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Sky_Boss · 10-31-2018, 01:14 PM

I'm about to get to Yuma for the winter and sue Spectrum Cable internet. In the previous coach the cable hook up went into the AV cabinet and connected to the BOMB (box of many buttons) and the BOMB then sent the signal to all TVs. That made it easy to disconnect the cable input to the BOMB and use it for the cable modem. I could then run a Cat 5 cable from the modem to my router. Eazy, Peazy.

I'm thinking that the Cable TV connection in the power bay must go through some kind of splitter to send the signal to every TV. Am I correct on that assumption?

I'm thinking that I will put the modem and router in the bedroom. So, I'm thinking that I will need to dismount the TV to remove the cable connection and then use that to feed the modem.

Is there an easier way that I don't know of or hadn't thought of?

Dav L · 10-31-2018, 02:37 PM

The Cable (RG6 coax cable) typically goes from the wet bay to the "BOMB". Then, the TVs are connected to the BOMB as well. The BOMB is the "splitter" (it's actually a "switch"). If the BOMB doesn't have enough switches, then sometimes one of the Outputs will go to a splitter which will then go to TV A AND TV B RF inputs.

This is all "old fashioned technology". The up to date would be the Satellite Coax goes to the Sat receiver. Then, HDMI cable goes to an HDMI switch (this replaces the BOMB). The HDMI cables then go to the respective TVs. This requires the TVs to have HDMI inputs which is standard now-a-days.

Cat5/6 cable is NOT for cable...it's for Internet / ethernet.
The exception is that Cat 6 cable can be used for extending the HDMI cable...this is done with electronic Transmitter / Receiver pairs. The Transmitter being at the HDMI switch, and the Receivers being at the TV. But, the Cat 6 cable is then dedicated to "HDBaseT" and NOT reused for computer networking.

There is also more expensive IP video. This is where the Cat6 IS used for both Internet AND the TV video.

Add it all up and the upgrade can be a lot of money and installation...

KenSherwin · 10-31-2018, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Boss

... and connected to the BOMB (box of many buttons) ...

I guess I'm feeling my age, at least technologically speaking. To me, BOMB means Big Old MainFrame.

Norm Mac · 10-31-2018, 04:30 PM

Don, No BOMB on this one.
Cable input in electric bay runs to Winegard OTA control panel (2 inputs, 1 output) Inputs: 1 from park cable, 1 from OTA antenna.

When you turn on the antenna controller the OTA signal gets amplified, when you turn off the antenna controller the park cable does a pass through.
The output from the antenna controller goes directly to a splitter in the basement bay wall on the passenger side (opposite the Oasis unit)
The splitter outputs direct to bedroom and a second coax that goes up under the kitchen to another splitter.
The kitchen splitter feeds both the Televator and the outside TV.
I do not know where the feed is for the overhead TV as we do not have that television.
Because of this routing, you may find that your outdoor and televator TVs suffer from more signal loss than your bedroom TV.

I hope this helps.