goblin24 Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 hi, i'm writing because i have comcast cable internet and the cable that goes into my modem comes from a splitter. The splitter has several outputs and some of them are 3.5db, 4db, and 7db. My question is what is the difference between thesen and which should be used for my cable internet and cable tv?? thxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kamil234 Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 try them all, retest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 hi, i'm writing because i have comcast cable internet and the cable that goes into my modem comes from a splitter. The splitter has several outputs and some of them are 3.5db, 4db, and 7db. My question is what is the difference between thesen and which should be used for my cable internet and cable tv?? thxs those numbers are the loss if DB so the lower the number the better. use the 3.5 for your internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted December 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 thxs for the reply.. will try but i wanted to know if anyone had a more specific answer to my question though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 The 3.5 is for internet. 7.0 CATV, not sure what the 4.0 is for except may be another internet or SATV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted December 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 HEy thxs a lot.. will try.. do you know if it matters when its comes to cable tv?? if so wha should i use?? and what does db stand for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 My TV is on the 7.0db out. decibel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted December 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 thxs for the help!! all of u!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 5, 2006 CID Share Posted December 5, 2006 Your welcome goblin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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