RE: TV aerial - multi room.

["Young, Jeff" <Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx>]

thanks for that Nick i'll give it a go.  I did try the daisy chain but I
live in Bath Spa and I have a very week signal anyway so I need to amp-up
the aerial anyway.  I ended up with

Aerial -->Amp->20m_cable->TiVo --> VCR --> DVD
-->40m_cable->Amp/Splitter->sockets

The picture from the DVD ( via modulator ) looked rubbish.  Is it possible
to 'over amplify' the tv signals on coax ?

thanks again

Jeff



-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Austin [mailto:nick1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 December 2003 17:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TV aerial - multi room.


At 09:58 AM 2003-12-09 +0000, Young, Jeff wrote:
>
> I have now got hold of a Tivo which I want to add onto the input line
to
the
> amp.  BUT here's the problem.  Until now none of the sources on the
input
> line has ever recorded anything.  I think that connecting the 'input'
of
the
> video to the house aerial produces some sort of 'amplifiation loop'
and
the
> picture becomes unwatchable.
>
>
>
> Aerial >>>--
>
>                  -------     -------
>             -----> AMP -----SPLIT
>               -->          -------
>                  -------
>
>
>    -->VCR--->
>       DVD--->
>    -->Tivo-->
>
>    ----------------------------

The normal arrangement would be to create a "daisy chain" so
that the RF leads pass through each device once:

Aerial --> TiVo --> VCR --> DVD --> Amp/Splitter

By connecting the splitter output to one of the inputs you
create a feedback loop (exactly like holding a microphone
too close to a speaker).

My advice would be to use a SCART lead connected TiVo --> VCR
so that the VCR can record from it's AV input.

Nick.



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