I currently have Charter Cable coming into the house. Up until a few weeks ago, I had the BASIC package, with the High Speed Internet, and that was that.
The cable came into a single splitter (3.5 dB each output), one line went to the Cable Modem, and one went to a video distribution panel that I installed (A Channel Plus box) that included a 4 channel modulator that I have attached my two Dish Network receivers, a DVD player and a VHS machine, which allows me to watch either receiver, the DVD, or a VHS tape on any TV in the house on Channels 81,83,85,&87. This setup has worked fine for years.
Well, since Dish seems to be lagging in the local HDTV scene, I upgraded my Charter Cable service to a Charter HDTV DVR, and got the HDTV package. (I must admit that the Dish HD looks better than the Charter HDTV, but that's for a different post in a different forum)
Anyway, Now, I installed a 3 way splitter that the Charter guy gave me. It has 3 outputs, a 3.5dB and two 7 dbs. He told me to use the 3.5 db output for the cable modem, and the other two for the cable TV output. However, I want to split one of these into 2 to drive two more locations.
So, I am stuck. Is there a 1 in, four out splitter that anyone could recommend to do this job that would A) Not screw up the cable modem and B) Not screw up the digital cable?
What would be the preferred way to accomplish this? The Channel Plus unit amplifies the signal, but on the input to that I have a filter and a trap so the modulated channels in the 80s are clear of the cable channels.
Would it be best to take the cable from the street into an amplifier with 4 outs? How would the cable modem deal with this?
I really am not up on my technology when it comes to cable modems and digital cable HDTV signals.
Can anyone help????
THANKS
:-jon
The cable came into a single splitter (3.5 dB each output), one line went to the Cable Modem, and one went to a video distribution panel that I installed (A Channel Plus box) that included a 4 channel modulator that I have attached my two Dish Network receivers, a DVD player and a VHS machine, which allows me to watch either receiver, the DVD, or a VHS tape on any TV in the house on Channels 81,83,85,&87. This setup has worked fine for years.
Well, since Dish seems to be lagging in the local HDTV scene, I upgraded my Charter Cable service to a Charter HDTV DVR, and got the HDTV package. (I must admit that the Dish HD looks better than the Charter HDTV, but that's for a different post in a different forum)
Anyway, Now, I installed a 3 way splitter that the Charter guy gave me. It has 3 outputs, a 3.5dB and two 7 dbs. He told me to use the 3.5 db output for the cable modem, and the other two for the cable TV output. However, I want to split one of these into 2 to drive two more locations.
So, I am stuck. Is there a 1 in, four out splitter that anyone could recommend to do this job that would A) Not screw up the cable modem and B) Not screw up the digital cable?
What would be the preferred way to accomplish this? The Channel Plus unit amplifies the signal, but on the input to that I have a filter and a trap so the modulated channels in the 80s are clear of the cable channels.
Would it be best to take the cable from the street into an amplifier with 4 outs? How would the cable modem deal with this?
I really am not up on my technology when it comes to cable modems and digital cable HDTV signals.
Can anyone help????
THANKS
:-jon