I posted this question over on the HomeAutomation sub-reddit on reddit but am not getting a lot of responses so I thought I'd post over here.
So I'm looking into some a/v baluns that support component and digital audio. I'd like wall mountable baluns for my end points that I just need to run cable from them to the TV's instead of having a CAT5/6 cable come out of the wall into a mountable balun, and then to the TV. Now in my rack, I don't need wall plate baluns and mountable baluns in a rack mounted balun panel is fine, in fact, probably preferred. I think it would look really clean and nice to have a panel of mounted baluns in the back of the rack that my A/V equipment goes into, and those go into a network patch panel. Then I can just terminate the ends of my runs to the wall plate baluns and plug them directly into the patch panel in an organized fashion.
Is this what others are doing? What is the preferred method of doing this? Is it ok to mix brands of baluns?
So I'm looking into some a/v baluns that support component and digital audio. I'd like wall mountable baluns for my end points that I just need to run cable from them to the TV's instead of having a CAT5/6 cable come out of the wall into a mountable balun, and then to the TV. Now in my rack, I don't need wall plate baluns and mountable baluns in a rack mounted balun panel is fine, in fact, probably preferred. I think it would look really clean and nice to have a panel of mounted baluns in the back of the rack that my A/V equipment goes into, and those go into a network patch panel. Then I can just terminate the ends of my runs to the wall plate baluns and plug them directly into the patch panel in an organized fashion.
Is this what others are doing? What is the preferred method of doing this? Is it ok to mix brands of baluns?