More than likely Steve has TOO MUCH signal & the distortion is from that given the channel range he's talking about. At least that's what I've found over the years of plugging cable directly into TV's with no box & no attenuation, bang CH5 gets all herring bone.
This what the responder posted:
"The cable TV signal comes in at 100% strength on the incoming line.
The incoming line is split (by a splitter, a small metal box that
takes one incoming line and makes it into two outgoing lines) into two
lines, which are now at 96% strength. These two lines are split
again, to make connections to TVs on the first floor. The signal is
now 93% strength. The cable is now split again, which again reduces
the strength. Finally, after going through several sets of splitters,
the wire runs up into the second floor. By now, the strength is 85%.
The signal has to pass through additional splitters that will provide
TV outputs to the other TVs on the second floor. By the time the
cable reaches your mother's room, the strength is now 70%.
(NOTE: These numbers are simply rough estimates designed to show you
what the problem is, they are not exact or calculated in any way)."
Brian Weeden wrote:
I am pretty sure this has to do with the 3-way split instead of the 2-way. Check out http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=58090
Some more info on splitters: http://discountcablesusa.com/rf-cables.html
Any effect on the cable modem?
