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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Does satellite use some magical, special, happy cable different from the standard RG-6/RG-59 used for CATV?
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As far as the cable - sounds like this guy didn't have any wiring at all. You can run the satellite feed pretty much anywhere along the outside of your house if necessary and tap in wherever. Cable company won't do that. They want to snake your lines to a tap. If you have lathe and plaster, that's just not going to happen.
I'm not exactly your cable expert, but my former neighbor was a freak about it. Suffice it to say, that all cable has to come to your block through a switching device. Each switching device has a video amplifier. Each switcher came from a separate "hub." The longer the run from the "source" the more amplification you need. Each video amp degrades the signal. Just as each switcher in your house drops your signal strength and each cable tap drops your signal strength by 1 to 2 dB. Plus if you have digital cable, you need a box, more signal drop. That's why you'll see more ghosting on cable, even digital cable. The signal from the satellite is direct from the satellite, no amplifiers - better picture quality.
