<p>there is cable tv available in the dorms, right? is it through a coaxial connection? where in the dorms are the jacks located?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>yes. i have no idea what a coaxial connection is. and somewhere in the room. </p>
<p>i actually have never brought a tv with me to the dorms. i find that having it there in the room would be too much of a distraction from studying (especially b/c i love to procrastinate.) plus, you tend to make more friends when you have to bum tv time off your floormates!</p>
<p>Yes, there is cable TV available in all of the dorms. The television signal is delivered through a coaxial cable jack (two in each dorm room) that is mounted adjacent to the Ethernet ports located underneath each person's desk. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>The jacks are usually on the same panel as the ethernet jack or close by.</p>
<p>So...in a triple, is there a third set of connections?</p>
<p>Nope. Gotta use a router or whatever...</p>
<p>No, there is no third set of connections in triples. You have to borrow a router from the front desk, and share one of the other roommates' Ethernet connection. However, I doubt you would really need three televisions in the same dorm room. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Wouldn't it be easier to get a TV tuner card for your computer rather than bringing in a TV?</p>
<p>yeah, i'm bringing a laptop with a TV tuner, which is why i wanted to know where the coaxial jacks are.</p>
<p>you can always use a jack splitter</p>
<p>If any of you are sports fans, a TV tuner card is really not the way to go.</p>
<p>Buying a TV tuner is a solid alternative to buying a television for your dorm.
They're becoming increasingly popular as USB TV tuners become cheaper. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I had a USB TV last year (and a real one later on) and found it to be fine for almost everything. Sports were the only thing difficult to follow as it seemed rather choppy.</p>
<p>i'm using my laptop as a TV tuner also...
just another reason to spend time on my compie lol. cuz i can't live without my desperate housewives! =P</p>
<p>quality really depends on what kind of laptop and tuner you have...</p>
<p>Personally I don't think TV is that important. After all most of your time should be spent studying as well as other misc. duties.</p>
<p>well, you know. just in case.</p>
<p>why isn't a TV tuner good for sports? (sorry if i'm missing something obvious here)</p>