RE: Wiring during major conversion

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, and of course, they'll be flood wiring with Cat5 yes?!!!

An unless I've missed something, I see no need to worry about any other
cable types than: Cat5, alarm (could use Cat5), speaker and source
CT100/125 for satellite. You can put pretty much anything down the Cat5
when it comes to A/V (with the right kit).


Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ian Oliver
> Sent: 27 May 2007 14:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Wiring during major conversion
>
> OK, I'm sure this is an FAQ, so sorry!
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> Some friends are doing a major conversion job in an old house they
have
> just bought, and would like multi-room audio and video. They have seen
> what I've cobbled together with some SCART/UHF distribution, Humax
> 9200T and network media player in node 0, and some PowerMid Ir
thingies
> and want something similar.
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> But they will also want Sky in a couple of rooms. And the central 9200
> is sometimes a bit limited.
>
> And then I saw this - http://www.nebula-media.com/products/HMS/HMS.asp
> I know that Nebula do some cracking USB and PCI DVB-T tuners so this
> has lots of promise!
>
> So, a Nebula Home Media server in node 0, may four cat5 cables from
> node 0 to close to each TV, and a Nebula Client at each TV. Probably
> also best to run CT100 to each TV so that they can have local
> analogue/dvb-t tuners, so cable from TV aerial to node 0, and then a
> splitter on the output of the server.
>
> Unless someone has a better idea ...
>
> But what about Sky? Sky box also in node 0 (four bits of CT100 to near
> the dish?) and use kat5 units at each TV? Or is there some Sky multi-
> room product? I know little about Sky!
>
> Specs for the Nebula server/clients are thin at the moment, but maybe
> these can also handle the audio and the DviX/XviD? Or a network media
> player of some kind in node 0? Or one near each TV?
>
> Said friends have a big, fat budget but aren't very technical. They
> have been advised to go to some high-end multi-room specialists but I
> suspect they might get a big bill and something not very future proof.
>
> Top priority is just to get the right cabling in place.
>
> All advice gratefully received!
>
> Ian Oliver
> Sunny Leeds, UK
> Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
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