On Tuesday 29 January 2002 02:50, Roger wrote: One thing i haven't tested is the diffence between using gold cable and > standard cable from the satellite dish to the satellite digital box > (decoder). One thing that i have noticed is that that the digital > decoder box is more sensitive to a loss of voltage by using a longer > cable, or incorrect RG cable (thinner cable). But usually, if you're > <25-50ft from the satellite to box, and using an RG-58 cable instead of > the recommended RG-6 (?) cable, you probabely will not register any > voltage loss at all. Short answer: It's not an issue, save your money. What gold connectors give you is zero corrosion. Without them you're recommended to unplug and reconnect your equipment maybe once a year. If up to you if it's worth spending the extra money to save yourself that amount of work. As Trevor points out, with a digital signal it's basically either there or it isn't. Expensive "home theatre" cabling almost certainly isn't going to help you even if you're experiencing severe packet loss between your satellite dish and your set-top-box. Think about how much of the world's network infrastructure is running fine on pretty basic twisted pair cabling for instance. Regards, Chris R.
