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Connect tv tuner and modem on same cable?

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by rhonda64

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Hi all,
I just got me and my Dad External TV Tuners. I am trying to figure out if I can hook one up Via ONE Coaxil cable? Is there a splitter of sorts or adapter that I can use?
This is what I mean...
Take cable from wall to Tuner OR MODEM and run it to/ though MODEM OR Tuner using access from one Cable connection. I don't have any connections close enough to use 2 cables. I don't have S Video.
my computer is a Medion 8825 and my tuner is a Tevion TV Tuner and Recorder, usb 2.0 device. It says that to hook it up I need coax cable or s-video connection.
I think my dad has s-video.
Thanks,
Rhonda

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by rahouseholder

You should be able to use a splitter. There are times when the signal is degraded bad enough through a splitter where you will get TV reception, but not be able to get the modem to work. In that case, they make powered splitters that will boost the signal. You can pick them up at Best Buy, Circuit City, or your favorite tech toy store...

by absolutely

[i]You should be able to use a splitter. There are times when the signal is degraded bad enough through a splitter where you will get TV reception, but not be able to get the modem to work.[/i]

I've had the opposite; Internet connection was OK, but the television reception was snowy. I found that putting a terminator on an open connection on a 4-way splitter was enough to fix the impedances on the ones in use, well enough that the only problem with the TV was the lousy content! Anyway, unless there is a delivery truck with its tailgate open, it's probably cheaper to try these first than a powered splitter.

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by rhonda64

Ok...
I guess I can try a reg one first. The computer cable was installed New by the cable co when I got broadband. It is in a place that makes it Real possible that it has a dedicated connection (near the box). So I think that splitting it for this will be the first on this line. Maybe that will help. All of my DVD players are just players, they don't record. And all but one of my VCRS have played out so I don't want to buy another one. I thought this would be an all around solution.. An extra tv as well as an extra recorder.
Any ideas about my Dad's laptop? It has a wireless card and connects via a wireless router.
thanks,
Rhonda

by mjd420nova

A two way or three way will work but you must have enough signal strength to allow this sometimes an amplifier is needed, and what you want is one with enough broadband. 5 to 900 mhz isn't enough, you need 5 to 1400 or 1500 mhz is needed. Put any amplifiers ahead of the splitter and use new cables or freshly reterminated ones. Good connections will go a long ways to insure proper signal strength and insure against bandwidth deterioration. Use only the split sizes needed as unused connections can cause headaches even when terminated.

by absolutely

A couple characters come to mind as television watchers; they're not portrayed favorably!

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