coxsux Posted July 7, 2005 CID Share Posted July 7, 2005 is there any special brand of coax cable that yall prefer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mactron Posted July 7, 2005 CID Share Posted July 7, 2005 saw RG6 that said its 3x faster then RG59. 3X faster !?? That's funny ! Marketers, gotta love them RG6 will have less signal loss than RG59, and that's a good thing. But faster !?? LMAO Belden cable is good. That's what I use in RF applications. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxsux Posted July 7, 2005 Author CID Share Posted July 7, 2005 i thought it might have been BS but i thought i would ask. if i'm gonna replace my cable i might as well do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted July 7, 2005 CID Share Posted July 7, 2005 "Data 3X faster, video 3X brighter, Audio 3X louder" I agree with Mactron - stick with a name brand, and if you live in an urban area, or near any type of transmission towers, you may want to consider quad shield cable. It is shielded better than most cable (hence the name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxsux Posted July 7, 2005 Author CID Share Posted July 7, 2005 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay173 Posted July 8, 2005 CID Share Posted July 8, 2005 i upgraded all mine from cat5 to cat6 and my ping is higher but more data gets transferd sec on my 100mb router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted July 8, 2005 CID Share Posted July 8, 2005 Might want to consider gold plated connectors on the coax cable you buy. Less likely to corrode and better connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted July 8, 2005 CID Share Posted July 8, 2005 I know from experience, make sure the connectors match the cables! e.g.: rg-6 cable and rg-6 connectors. They are not interchangeable with other sizes. Luckily I have a Radioshack less than 5 Min's. from my house. Also, I don't know if you've done cable rewiring before, if not, be patient, sometimes the connectors can be hard to get on just right, unless you use on of those fancy cable company tools, that is. edit: spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted July 8, 2005 CID Share Posted July 8, 2005 I know from experience, make sure the connectors match the cables! e.g.: rg-6 cable and rg-6 connectors. They are not interchangeable with other sizes. Luckily I have a Radioshack less than 5 Min's. from my house. Also, I don't know if you've done cable rewiring before, if not, be patient, sometimes the connectors can be hard to get on just right, unless you use on of those fancy cable company tools, that is. edit: spelling Netmasta: They can be difficult. I use the screw down type when I do regular cabling for tv but go with the store bought stuff from Radio Shack for my computer stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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