TV Cable Splitter vs Amplified Splitter
A Proper Splitter Can Make Your TV Picture Look Much Better
If you are trying to decide whether to use a two-way splitter or a decent quality amplified splitter then this may help. Ideally, running a single wire from an antenna to your TV offers the highest signal quality possible.
Equally important are the COAX connector ends on your cable TV wire. Don't use a crimp tool. Instead, you need to use a COAX compression tool and the proper end connectors.
This will give you the least amount of signal loss and the best picture possible. Each time you add another inline connector, you will experience signal loss.
How much loss depends on how well you terminated your cable ends. That's why it's highly recommended to use the same type of compression tool and COAX connectors satellite and cable TV installers use.
Don't Split Your TV Cable Ahead of Your Cable Modem
While this applies more to Cable TV than to an antenna splitter, it is still important to make sure to do this correctly. If you split your cable TV wire ahead of your cable modem instead of after, your Internet connection can suffer.
That's because your modem needs as high a quality signal as possible. So always make sure to feed the cable modem with a straight wire run with no splitters inline. Unless you have a Cable TV Tech measure the signal strength coming from the pole at your modem. If the signal is too hot, they may want to install a splitter inline.
You can be sure they will have the correct splitter. And a splitter you pick up at the store may not be designed for this type of application.
Cable TV Splitter Vs Amplified Splitter
An Amplified Splitter uses some type of power source which requires an electrical outlet. These are typically used when you need to split a single incoming cable TV wire, to then feed multiple TVs.
If you are only feeding two televisions, a simple passive 2/way splitter may work just fine. But if you need to feed 3 or 4 TVs all from the same antenna, then an amplified splitter is your best bet.
Another alternative is a powered cable TV amplifier. Some of these are built to a higher level of quality than what you will typically find with an amplified splitter. But an excellent quality cable TV amp is a lot more expensive than a passive splitter.
Sometimes an amplified splitter can actually degrade your television signal. Using too much amplification when it's not needed can inject more noise into your TV signal. Often amplifying higher frequencies that your TV tuner can't even use.
So always try a powered amplifier with and without power to determine which mode offers the best picture quality from your Antenna, or cable TV provider.
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