is Cable-TV amplifier required? (1 Viewer)

[kumar]

I have a cable pre wired in my house to all the rooms.
The home run gets split into 6 way to different rooms.
By adding a Cable-TV amplifier would I be able to see difference in the cable programming and HD programming?

Do I have to applify the home run or do I have to amplify each of the room?

What do most of the people here with cable prewired do?

Thanks

 

[Robert Fellows]

The use of an amplifier depends on your signal strength. A bad signal in will only be a bad signal out of the amplifier.

If you get an amplifier, put it as close to where the cable enters the house, to amplify all of the lines simultaneously.

 

[kumar]

My signal strength is not bad at all, so If I add an amplifier would I still see a difference? Is it worth spending whatever the $$ is?

 

[Gene Severn]

An amplifier would definately help overcome the loss thru the 6 way splitter. Make sure the amp and splitter have at least 1 GHz. bandwidth. Where my cable comes into my house I have a 2 way splitter. On leg goes to my cable modem. The other leg goes to the amp. The output of the amp goes to an 8 way splitter. My amp is made by Channel-Plus. HDTV looks awesome on my Mist 48" widescreen!!!

 

[kumar]

Gene,
Your posting is encouraging. Could you tell me the model no of the Channel-Plus that you are using. Also, did you see much of improvements in the quality of regular transmission apart from HD and Digital cable transmissions?

 

[kumar]

Do you get to see difference in the SD Transmission?
I do see grains in them... is that normal for a cable tranmission?
Apparently a friend of mine who has Dishnet, their channels (for eg USA) is not bad.... where as the same channel for me in my TV is with grains....

any idea?