How to connect TV to two coax cable inputs?

We "cut the cable" to network television but kept our FiOS internet to watch Netflix etc. I also bought a MOHU HD antenna to pick up the broadcast channels if desired.

What is the best way to connect two signal sources to the TV? Do I need a coax A/B switch to connect both the anntenna coax and the FiOS coax to the back of the TV or would a simple splitter (no A/B switch) work just as well?

Finally - I feel like a dunce for asking - the TV has a Female connector and all of these coax splitters have 3 Female connectors. Do I also need to buy a short little cable to connect TV to the splitter?


Just disconnect the Fios coax, you don't need it. If you are watching Netflix on the TV you are doing that over wifi (or ethernet, if that is plugged in).


@earlster, Thank You!!

I don't know why I thought that our TV's wfi reception was poor without the cable attached. I disconnected the FiOS coax and I can still stream Netflix perfectly. I attached only the HD antenna coax and I can easily toggle between the two using the remote.

You saved me a bunch of aggravation - Thanks again.



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