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Originally Posted by Creative
You can indeed split the RF feed coming out of the STB. I would split the RF feed, feed one feed into your normal equipment (TV whatever) and the second feed I would amplify before sending it on its longer run. You could amplify directly the output of the STB before splitting it if the normal equipments feed is affected too much.
As for splitting baseband video, it really depends upon run length. The equipment is designed to have an impedance match at 75ohms. When you start splitting video you change the impedance and video can look washed out as a result. The run lengths you will get won't be particularly good either. A video sender would be better I would have thought.
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I don't know if I have just been unlucky with video senders, but like StuartWheatley mentions in his post, I also had trouble with the interference to the signal when people walk around te house. Also the video quality is pretty bad. And when the microwave cooker was turned on, the picture was completely obliterated!
I agree about the impedences & levels being changed when the video is split, but it depends on the sensitivity of the video circuitry in the TV as to whether it is acceptable or not. It might be worth a try before a more expensive option is tried.
Another option is an RF modulator. I am sure I have seen one somewhere with a scart connector (the Maplin one only accepts phono inputs).