📡 Amplify Your Viewing Experience!
The Amplifier, Cable TV RF Broadband 8dB Gain, is a four-port device designed to enhance your cable and OTA antenna signals. With a +7.5 dB gain per port, it reduces pixelation and improves reception for multiple TVs. Featuring 6 kV surge protection and a durable nickel-plated housing, this amplifier is built for longevity and reliability. Compatible with all standard and digital cable services, it comes with a 5-year warranty for added peace of mind.
Number of Channels | 4 |
Supply Current | 0.5 Amps |
Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
Voltage | 5 Volts |
Specification Met | Ul |
Material Type | Nickel plated |
Item Dimensions | 4.5 x 3.25 x 0.8 inches |
P**T
So far, so good. I'm getting great reception on all my TVs from stations 60 miles away!
So the previous owner of the house left 4 cables drawn from the roof to a dish down to areas of the house. This amplifier seemed a good for it. I would prefer just a single output line I could split 4 ways after entering the home, but this seemed the best bang-for-buck. I used one coax cable to push the 5V power up to the aerial I put up, and 3 others to drop down. I wasn't disappointed. The signal comes in clear to all the TV's in the home. We love it because there's something special about local channels and news. So far have it mounted outside in the elements and performing good. If you're interested, I used the ClearStream 4 antenna.
F**0
Worked Great. High quality product.
I install tv antennas for a living and can say if you're splitting your antenna signal more than 3 ways, a distribution amplifier is a must. I tested and wrote down the signal strength of 17 different tv stations in my area without this Amp and with only 1 cable coming in. ( no splitter) . Then I ran the coax to this amplifier and tested them all again. The result was every channel showed a 7-13.5 dB stronger signal when plugged into this Amp. It does what it claims it does and more. This will not solve every problem that people have with their antennas but if your problem is caused by splitting your signal too many times, this will most likely solve it.
S**P
Kind of works
Should have ordered a more powerful booster but this one will do. Didn’t pick up the local channel that I was targeting but it still works fine for the other channels
I**R
Fixed my Xfinity pixelation issue on some HD channels
I had a strange issue with my Xfinity service where I use TIVO and cable card. On certain HD channels I would see pixelation and channel degradation to the point where it was un-watchable. I thought it was my TIVO Bolt or even the cable card which Xfinity provides but since the signal problem only affected specific channels I determined this had to be the incoming signal.So, as a last resort before calling Xfinity (ugh) I decided to try this amplifier and install where it comes into my house. I also bought new 6 foot coax cables and some 75ohm terminators to cap off any unused ports around the house as well as on this amplifier. If you don't cap the empty ports off they can act as an antenna and could result in more noise on the channels or even a visit from Comcast due to excessive broadcasts into the air. FCC requires Comcast and others to prevent this as it could interfere with other users systems. I figured for a few bucks I would just purchase a pack of 5 terminators and cap off the unused ports and avoid any issues plus do the job correctly. They simply screw on to the coax port....nothing complicated.I removed my existing splitter and installed this amplifier (which is also a splitter), a couple of terminators for unused ports and connected the incoming Comcast cable and the power adapter. This amplifier DOES REQUIRE an OUTLET nearby as it is powered to help deal with less than ideal incoming signals from Comcast (or whatever service you have). I've seen a lot of posts about this issue from many people using various services so this is NOT just a comcast issue.Keep in mind, this will boost the INCOMING SIGNAL to compensate for signal loss but it CANNOT FIX AN ALREADY BAD INCOMING SIGNAL. It will simply boost whatever is coming into your house. If the signal is low or poor for other reasons like bad cabling from their incoming box to your house then this likely won't do much other than boost a bad signal. For our issue, it was specific HD channels during evening hours when usage was likely higher on Comcast's systems and there was no indication the signal coming into our house was bad across the board. Only for a handful of channels. I don't know if Comcast can do anything about specific channel's signals or not but I didn't want to deal with them if I could avoid it as involving them is always a headache and they rarely make anything better and often create other problems in my experience. They always want to blame our cabling or router or whatever and I can do the same things their technicians would do in order to troubleshoot issues. In this case, I seem to have found the solution thanks to other postings so I wanted to detail my issue too.Ideally, it would be nice if customers could call Comcast and get them to fix it but in many posts I've seen their solution is to do exactly the same thing...install this amplifier, terminators, etc. to resolve the issues for customers. Clearly, they want to avoid having to run NEW OUTSIDE CABLING and digging up a yard and so on and I am sure most customers don't want that either unless the cabling is found to be truly bad, broken, cut, etc. Then it is worth it but for this random pixelation issue on only certain HD channels at certain times of the day this seems to resolve it. So far we have not seen any additional pixelation issues on the problem channels and our HD channels are as clear as ever.Again, buy this amplifier, a 5 or 10 pack of 75 ohms terminators to cap any unused ports in your house (i.e. where cable ports are in your rooms) as well as on the amplifier itself and make sure you have an outlet nearby to power the amplifier. The best location is where it comes into the house.Good luck!
M**R
Only 1.5db gain on fios digital (not 7.5db)
Only 1.5db gain on fios digital (not 7.5db), if you look at the data sheet channels that use 550Mhz+ only have 1.5db gain or less. I used temporarily until I had my ONT replaced. Do not recommend for fios or use the 2 output model to give you more gain (+5.5db). You have to put all the STBs and modem on on outputs for MoCA to pass so unless you only have one STB and internet the 2-port will not work at all. Stay away.
R**E
Brought our signal up enough to go from 42 channels to 85.
My antenna is in the attic and this amplifier is in a wiring panel inside the house. With just the antenna connected to one TV, I got 42 channels. I thought that was good. Since we are cutting the cable, I wanted to distribute the signal to all of our outlets, so I bought this amplifier.A month in and it is working great. We have 4 different TVs and we got anywhere from 85 to 97 channels - depending on the TV.I haven't borrowed the equipment from work to measure the actual gain (yet). Once this pandemic dies down and the office re-opens, I will update the review with real numbers.At this point, I am very happy with this amp. If you are not going to use all of the outputs, get some 75 Ohm terminators to add to the unused outputs. Your output will suffer if you do not and the amp may degrade (this is not something I am going to be testing - I like the amp as-is).
C**A
Four failures in three years
Bought new in January 2021. Failed by August 2021. Replaced under warranty by Reliable Cable. Failed by November 2022. Replaced under warranty by Reliable Cable with a note that they would not replace again. Failed by July 2023. Due to multiple failures, I had purchased a spare of same splitter. Installed it and it also failed by April 2024. Done with this model of splitter.
A**R
Great product
I have Xfinity and have cable, internet, and land line phone. The signal for the tv was going in and out with this the signal was strong. The only thing buy the caps to the port if you don’t use all of them. I understand that used port signal can come thru the use used port.
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