Hi
Having read a few posts here, i guess i am at the bottom end of the tech food chain, so be patient with this one..
Bottom line is I am refurbishing our home and want a central audio / visual server to distribute around the house. I have had a few so called expert local "retailers" around, and to be honest they resemble double glazing salsmen & used car dealers rather than experts in this field. Price varaitions of almost 25k !!!!!!!!! for the same job.
They all want to just sell me the equipment such as new 50" plasmas, home cinema speakers etc, but when i ask about the distribution and its capabilities they all say " we will get our subcontract fitters to call you and explain". One retailer even asked for £300 for his fitters to carry out a survey which would be done only after he sold me almost £15k worth of new appliances. All I really need is SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, so I can deide what i want. Then and only then will i be ready to buy the end use appliances.
WHAT I WANT IS : A simple easy to use wired or wirless system that will deliver a distributed central audio / visual server to Family Room, Lounge, Kitchen and sub zone to a terrace, study, and 4 bedrooms,( 1 with a sub zone in the en-suite).
The family room will be the main hub, and will have a new home cinema system. The bedrooms and study all have existing 19" windows Media PC's .
We are not Hi-Fi experts and as such we do not need the latest "perfection gaurenteed" picture or sound systems. We just want an integrated simple to use system with room controllers or remotes that can access the server, TV and sat systems. plus a good surround system in the lounge.
Any suggestions !
Having read a few posts here, i guess i am at the bottom end of the tech food chain, so be patient with this one..
Bottom line is I am refurbishing our home and want a central audio / visual server to distribute around the house. I have had a few so called expert local "retailers" around, and to be honest they resemble double glazing salsmen & used car dealers rather than experts in this field. Price varaitions of almost 25k !!!!!!!!! for the same job.
They all want to just sell me the equipment such as new 50" plasmas, home cinema speakers etc, but when i ask about the distribution and its capabilities they all say " we will get our subcontract fitters to call you and explain". One retailer even asked for £300 for his fitters to carry out a survey which would be done only after he sold me almost £15k worth of new appliances. All I really need is SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, so I can deide what i want. Then and only then will i be ready to buy the end use appliances.
WHAT I WANT IS : A simple easy to use wired or wirless system that will deliver a distributed central audio / visual server to Family Room, Lounge, Kitchen and sub zone to a terrace, study, and 4 bedrooms,( 1 with a sub zone in the en-suite).
The family room will be the main hub, and will have a new home cinema system. The bedrooms and study all have existing 19" windows Media PC's .
We are not Hi-Fi experts and as such we do not need the latest "perfection gaurenteed" picture or sound systems. We just want an integrated simple to use system with room controllers or remotes that can access the server, TV and sat systems. plus a good surround system in the lounge.
Any suggestions !
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