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CCTV (security) Cameras from within Windows Media Center (WMC)

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     OK so I have a pretty good WMC setup, server, drives in a raid, 4 tuner cable card, and analog tuner card with FM.   So we use WMC for all TV's in the house with extenders from linksys (DMA2100). They don't make the DMA2100 anymore so I bought up all I could find on ebay.  All of that works great, I have a DVR for my CCTV cameras, and wanted a way to watch them from any room in the house. I noticed one of my tuner cards had RCA inputs, but WMC doesn't support that as an input unless you use it for an external tuner box (cable box, satellite box).  So I looked all over the net everyone had the same question, and everyone said it can not be done, or you need all IP cameras and use mceNetCam.       Then it hit me... DUH.......     Use a modulator and send the cameras over channel 4 on the analog tuner card! A friend gave me an RCA CRF907 TV modulator.   I created a new analog channel 4 (so my cable channel 4 still worked) and called it Cameras.  Now when I go into the

Comcast Cable Internet - CATV

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9-3-2021 - Well, this will probably be the last time I report a faster speed test, unless I get a 10gb fiber link to my PC, this is about the fastest speed I should be able to see on two bonded 1gbps copper connections. This result is almost perfect considering overhead, though download could be a bit faster.  1-24-2015 - Just added a recent test to an old post, got bored. hehe, I like the "faster than 95% of the US"  :-) 2-22-2011 - After Installing a bi-directional drop amp with active return, I finally got my cable signal to a good point. The downstream dBm is probably a bit high at 7.32 to 9.19 but rx MER (or SN ratio) is at 38.26 not bad. Upstream is now at 46.50 dBm from 57.30. I have some good signals now and it defiantly made a difference. I'm not saying a drop amp, especially with active return, is the cure all. Check your signals and figure out if this would actually help, it did for me. Below are some pictures of my cable modem setup.