I use my plasma 42 inch for watching tv (cable) as well as a playing xbox360 games online. So I find myself constantly switching the wall connection between the tv cable and the internet cable. Would a good quality 2-way video splitter enable my cable tv to stay on the same time my internet connection is active?
Will a 2-way video splitter work with my cable tv and internet at the same time?
I use my plasma 42 inch for watching tv (cable) as well as a playing xbox360 games online. So I find myself constantly switching the wall connection between the tv cable and the internet cable. Would a good quality 2-way video splitter enable my cable tv to stay on the same time my internet connection is active?
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October 22nd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
that is how my home is wired, the cable guy ran the line to the house, installed a splitter, one line feeds all the tv’s and the other goes to the internet cable box behind the computer.
October 24th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
No it won’t. you need what is called a signal combiner. Unfortunately these need to be bandwidth tuned so your best bet is to talk to a technical support specialist to get one configured properly. Not sure why this wasn’t done when you installed the TV.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Yes, just be aware that the signal traveling over the coaxial cable will degrade a bit when you split it. If you split it too many times it may cause cable modem synch problems (no internet connection), or a fuzzy picture on one or more tv’s. I used a four-way splitter and I had intermittent problems with the modem. Two-way should be fine if you have a normal signal to start with.