Motorola Signal Booster Will Clear Up Analog Cable Channels
Written: Feb 09 '04
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Pros: Easy to install. Improves cable picture quality immensely.
Cons: Expensive unless bought over the Internet.
The Bottom Line: The Motorola Signal Booster is a must when splitting your analog cable line in numerous directions.
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| rock_n_woll's Full Review: Motorola (484095-001-00) |
Back in September when we had the cable company come out to install our cable modem for high speed Internet, they added a 3 way splitter outside to accommodate the digital/analog line coming in to our family room, the digital/analog line coming in to our bedroom after about a 50 foot run of cable, and the new cable modem line. The fast Internet has been fantastic, but the analog signal on numerous stations in the bedroom had been degraded to the point where some of the channels had diagonal, parallel lines running through them.
I tried many combinations of things at first to correct this which included taking off my A/B switch that was bringing my two lines (I split the line coming into my TV in the bedroom so I can watch one thing and tape another) back into one to the TV. It was at this point I stumbled on to bi-directional signal boosters.
After much research I was convinced that the answer was the Motorola Signal Booster, but it's price was $80 at Circuit City. After doing some Internet searching I was able to get it new from a company, BCD2000, over the Internet for $41 and shipping. Even after the reviews I was skeptical that it would work. I am skeptical no more.
I hooked this baby up and all of my analog channels look fantastic in the bedroom and I once again have my A/B switch hooked up with no degradation problem at all. I am tempted to hook it up to the family room TV and then split the line back to the bedroom to see if both TV's could benefit from this. The analog channels that had the lines in them look almost digital quality now or in other words as good as analog can look.
To clarify, I was not having trouble with my digital channels so I am not sure of this products effectiveness in that area, but for analog channels it is fantastic. Also, it says you can use it to enhance your cable modems performance and I am not using it for that purpose. I would imagine it would also be great for your television if you did not have cable and were using an outside antenna.
Here are the specifications for the product that I found on the Motorola website:
Convenience Features
Simple 4-step installation (no tools required)
Gold-plated connector design for signal reliability
Versatility Features
Full bandwidth, bi-directional amplifier
Capable of both forward and return (two-way) communications — important for cable modem services
Improves UHF/VHF/FM antenna reception
Performance Features
Improve signal strength up to 32 times (15 dB)
Low noise figure of only 2.5 dB
Supports Pay-per-view and Video on Demand (VOD) Services
Certification
UL Approved
CE Approved
Compatibility Features
Enables use of multiple broadband devices — TVs (analog/HDTV), cable set-top boxes (digital/analog), cable modems, VCRs and digital radios
What's Included
One amplifier
One AC adapter
Two six-foot coax connections
Two mounting screws
One installation guide
The bottom line is that the Motorola Signal Booster is a must when splitting your analog cable line in numerous directions.
Recommended:
Yes
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