Thanks to everyone for all the good input.

Please tell me if the following would be the best solution. As mentioned
in my first post, my Room 1 which currently has the CATV outlet unused,
is adjacent to my main media room. Would it be best to run a coax from
Room 1's unused outlet through the wall to my main media room and have
no additional loss for one of my recording devices? Hugging the wall,
that would be a 50 foot run. I'm not sure how much loss 50 feet of cable
would create. Is RG-6 the best coax to run?

Also, I want to make the best choice for the existing 2-way split in the
main media room. What's the difference between...

- 1GHz 90dB 2-Way F-Pin Splitter
- 1GHz 130dB 2-Way F-Pin Splitter
- 2GHz 90dB 2-Way F-Pin Splitter DC Passing

I saw these at
http://www.national-tech.com/catalog...lsplitters.htm

Thanks to you all, I'm learning.

Jerry


Jerry wrote:

A question from a lay person. I'm looking for information on what kind
of CATV splitter to buy. I have Time-Warner analog CATV and don't use
any cable box. All my devices use coaxial RF cable as input. Here's my
setup...

Cable comes into my house's outside junction box into a 4-way splitter
with each output saying 7dB (whatever that means), then goes to four
rooms.

Room 1: Bedroom without any TV. Coax not terminated.

Room 2: Office with cable modem and TV. Cable company used a 2-way
splitter with each output saying 3.5dB.

Room 3: Bedroom with a TV.

Room 4: My main media room. Here's where I need the right coax splitter.
I currently have a 2-way splitter connected to a VCR and a TiVo. I'd
like to add a DVD recorder with a cable-ready tuner. All 3 devices would
have coaxial RF cable input.

My two questions:

1. Should I get a 4-way coax splitter with each output at 7dB and
terminate the unused output? This would leave an output free for future
expansion in Room 4. I saw such a splitter at Radio Shack. Is there a
better brand?

2. Should I terminate the cable in the unused Room 1?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jerry