Hi,
I am looking into the best way to distribute TV around the home. 5 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, conservatory and an outside TV with scope for a few more points.
I note that some of the high end LCD TV's have a CAT5 port now but I am unable to actually figure out what you would do with it. I presume you can't just hook your PC into a distribution node and then the TVs into that since there is no control software there, or do the TV's come with control software?
I have looked at DVD servers/media servers most of which are proprietary and cost a fortune. Therefore, some form of DIY system would be far more preferable. Ideally allowing each room to view their own DVD/other media on demand and simultaneously. Or stream music to the room in question.
A thought I had was to use Amps for each room and use that as the distribution via HDMI, but this would put the price up considerably for each room.
Any ideas or thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
Regards,
J
I am looking into the best way to distribute TV around the home. 5 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, conservatory and an outside TV with scope for a few more points.
I note that some of the high end LCD TV's have a CAT5 port now but I am unable to actually figure out what you would do with it. I presume you can't just hook your PC into a distribution node and then the TVs into that since there is no control software there, or do the TV's come with control software?
I have looked at DVD servers/media servers most of which are proprietary and cost a fortune. Therefore, some form of DIY system would be far more preferable. Ideally allowing each room to view their own DVD/other media on demand and simultaneously. Or stream music to the room in question.
A thought I had was to use Amps for each room and use that as the distribution via HDMI, but this would put the price up considerably for each room.
Any ideas or thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
Regards,
J
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