RonM;485639 Wrote: > We built our house ten years ago, and seized the opportunity to install > cabling in the walls (at the time, to support distribution of satellite > tv and also ethernet to computers). We put connect boxes in a whole lot > of places, all terminated at a patch panel -- still bristling with > multiple cable ends. Am not sure of the cabling CAT type, not sure if 5e > was out and about at the time. > > However, the cabling works well and is supporting HD satellite at 1080i > (as high as it gets). The ethernet supports several computers in > several locations, including links to the dedicated Fit2 music server, > as well as the router. Unfortunately, we did not put enough connect > boxes, and have been unable to use it for the SB system itself -- had to > drill a hole in the floor to get ethernet to the router for our main > system, use wireless for the alternate (where there is one cable > connection, but not ehternet). So I fully agree with the advice to > install LOTS of connect boxes. > > Overkill at initial construction is the obvious strategy. When we > upgraded to HD satellite recently, it was clear that the existing > siamese cabling (two cables in one piece) was sufficient to support the > signal, but limits us to two receivers in the house -- need a separate > cable for each receiver if you are to tune the TVs separately). Would > have been best to install a total of four cables from the dish location > to the patch panel, giving options for additional TVs/receivers in the > house -- the switch to split the incoming sat signal is at the dish, and > our supplier will only install it at the dish not inside the house, > perhaps there are technical issues. > > The other thing we did when building was install good speaker wire in > the walls, from the obvious location for the main stereo system, to the > obvious main listening area. This was a great idea, but too limited. I > wish we'd installed more locations allowing connectons through some sort > of patch panel to multiple listening areas, and probably multiple > options for location of the SBs/amps, etc. Of course, SB type systems > were not yet a factor in our consciousness. > > Ron
The big expense is the labor. If you are doing such a major construction project and the general contractor is amenable the smartest move would be to run your own wire everywhere, and put some of the 3/4 inch smurf tubes for future use as well. Terminate it all to a patch panel in the basement, crawl space, etc. A friend of mine paid $3300 to have his entire house wired while it was being built. They would not let him do it because he wasn't a licensed contractor. So, he ended up with about $500 of wires installed at a cost of $2800. At the end of the day though he's still better off for it. He has cat5e and speakers pre-wired to pretty much every part of the home. -- jmpage2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71301 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
