Items Tagged With cabling

We’ve had our Sonos setup for nearly three years now and it continues to be a joy to own and use.  Our original setup of 2 x ZP100s (the zone players with built in amplifiers) was recently added to with a third un-amp’d ZP80.  The new ZonePlayer was swapped for the ZP100 in the AV room where amplification was not required as it was already plugged into our home cinema system.  So the plan was to utilise the now spare ZP100 as a zone in the en-suite bathroom off our main bedroom...

Sometimes you have a CAT5 cable in place but no power connector nearby. Perhaps you want to move your wireless access point into the loft for example.  With these inexpensive passive Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectors it's a easy job, check out the video after the jump...

This looks like something all home automators would be delighted to have in their homes. Couldn't find a price, but I get the feeling if you have to ask...

"6-in x 7-out audio/video matrix capable of routing HD signals over Cat 5 cable to multiple remote locations - The AVAtrix is a matrix configuration of HD component video, digital audio and stereo audio signals. Any of six sources may be routed to multiple remote Wallplates or to the main output at any time...

Submission by Nigel Giddings - I am currently building a house in North Kent and have caught the Home Automation bug. The intention is to live in the house for the rest of my life (a bold statement?). I would like to be able to say that no expense has been spared but that would be an exaggeration. I have, however, included many things that you probably would not expect in a typical new house, at least in it's price range. As I want all the usual HA toys the design calls for the usual items like servers, amplifiers, receivers, and a wide range of detectors of various types..

Here's another series of IPTV shows for you to download. The latest release from GIDUT (get it done using technology), episode 7 is entitled "How To Punch Down Cat5". Well worth a look if you are a cable virgin about to embark on your own wiring project...