Thread: Splitting RF and SCART Signals
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Old 20-09-2006, 16:29   #16
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Re: Splitting RF and SCART Signals
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Originally Posted by Stuart C View Post
I can understand where you are coming from, however, in my experience (I have a Tivo connected to the TV and STB), if you have picture quality problems, NTL just blame any extra equipment you have added. Either that, or the CSR asks you to disconnect it first.

Splitting the feed BEFORE it gets to the STB wasn't what the OP was talking about though. He or She was talking about splitting either the Scart or RF Outputs AFTER they leave the STB.

Now, unless I am much mistaken, it would take some soldering for someone to be able to attach a Scart splitter or Aerial input for a TV directly to the network.

I stand by my point though. If something someone attaches to either the RF out or the Scart sockets on the STB causes interference on the network, then the STB needs replacing.
Stu,

That is totally inexcusable from an engineer/CSR stand point, and I know it's something that is being looked at. I also fully understand what you are saying about the initial question here, it just really gets to me when customers with the best will in the world split off to feed other TV's and connect to the input.

I just think that if people want that done, then get a second/third Digi box installed.

I look at all of this from a Networks perspective. The more I encourage/bang my drum whatever you want to call it in respect of getting people away from splitting the cable to other TV's the better.

We have enough trouble getting rid of ingress/noise on the system as it is without people splitting the feed and using sub standard cable. The other favourite is people "extending" their cable. Putting in an extra length of cable so they can move their TV over the other side of the room. They go out and get "air space" cable and connect it to our cable, that again causes all sorts of rubbish on the Network.

If we can get people away from doing this, then the Network would be alot better with regards to ingress/noise and this would stop things like modems speeds running slow, or pixelation on their TV's. I know it wouldn't clear everything up in one fell swoop, but it would be a good starting point IMHO
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