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Had a head-scratcher with a dual outlet install
I put in a dual coax outlet for a splitter setup yesterday. One side works great but the other has a weak picture. Do you guys check the splitter specs every time or is there a trick I'm forgetting?
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miles_gibson6mo ago
Come on, who actually reads those tiny numbers on the splitter? Just swap the coax cables to the other ports and see if that fixes it first.
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nancyjones6mo ago
Wait, you didn't check if it was a balanced splitter? Oh man, that's the first thing I look for. A cheap two-way splitter will often have one port at -3.5dB and the other at like -7dB. If you hooked the TV to the -7 port, you'd get a weak picture for sure. Did you just grab whatever was in the toolbox?
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irisowens6mo ago
Last year, I watched a cable installer on YouTube talk about this EXACT problem. He said cheap two-way splitters often have one port at -3.5dB and the other at -7dB, just like nancyjones mentioned. If you connect your TV to the -7dB port, the signal is WAY too weak for a good picture. I always look for a balanced splitter now, where both ports are -3.5dB. It makes a HUGE difference in signal strength. So yeah, definitely check the splitter specs before hooking everything up.
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