On 05/23/04 11:24, thefish said...
I don't know what the impedence is for sure, How
did you get this information? If you have a link
I sure would like to know that.
There is mention of it in this ADA article:
[Link: hometoys.com]If you want to split
your signal from the dish, you use a multiswitch.
It's a propritary system, and no one complains
about that.
Not anymore, but we sure used to. Why couldn't they make an LNB capable of receiving the entire DSS band at once?
What about
all of those older homes with RG-59.
RG59 was always a cheap way out for a builder or installer. It should have never been used for anything shy of OTA or FM. When things inevitably started going digital, they all paid for their shortsightedness.
New technology sometimes requires a diffrent cable.
Look at DVI. How do you feel about that? Talk
about difficult. And I'm pretty sure that XM didn't
choose 50 ohm cable (if it is 50 ohm) just to
screw everybody in custom. They probably habe
a reason related to performance.
I'm equally annoyed about DVI, something dictated by lawyers, not engineers. Give me a single SDI coax anyday for the same picture. God forbid someone might want to make a decent recording.
And no, I doubt XM made their choices to screw us, just the consumer. There are dozens of standard coaxial connectors already out there, there's no need for another. My parts case is heavy enough as it is.
It's my job as a custom installer to make things
play nice that weren't designed to, and to find
ways for the customer to get what they want.
If it means that I have to do a little extra
homework, and think outsude the box, than that's
what I get paid to do.
That old cliché about thinking outside the box is a good thing when it leads to better products & services, not just more money. But this doesn't surprise me, coming from a publicly traded company.
In the end, we'll all do what we have to. But we don't have to like it.
Doug @ HomeWorks
