<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM, John Welch <<a href="mailto:jrw3319@gmail.com">jrw3319@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Peter VanDerWal <<a href="mailto:peter@vanderwal.us">peter@vanderwal.us</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks for the suggestions on the amp. The link provided says it is<br>
>> for S-Video or composite. Do you just use the audio terminals for<br>
>> video, or are you not doing component video. I did find a similar<br>
>> model specifically for component video, but it is almost $100. Not<br>
>> sure I want to spend that much. Actually, I'm not sure I would even<br>
>> want to spend the $60 or so for lower-end model either. The first<br>
>> couple of posters who suggested the split seemed to be using Y-cables<br>
>> or some type of passive splitters and didn't mention any quality drop.<br>
>> I was hoping I could get away with something like this:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/3-RGB-Component-Video-Splitter/dp/B000RJJ0XW" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/3-RGB-Component-Video-Splitter/dp/B000RJJ0XW</a><br>
><br>
> That is almost exactly what I use, mine is white instead of black ;-)<br>
><br>
</div>Thanks. I'll probably give it a try. For right now at least the STB,<br>
HD-PVR, and TV are all in the same general vicinity. I can probably<br>
get away with 3 foot runs (maybe even less, but I always like to have<br>
a little slack because inevitably I will need to move stuff around to<br>
troubleshoot or whatnot, and tight cables limits mobility). The room<br>
where this equipment currently lives is directly above the area of the<br>
basement where my Myth back-end is setup. Depending on the heat<br>
issues, and how I decide to set things up with myth, I may eventually<br>
move the HD-PVR closer to the back-end. This would mean probably a<br>
25' run, but it sounds like even at that distance you are not having<br>
any quality issues.<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br>u could always use a longer USB cable and keep the HDPVR near the TV.<br><br>Cheap usb cables/extenders can be found at <a href="http://monoprice.com">monoprice.com</a><br><br>Mitchell<br>