CCTV question ( technical not general )

[JABB]

Can someone tell me if I use a BNC T adaptor on a camera feed, can I send the feed to two devices? If so, will there be a reduction in quality if split?

[vauxh al]

I did for someone to have a monitor in another office and the quality did degrade.

[The Moose]

What are the two devices you're sending the signal to?

ETA: And how long are the cable runs from the source to the T, and the T to the two destinations?

Cheers

The Moose

[JABB]

From CCTV camera to an Alien DVR ( without loop through ) and I wanted to T off to an old Vista machine which streams the video via the web without active x

[The Moose]

If you split it at the DVR and then run the cable to the PC (keeping it as short as possible), you should be ok to be honest. I wouldn't hesitate!

Cheers

The Moose

[philthy]

Something like this will sort it out, if the signal degrades too much after splitting it:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/4-way-video-splitter-ampli...

[lestag]

JABB said:

From CCTV camera to an Alien DVR ( without loop through ) and I wanted to T off to an old Vista machine which streams the video via the web without active x

if it is just a standard aerial cable (coax 75 ohm etc) then you can split it and if the signal degraded too much, then you will need an amplifier as anoteh post has suggested. I have a uhf tv aerial that is split and amplified into 6 locations in the house

[Driller]

The Moose said:

If you split it at the DVR and then run the cable to the PC (keeping it as short as possible), you should be ok to be honest. I wouldn't hesitate!

Cheers

The Moose

This but also does the Alien have BNC loop outs on the back? If it does, come off from here and you should be fine.