Howdy! My name is Richard and I live in the Outer-Richmond of San Francisco. This video is intentionally awkward and was ad-libbed on the spot. I promise I’m very sane and don’t have a fascination with my toilet. The unit is 2BR/1BA with a split kitchen/living-room and plenty of closet space. There’s even storage shelves downstairs in the garage, but I had to take it down to fit my van in the parking spot; if you’d like the extra space we can discuss rebuilding the shelves (my last roommate was the one who disassembled them to fit his long-ass Cadillac). Rent is $800/month, plus an $800 deposit. Utilities come out to $28-ish for internet and $25-ish for PG&E (all depending on how much we conserve). I’m not interested in cable/satellite service, but if that’s important to you, that’ll most likely be something that you’ll be paying for by yourself. I have no real interest in TV and would rather use the Hulu/Netflix/Amazon apps on the tv, or torrent and stream to the TV’s DLNA service. Other household amenities: Dishwasher, fridge and mini-fridge (mainly used for beverages to save space in the main fridge), heater (no AC), washer in the garage (no dryer). Nearby attractions: Hard Knox Cafe (decent soul food), 100% Sweet Cafe, laundromat, Fresh & Easy, Legion of Honor, Seacliff (rich people live there), China Beach, Baker Beach, Ocean Beach, Presidio, 4 blocks to Golden Gate Park, Bill’s Burgers, Gordo Taqueria, Four Star Theater (pretty decent, but don’t see anything in <b>…</b>
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I want to put a tv in my own bedroom, but the problem is that i dun have a tv cable socket in my room. I dun want the cable to be running from the livingroom, because that’d make it really ugly. My last option would be using an indoor attenna, but can you suggest other options..THanks a lot
I am living in a apartment…in Hong Kong..
I can’t drill the wall, etc. to do it..
Leap Frog makes an A/V wireless extender
I have subscribed to Starhub Cable TV service. Only to realise that the cable point and my TV are too far apart. To connect the two I will need a cable of at least 6 metres.
The technical support told me this is not advisable because there will be a drop of signal quality. They told me to fix another new cable point instead, which cost quite a bit.
Anyone connected their TV to the cable point using long cables? Is the risks really significant?
You’ll probably be fine, but it all depends on the signal level at the source.
You’re talking about using a cable thats about 19.6 feet long. I don’t think you’re going to have a problem with that. I would suggest using high-quality RG-6 type 75 Ohm coaxial cable for the job to minimize signal loss. RG-59 can become lossy at higher frequencies and longer runs.
For 19.6 feet though, with RG-6, you should be fine.
SurfBoy
Commercial Communications Technician / CET
We moved to a new place but the cable line that’s attached to the wall is short. What do we do to lengthen the cable or are there ways to connect two different cables in order for the cable to reach where the TV will be placed?
The connector you need is a female-to-female connector (not male-male), like this one:
http://is.gd/2lI3W
You’ll also need another length of coax to attach, with RG-6 being preferred over RG-59.
I use my plasma 42 inch for watching tv (cable) as well as a playing xbox360 games online. So I find myself constantly switching the wall connection between the tv cable and the internet cable. Would a good quality 2-way video splitter enable my cable tv to stay on the same time my internet connection is active?
that is how my home is wired, the cable guy ran the line to the house, installed a splitter, one line feeds all the tv’s and the other goes to the internet cable box behind the computer.
We moved our Tv to another room another set up the cable connection to the wall socket there, but our signal isn’t as strong as the TV has quite a bit of static. Why is that? Do different rooms in the same apartment unit have different signals?
The room you moved to is probably further from where the cable line actually enters the building. The longer the distance it has to travel, the weaker the signal becomes. Also, that particular length of cable might be old or damaged, which would also weaken the signal.
I want to buy a component ipod to tv cable. If I ever come across a tv that only supports composite cables will my component cable still work.
No. You would need a converter.
I have a Dell LCD monitor. It has VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs.
I’m having my tv cable installed soon. I was wondering what type of adapter I’d need to run from my tv cable to either one of those inputs.
Here you go!
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=TV-BOX-HD&cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-18jul08_FREESHIP208-_-FREESHIP08product
No computer necessary.
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Oops, that one is out of stock.
Here’s the same kind of deal at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/External-Standalone-LCD-TV-Tuner/dp/B000XY6N5Y/ref=pd_cp_e_0?pf_rd_p=413863501&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000YLS46C&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1VSMCPJJZQK41X35QTZ0
My reception on freeview is pretty awful since the re-organisation of channels a couple of months back. I have replaced the coaxial male plug which goes into the signal booster several times but it does not help. Do you think I need to get a new cable and if so, are there different specifications of tv cables? What would be the best type? The distance is about 25 metres from the junction box.
Believe it or not, check the cable end at the plug part and feel for any dampness or water. Rain, especially, within the last few months, could have entered the aerial box on the roof, and if water ingestion gets into the cable, WILL cause distortion and bad signal, and if it goes direct to your television can cause damage. If you have it going directly into the power splitter box first, check this aerial lead socket for water.
If there is no water present, it is likely your rooftop aerial has shifted from the very narrow signal pathway, (that digital has), and may need resetting.
The fixings on the rooftop aerial or brackets may have corroded or the aerial box itself and will need replacing. If your aerial is attached to the chimney, the smoke and heat form this can cause damage to the aerial also, over a period of time.
In my opinion, THE AERIAL out of alignment or corrosion is at fault here.
I have a TV and the High Definition box, but I just need to run the cable. Everything else is set up and ready to go! Is there a special kind of cable I need to buy, or will any old TV cable work? If I need to buy something new to feed it to the box, where can I get a lot for cheap? Say 50 feet or so. Thanks!
The following assumes you are extending cable from the cable company’s interface panel to the location of your cable receiver.
1. First determine the length that you need. Allow for adequate slack on both ends.
2. If it’s 50 feet or less, go to the electrical department of a large hardware store or home improvement center. They’ll have a large section for TV fittings and accessories, including the connecting cable you want in various lengths, with fittings on both ends.
3. The preferred cable type you want is RG-6. RG-59 is the second choice, and it’s okay for short runs. But try for RG-6 if it’s available.
4. Connect one end of the cable in the cable company’s panel. If you have Internet service from the same company, you’ll connect to one of the output ports of a splitter. Otherwise, directly to the incoming cable trough an F-type barrel connector (which you buy at the same place and time as your cable above. You may need two barrels–see the next item.).
5. Run the other end as necessary to the location of your cable receiver. The *right* way to do that is to snake it through the walls, ceiling, and/or basement and terminate it in a receptacle box in the wall, covered with a plate that includes a standard F-type barrel fitting (see #4 above). However, running it by some means directly to the cable receiver is okay if you’re happy with how the cable penetrates walls.
(If you do terminate it in a wall plate per the above–recommended–then you’ll need another short piece of RG-6 or RG-59 cable with the fittings to go from the plate to the input of the cable box.)
6. If you need more than 50 feet, you have two choices. The lengths available in the store with fittings on both ends are generally 50 feet and less. For more than that, the cheap and dirty way to do it is buy another barrel connector and simply patch two lengths of cable together to make up whatever length you need. That’s probably okay, but the right way to do it is buy raw cable, cut it to the proper length, and attach new fittings on both ends. That requires a special tool and a little skill, but most people can do it okay. Get the tool and instructions at a Radio Shack store, Best Buy store, or similar.
I am planning on buying a big screen hd lcd tv and at the store they told me that analog tv cable signal looks bad on the tv so I was wondering how I can make it look better on the screen so that looks high def.
You CANNOT make a silk purse out of a Sow’s ear…..
You’ve heard that before…you cannot MAKE ANALOG SIGNALS as Good as a Digital Signal….
Consider the fact that Analog signals were ONLY designed for TV sets that they didn’t expect to get any larger than the 25 inch TV. That’s analog’s limitations ….just like stomping the gas pedal on you car makes it top out at 90 to 120 mph…
You can’t make it do something it wasn’t designed for…..
You’ll have to live with the OLD signal for a few more years, but if you have VERIZON Cable…you WILL have the BEST and CLEANEST SIGNAL coming into your home….and THAT is the ONLY Signal system that can deliver Super Sharp ANALOG…..
And believe me…I have had ALL the signal systems in my home. And I have seen ALL the competition’s signal in my customer’s home…Time Warner, Brighthouse, Comcast…etc.
Verizon is going to DE-PANTS the competition with Fiber Optics (FIOS) to your HOME…<>….. TO YOUR HOME..