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Old 24-02-2005, 16:48   #4
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Re: New install - questions

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Originally Posted by rmg
Diddnt think of that, that would be fine :-) RGB is the most important thing, IIRC old PACE box's just used to do compo****e or S-Video.



Im in Stevenage, I really want a seperate CM, (Like I had in my old house in Hertford) I will make sure that they know that the PC is upstairs, and the TV is downstairs.



That goes without saying ;-)



Im thinking about having TV and xbox downstairs and PC upstairs. I need to decide whether to have the CM downstairs, hard wired to the xbox and wireless routed to the PC upstairs, or have the CM upstairs, and put a bridge on the xbox.

I *really* want a cable point upstairs so I can hard wire in the CM to the PC if needed, and i will ensure that I make this clear. Changing the dowstairs existing point from coax+FM to Coax+Coax would allow me to view TV & hardwire the CM downstairs to the xbox, If I need to. I could also then plug in the STB upstairs, cap video to the PC and have wireless internet from the CM-Router which was downstairs.

I have plugged a CM into an ntl TV point before, and it worked no bother, but I am right in thinking that I cannot plug a CM into the FM connector?

Hope that all makes sense ;-)

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rmg.
You are correct about the FM not allowing CM useage.

The easy way to sort out your needs is to have the installer fit a two-way splitter behind the tv. That way you have two dedicated TV/ CM feeds in one room. Plus the seperate DTV/ CM feed in the 'puter room. If you bung the installer a tenner this can be quickly sorted for you.

Oh, and be sure to gat them to leave you a couple of barrel connections with 75 ohm terminators attatched. That will stop ingress/ egress of signal.
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