Loss in tv splitters.

Greetings group. ** What you do it look at the maker's specs for each of the units and do some simple arithmetic.
......... Phil

In theory they are the same - in practice, what do the respective spec's say?
Ken

spend just over 100 bucks and use an 8 way switch

The single 8 way splitter has a lower loss because you eliminate the loss caused by two sets of connectors to tie the 2 way to each of the four way splitters. You also have four less chances for bad connections and signal ingression to interfere with the picture. I worked for a large MSO CATV company for four years and I tested a lot of sample parts before we purchased our passives in bulk. We used the 8 way splitters in apartment buildings, with a separate drop per splitter.

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