Hi all,
Apologies for no doubt asking what are obvious questions.
I've just moved into a new house, which requires a fair amount of decorating throughout. I've got a living room TV and home cinema amp, and also a NAS filled with music and TV shows. We currently use a modded X-Box as a media-centre of sorts, and also have a PC with freeview card and an XBox 360 to use as an extender.
I'd like to take the opportunity as the house needs decorating to install cabling - my thoughts initially were just to put Cat6 everywhere so we can stream stuff from the NAS around the house.
So far I've spoken to a couple of AV-type companies, but they seem expensive and interested in trying to sell lots of high-end kit. I'm wary of scrimping on the cabling, though, and wishing later that I'd put more thought into it.
Any suggestions about where I should go with this - for now it's really just an IP network to each room, and then a cupboard somewhere with a patch panel / switch, but I don't want to rule out native video / lighting / etc later on.
For a four bed / two bath / two reception, retrofitting Cat6 around - am I talking 10s of thousands to install that sort of cabling? I don't really have any idea
Thanks,
Nick.
Apologies for no doubt asking what are obvious questions.
I've just moved into a new house, which requires a fair amount of decorating throughout. I've got a living room TV and home cinema amp, and also a NAS filled with music and TV shows. We currently use a modded X-Box as a media-centre of sorts, and also have a PC with freeview card and an XBox 360 to use as an extender.
I'd like to take the opportunity as the house needs decorating to install cabling - my thoughts initially were just to put Cat6 everywhere so we can stream stuff from the NAS around the house.
So far I've spoken to a couple of AV-type companies, but they seem expensive and interested in trying to sell lots of high-end kit. I'm wary of scrimping on the cabling, though, and wishing later that I'd put more thought into it.
Any suggestions about where I should go with this - for now it's really just an IP network to each room, and then a cupboard somewhere with a patch panel / switch, but I don't want to rule out native video / lighting / etc later on.
For a four bed / two bath / two reception, retrofitting Cat6 around - am I talking 10s of thousands to install that sort of cabling? I don't really have any idea
Thanks,
Nick.
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