What type Cables?

[Basie]

I am getting a PCI TV Tuner Card ( not PCI express ) and need to divide my cable now into
3 sections. For the TV, Internet Cable Modem and now the TV Tuner Card. What's the best
way to do this or should I use S-Video Connectors and cable. Radio Shack cable good enough??

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Are you saying you want to split your incoming coax cable line into three lines?

 

[Slick5150]

You need one of these:

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=2871&seq=1&format=2

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
You need one of these:

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=2871&seq=1&format=2

I just ordered and received one and cables. I have not tried it yet though. I probably will tomorrow.

 

[Elstupido]

A 3way splitter would be better as you have less db loss on each cable. The more splits you have, the higher the signal loss.

Always keep splitters to the bare minimum, or avoid them completely if at all possible.

 

[Basie]

Yes, I have to split my incoming coaxial cable into three lines. Or, can I run a S-video cable from the S-Video output of the cable box to a S-Video Connector
that the TV Tuner Card provides? Also, for Audio I think I have to get a dual cable with Red and White RCA mail Connectors on both sides. Does that make
sense?

 

[BassBomb]

I would split one for your modem first then have a seperate splitter from that for the TV + tuner

 

[Modelworks]

If your cable company is not encrypting your channels then you can run a coax cable directly to the tv tuner card. If they are then you will have to use the cable box to view the channels and connect it to the capture card with svideo. I do that with satellite, svideo+audio > capture card.
http://www.monoprice.com/produ..._id=129&seq=1&format=2 $7.50
http://www.monoprice.com/produ..._id=666&seq=1&format=2 $.50

 

[Basie]

Modelworks, thanks for the heads up. I just connected the coax cable directly to the tv tuner card and the reception was awful. I have a Digital Cable Box
with S-Video out. If I connect a S-video cable from the box to the card would that greatly improve the reception? I would probably need a audio cable from
the box to card as well.

 

[Modelworks]

Yeah, svideo looks really good on my setup.
Here is a quick screen capture image from the cable run to my pc through svideo off the satellite.
http://aug08.imghost.us/Nvea.jpg