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radioguy · 08-19-2007, 11:40 AM

i set up a tv in one of my rooms that doesn't have a cable outlet. from the tv in my room, i split the cable coming out of the wall to go to the bedroom tv and the other tv. i can watch whatever is on in my room in the other room...the problem...is a ton of static...it's hard to see the screen. what can i do to fix that? is it from the splicing or just shitty tv???? thanks!!!!!!!!!!

guthmund · 08-20-2007, 05:52 AM

I wouldn't think it would be fuzzy from splitting it to just two televisions unless the second television is a substantial distance away. Do you get a fuzzy picture on both or just the additional one and where exactly is it split?

I ask because the split is supposed to be as close to the source as possible (right where the cable enters the house, for example). I haven't dealt with cable in a while, but I would say it could be just about anything from a bad splitter to a bad run of cable to a shitty television. I'd just place and replace components until I figured it out. That is, if the first t.v. works fine, I'd put the second in it's place to see if the second television is the culprit. Run a few different types of cable to the second television to see if that's the cause. One bad cable is possibility, two bad cables is a coincidence and three bad cables means something fishy is going on.

If you don't want to mess with all that, I know you can buy a signal booster to help with fuzzy reception problems, but it's been so long, I have no idea off the top of my head about pricing.

radioguy · 08-20-2007, 12:46 PM

thanks guthmund...it's about 30 ft away from the splitter. only fuzzy on the new tv, not the other two...hmmm, guess i'll just have to go buy some replacement stuff...oh well...i want a clean tv!

guthmund · 08-21-2007, 09:47 AM

30 feet away isn't too bad, but if the cable is old, or the connections aren't that great then it's fuzz city.

3 televisions? On the same line? I'd definately split that mama where it enters the house and run three seperate cables from there. At the very least, cabling, new splitter and some assorted odds and ends is going to be substantially less than a booster, which, from a cursory search only, looked to run somewhere in the $100 range.

Good luck and let us know how it works out.

08-19-2007, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	fuzzy tv i set up a tv in one of my rooms that doesn't have a cable outlet. from the tv in my room, i split the cable coming out of the wall to go to the bedroom tv and the other tv. i can watch whatever is on in my room in the other room...the problem...is a ton of static...it's hard to see the screen. what can i do to fix that? is it from the splicing or just shitty tv???? thanks!!!!!!!!!!

08-20-2007, 05:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I wouldn't think it would be fuzzy from splitting it to just two televisions unless the second television is a substantial distance away. Do you get a fuzzy picture on both or just the additional one and where exactly is it split? I ask because the split is supposed to be as close to the source as possible (right where the cable enters the house, for example). I haven't dealt with cable in a while, but I would say it could be just about anything from a bad splitter to a bad run of cable to a shitty television. I'd just place and replace components until I figured it out. That is, if the first t.v. works fine, I'd put the second in it's place to see if the second television is the culprit. Run a few different types of cable to the second television to see if that's the cause. One bad cable is possibility, two bad cables is a coincidence and three bad cables means something fishy is going on. If you don't want to mess with all that, I know you can buy a signal booster to help with fuzzy reception problems, but it's been so long, I have no idea off the top of my head about pricing. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

08-21-2007, 09:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	30 feet away isn't too bad, but if the cable is old, or the connections aren't that great then it's fuzz city. 3 televisions? On the same line? I'd definately split that mama where it enters the house and run three seperate cables from there. At the very least, cabling, new splitter and some assorted odds and ends is going to be substantially less than a booster, which, from a cursory search only, looked to run somewhere in the $100 range. Good luck and let us know how it works out. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

08-20-2007, 12:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	thanks guthmund...it's about 30 ft away from the splitter. only fuzzy on the new tv, not the other two...hmmm, guess i'll just have to go buy some replacement stuff...oh well...i want a clean tv!