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sheepherder · 04-25-2016, 11:17 AM

I dug through all my old A/V equipment and found an unused RatShack® "Cable TV Amplifier" [part # 1502505, $39] described as 'amplifies a single RF signal'. I had tried it several years ago but it wasn't needed then (I used a Hauppauge WinTV PCI card & supplied cables to connect the TV signal to my PC). I had forgotten I had it, but...It works!

I am amazed!

I have the cable from the street going into the converter box and the output from the box into the amplifier. The output from that into a coax Y-splitter that goes to each TV. Even at minimum gain from the amplifier, I get an excellent signal to each TV. And I can control both TVs simultaneously from the converter remote.

I checked it by unplugging the amplifier. Yuck!

I also connected PC speakers to each TV via the 3.5mm headset ports so I could get independent sound to each TV. Works great!

I am now a happy couch potato!

04-25-2016, 11:17 AM	#5
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Rube Goldberg's Solution ! I dug through all my old A/V equipment and found an unused RatShack® "Cable TV Amplifier" [part # 1502505, $39] described as 'amplifies a single RF signal'. I had tried it several years ago but it wasn't needed then (I used a Hauppauge WinTV PCI card & supplied cables to connect the TV signal to my PC). I had forgotten I had it, but...It works! I am amazed! I have the cable from the street going into the converter box and the output from the box into the amplifier. The output from that into a coax Y-splitter that goes to each TV. Even at minimum gain from the amplifier, I get an excellent signal to each TV. And I can control both TVs simultaneously from the converter remote. I checked it by unplugging the amplifier. Yuck! I also connected PC speakers to each TV via the 3.5mm headset ports so I could get independent sound to each TV. Works great! I am now a happy couch potato! Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 04-26-2016 at 10:30 AM.