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All great suggestions: mud ring only, 45 degree jacks and 90 degree connectors. I will look to see which is the most visible and less costly. Thanks for the ideas!

Another question for you experts (and thanks for all of the other input). As I work with my current electrical installer, I have quickly learned I am pushing the limits of his knowledge. Not to bad mouth him, just saying that he is not use to these types of requests / questions. Well, I asked...

(elcano @ Jul 13 2006, 11:01 PM) I will ask them (or do it myself) for these measurements. It would probably be good for me to start "getting my own hands dirty" if I really want to get into this stuff :)

Thanks again Steve for your time on this....Yes, I believe you are correct about the wiring they used. I will confirm tomorrow when I go out to the house. I also believe they are used EOLs by the contact as it looked as if something additional was wrapped under the electrical tape by the...

Steve, the security installer has installed all of the contacts at each of the doors and windows, alarm location in the attic, keypad at the back door, one smoke detector, motion sensors, and ran everything down to my mechanical room in the basement. The door and window contacts look very clean...

Thanks for the pix. I'm dreading what my strucutre wiring panel will look like as well. I need to get some good quality labels. If I'm reading this correctly, you are installing the following at each TV location: 2 RG6 4 CATx = (1 CAT6; 2 CAT5e; 1 CAT5e shielded) Correct? I was planning to...

Yeah, I tried that and got a few names. When I went to their web site, it looked like my four year old son had set it up. And it appeared many of these contacts were starting a new company. It worried me just a bit.

Thanks Pete...I have added power to all the locations where I am putting drops as many are up high. ctwilliams: what did you land at each of your locations to support a centralized distribution? And I did ask to have conduit put in a few key locations. I'm trying hard to put things in now so...

A design question you guys might be able to help me with for my video network. During my pre-wiring designing phase, I identified 12 TV locations to wire. Only two of these locations would be consider HD locations in the near future (~5 years). The media room and the great room off the kitchen...

I'm in the process of building a new home and my builder is using his standard security guy which has told me he installs a standard security system from Honeywell Ademco. I believe this will run $500 for basic security system alarming all doors, fire alarm, sump-pump alarm, and down stairs...

Steve, can you provide a link where you would recommend I order this RG6 QS Solid Core? Thanks, Bill

Thanks for the discussion. I was using both because of cost and trying to spend as wisely as possible. If it really is not that much more overall, then I would probably go with solid. I need to run these numbers. But then that leads me to more design questions you guys might be able to...

I am in the process of running a mix of RG6 QS copper clad and solid copper in my new home. What are the differences in connector types for these two different types of cables, if any? I'm using the solid core for HDTV interconnects (component) and using copper clad for RF distributions from...

Thanks for the comments Jamie. I was planning to compare some of the Leviton products and will look at Channel Vision as you recommended. Definitely HA is something I will look into as I get into the house and start identifying opportunities to apply. Thanks for these reference points as...

Does anyone have experience / recommendations with respect to OnQ Legrand for video and audio home distribution? I'm working with my electrician on my new home construction and he is recommending I talk with his dealer as he has worked with them in the past to provide basic whole house audio...