max number of boxex in one house

[boxer29]

hi ,,just wondering is there any max number of mod cable boxes that you can put on one line ,,i mean in one house by putting splitters ,,or do you just have to try and see if they will work ,,
thanks

[abbs2002]

Originally Posted by boxer29

hi ,,just wondering is there any max number of mod cable boxes that you can put on one line ,,i mean in one house by putting splitters ,,or do you just have to try and see if they will work ,,
thanks

It all deppends on how strong is your signal m8, some peeps have up to six boxes connected but I heared that the signal can support a maximmum of for boxes with out any problems.

[kai92]

vm say two tv and 1 modem

[g80878]

I got six boxes and 3 modems , using miles of cable and a load of splitters and don't have any issues .

[ronster]

Originally Posted by g80878

I got six boxes and 3 modems , using miles of cable and a load of splitters and don't have any issues .

lmfao and i thought i was greedy with a sammy,V+,eurovox and Kryptview oh and 2 modems lol

[boxer29]

ok
thanks
btw how do you manage 6 in one house ,,seems a lot to me ,,might be a big house ,u never know

[lincsat]

If you can boost the signal and keep the noise down, you could run 10's or even 100's of boxes on a single feed. The trick is keeping the signal to noise ratio good.

[TheCoder]

Originally Posted by lincsat

.....The trick is keeping the signal to noise ratio good.

Which is actually pretty difficult for a large No of loads unless you start going to a lot of expense. Every extra connection introduces noise as do amplifiers etc.

The recommended max load for the system is 4 loads per tap although VM have a recommendation of no more than 3 working loads.

For 4 loads, you will likely need to start using an amplifier unless you have a particularly strong signal level, especially if you are using one of the "weaker" tuner boxes (dreambox etc). To sucessfully use an amplifier then your snr needs to be pretty reasonable to start with.

[Smurf]

My cable box upstairs works really well but thru the splitter i cant get my modem to upstream although it locks onto downstream. I think i need a booster with upstream like the Konig yellow brick but its too much for £30? Is there any other booster that supports upstream? It used to work really well before but just stopped all of a sudden. It does go through 2 splitters before that hence the loss in signal im guessing.

[AciidSn3ak3r]

Originally Posted by Smurf

My cable box upstairs works really well but thru the splitter i cant get my modem to upstream although it locks onto downstream. I think i need a booster with upstream like the Konig yellow brick but its too much for £30? Is there any other booster that supports upstream? It used to work really well before but just stopped all of a sudden. It does go through 2 splitters before that hence the loss in signal im guessing.

Yeah mine stopped working aswell, like i could only have one device on the line :\ Which annoyed me.
So i bought one of those Konig yellow brick boosters off eBay, brand new and i think it was just under £20 all in.
Its worth getting, definatly.