equipments is Channel Master in Proctor Road cross lane. He is an ideal shop for genuine DTH equipment too.
Channel Master, Shop N. 3A, Jyoti Estate, 54-C, Proctor Road, Off Lamington Road. 23879390, 23887275
Regards,
Rony.
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--- Rony Bill ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
You can scout around in Lamington Road and one of the old and reasonable priced shops for Cable and Satellite Equipments is Channel Master in Proctor Road cross lane. He is an ideal shop for genuine DTH equipment too.
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Thanks a million dear. I am on me way to check this out. According to your suggestion i am putting acros what i understand.
Use a splitter to multiplex the input From the splitter pull the co-ax till the other
room
If signals are weak then look at an UHF Amp. Connect the TV at the other end of the co-ax in the
other room.
Thanks dear and lemme know if there is anything else i can do to spruce up this setup.
Trevor
Regards,
Rony.
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Trevor Warren wrote:
If signals are weak then look at an UHF Amp.
The amp will depend on the signal quality of your incoming cable and the losses you notice from a particular frequency. It may be well before the UHF range starts. A wide band amp with a bandwidth that *also* covers the UHF range well should do the trick. You will have to balance between quality and cost. :)
Regards,
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--- Rony Bill ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
the UHF range well should do the trick. You will have to balance between quality and cost. :)
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Thanks dear.
Trevor
Regards,
Rony.
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