Hello Group - I hope this is not too far off topic.

I am having some building work done on my house and will be replacing
skirting boards, as such I have a great opportunity to hide cables (network
and tv).

I want to have a mini hub style thing somewhere out of the way and have
everything running into that so that I can then break the tv signal out into
different rooms (and use a device to change channel on sky / cable etc).

A mate told me this morning that if I use RF cable from the cable box into
my hub and then back out into another room and onto a plasma the picture
will look awful as RF will lose too much (the distance here is 25m max -
basically cable and tv at the front of the house, plasma in the conservatory
at the back)

Is this true?

If so what other sort of cable should I be thinking of using for that kind
of distance?

Many thanks in advance for any advice!

Carl.

"Carl Jarvis" wrote in
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Hello Group - I hope this is not too far off topic.

Not really, but you might be better off posting the question to the
news:uk.diy group, or Googling the said group for previous questions
first, as this question crops up quite regularly and there are more
people to offer their opinions in that group.


I am having some building work done on my house and will be
replacing
skirting boards, as such I have a great opportunity to hide cables
(network
and tv).

I want to have a mini hub style thing somewhere out of the way and
have
everything running into that so that I can then break the tv signal
out into
different rooms (and use a device to change channel on sky / cable
etc).

A mate told me this morning that if I use RF cable from the cable
box into
my hub and then back out into another room and onto a plasma the
picture
will look awful as RF will lose too much (the distance here is 25m
max -
basically cable and tv at the front of the house, plasma in the
conservatory
at the back)


RF is the lowest in order of quality, you would be better off
thinking in terms of distributing via component, IP/TCP protocol or
composite (in order of preference) IMO. All will cost more than RF
and there are issues with all options were they might come near to or
cross mains voltage cables.