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However the 24K gold does look great and if I had to have a splitter exposed to view, this one would surely impress my friends and neighbors, just like my other gold connectors, Bose speakers and monster speaker cable. It's true there can be extra loss in the different ways a signal can be split, but it really is unnoticeable. It's more important to minimize the number of connections, cable length and use good cable and connectors in your setup. I am staring at a US Govt bid document. That might be worth the extra $20. Cable and over-the-air TV signals only go up to 1GHz, so the rest of the 2GHz bandwidth just lets in the interferors eg. I can't believe they are wasting our tax dollars on this shiny object. cell phones, microwave ovens etc which actually mess with the TV signal.
My wife is very happy that the Food Network is very clear now. For whatever reason, it worked, bottom line. I don't claim to have the technical knowledge that other reviewers have shared on the Monster Cable Splitter. If Mom's not happy.It was a drastic improvement. I can't visually say whether the HD improved or not, it wasn't noticeable, however SD did. However, after replacing my original splitters with this one, my SD 480i signal improved tremendously. I was experiencing snow on the TV in the back of the house on the higher channels and now all of that has cleared up.
The premium price reflects the quality of the product. Monster has always charged more for their products because they are well made and last longer than those of their competitors. The product itself is well contructed and best in class.
I have not had any problems with any of them since this splitter was added. This splitter is in line after a GE splitter and a Radio Shack amp. It splits TV signals which go to my TV, HDHomeRun, ATI TV Wonder 650, and Motorola DCT6200 digital cable box (from Comcast).
You know, I think there's a sort of gulf of knowledge between those who are "in the know" with respect to AV equipment and those who aren't, and the reviews for this product certainly reflect that. I have several of them distributed throughout my house, supporting my utterly insane wiring scheme, and they're performing brilliantly.The question, then, for the lay person, is why anybody would need a device like this. That being the case, I'll direct my attention towards trying to explain under what circumstances you would want to buy this device and when you probably wouldn't.The basic question is, "Does the splitter do what it's advertised to." The answer to that is a resounding yes. It will lose significantly less signal strength than the terrible metal-plated signal leaks you may or may not have sitting in your attic right now.
This splitter will do nothing to fix a signal that's already degraded by the time it gets to it. Let me stress - if you are not watching HDTV, you DO NOT NEED THIS DEVICE. The reason why you need a high signal ceiling (2GHz is 33%-100% higher than what you get on a typical four-way coaxial splitter from your cable company) is to let as much data travel through the pipe as possible, and if you're just watching regular old standard definition television, you're not going to see any appreciable gain from this splitter over any other decent model with a lower ceiling or a slightly higher loss rate.Moreover, if you're having trouble with your reception, this item is not necessarily the obvious answer to your problem. The only reason you should buy this device at all is as a component in a general wiring strategy involving high quality coaxial cable (easily purchased from MonoPrice) and maybe some signal boosters.For the enthusiast, then, I will say that this item does everything that it's supposed to, does it well, and, so far as I have been able to tell, does it at roughly average price. Specifically, this splitter will do nothing - absolutely nothing - if your house and devices are not wired with RG-6 coaxial cable (as opposed to RG-59, which most older homes would have). Some people can't stop praising the thing long enough to consider whether their commentary is going to be useful to a potential customer while others seem to be overflowing with acrimony at the fact that this device did not, in fact, change their life on a deep, meaningful, metaphysical level and they are still filled with all of their previous hurt and ennui, and with cable reception that's no better, to boot.
Save your money and buy a lower end splitter. For the average reader, however, before buying this item and expecting it to solve all your problems, and to avoid a reaction like some of that of the negative reviewers here, make sure to educate yourself on all the down-and-dirty details of cable wiring and make sure that this splitter is the real solution to your problem. This splitter is miles above and away from anything your cable technician installed in your home. If you need a low-loss splitter, this is the one you should buy.
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