the instructions say its not for the OTA in my house and only for cable lines, is this accurate since all the reviews and info here say otherwise?
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It will work with OTA signals, but it's overkill. With OTA you don't need - and shouldn't have - amplification in the reverse direction. Spurious signals generated by your TV would be amplified and transmitted. Not good. Also, the one-way amplfier/splitters are a lot cheaper.
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I use this device with an OTA antenna (ClearStream4) and Tivo. The antenna goes into this device's input, and the outputs go to the Tivo (and other TV's). There is no question that it improves the signal coming in and can say this confidently because the Tivo has a feature that measures signal strength for OTA on a scale of 0 to 100. With this device, the strength measurement on each channel is increased by 20 on that scale of 0 to 100. I have tested this on practically every channel, and the results are the same.
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OTA HD is the best!! Get a god antenna and search for stations in you area!! OTA is superior to any cable or sat!!
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Hi- I looked in the owner's manual to see if "Optimum"is listed under Cable Boxes, it's not. If I knew who the manufacturer of their box is (may be written on the box itself), I could see if codes for that manufacturer are listed, a good indicator that it would work. Let me know and I'll look. Leigh
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yes, your cable comes from the amp on the antenna into the house and then goes to the power suppy that's plugged in the the wall before any splitters. It's a great amp as long as your not to close to a transmitter, then it might overload your signal
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The 2Wire *won't* work; apparently it only works in areas that have TV service. I do not know about the others.My advice (which I finally followed a week ago) is to dump your provider for another service. Cable internet is cheaper and faster where I am, and their tech support can't possibly be slower or more hobbled.(EDIT: If you are (or know someone who is) highly computer literate, search the net for "nvg510 solving common problems". You'll find a page describing a method of forcibly fixing some of the software problems with this device. )
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Mine has worked fine with just keeping it behind my TV. Like everyone has said, the cord is very long so its just a matter of trial and error of where the antenna works best for you with the best signal!
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Nelci, If I were to set it up this way would the tv pass the signal thru as if it was coming directly from the cable box? Would it lose it's 5.1 (or any other audio code) signal going thru the TV and out to the receiver? Jack
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Thanks for the feedback Frank, I appreciate it.So in theory, the monitor should be able to get OTA signals, but possibly due to weak signal reach, it won't, hence the need for an antenna... Makes sense.
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I only have it for my OTA antenna... however, I had a smaller one being used with my cable.
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Actually, that's what I'm using it with right now. Pulled it out of storage, got a second cable box, have it set to E1 instead of using its own tuner (to avoid any issues with channels changing unexpectedly again) and pulling in the channels via the cable box instead. Works fine using it that way.
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Call your cable company to activate it and make sure it is compatible with the cable system
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@radar363: thank for the information. I kept getting multiple information from vayring sources who should have known the correct response, including the manufacturer of my Television Set. Finally I ordered the cable just to have it on hand when I started setting up and quickly discovered that all but one of my sources was incorrect (and the correct one was NOT the manufacturer of my TV) and I didn't need it at all. Live and learn. But, I appreciate you help. Judi
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I may have over looked a very important fact. I doubt this router has a coaxial cable connection. It probably has either net cabling or USB cabling hook up. So assuming it has no coaxial cable hook up, then the router and this antenna are incompatible.
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Coax for antenna is not necessarily the same as coax output of a cable box.For example, what if the tuner was only an ATSC tuner and not an analog tuner? Then it definitely wouldn't work. (Also, [obsolete] analog OTA & analog cable [which is disappearing for most] differ above a certain channel.)
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I purchased one some time back and wanted to use it to replace my cable box. It did no do that so I assume that it can not do what you want it to do.It is a very technical piece of equipment and not for a casual user.
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Thanks for the quick response. I am still getting 2 different answers. It sounds like if you hook it up before the Cable Box or TV that you can do both.
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No OTA. But do as the other person says. Visit freaktab.com---That will answer all your questions.