easytimhal
Member
I support this :http://sewelldirect.com/bulk-cat5e-blue.asp
Ranger Digital said:"Buy high quality cables from monoprice." Thats kinda funny.
Component baluns are inexpensive. Comparing running five cables to one cat 5 and a pair of baluns. No brainer there.
We've installed several HDMI matrix/distribution systems with zero problems. Component is almost dead and really doesnt make sense to implement now. Does it work? Yes. Your call. There are cheap HDMI to component converters for the zillion items now that dont have component out. Installing component now is like installing 8 track after cassettes had been out for years. BUT, component works.
I never understood the need for more than on coax to a TV. Rarely is one used let alone two. Seems like a waste to me.
We run one shielded cat5 or 6 (for HD balun distribution)
1 cat for IR/Control
1 cat for IP
1 RG6QS for OTA or if customer ends up wanting to put cable/sat box at the tv location
1 cat spare for future (likely first 4k baluns will require 2 cat when it comes out, just a guess)
Five wires to each TV location and it gives room for growth and changes. Tubing, of course!
Never rely on wireless to be the future. Whenever a choice between wired and wireless, always go wired.
We never run HDMI cables over four meters. HDMI sucks. Long cables suck even more. Use baluns. Hdbaset works. Pretty solid. We may likely see that as the near future as manufacturers build them directly into their receivers, tv's, etc. Promising. Unfortunately, HDMI is not on its last leg as much as we hate it with a passion.
I have never used powered IR hubs. All IR routing is done via a URC or similar set up. Have NEVER had an issue with the IR running down a cat5 to an IR emitter on the TV. give cat5 is so cheap, I ALWAYS run it separately. HDMI Baluns have come a LONG way and we have dozens of installs with no issues.Mario23 said:Getting ready for a big rebuild here at home and this is what I'm looking for...tks
I've seen powered IR hubs and other setups but it seems like alot of these newer 1 wire extenders take care of all needs.
Is that accurate or is it prefered to take care of IR seperately?
I'm looking at putting 7 DTV receivers in my wiring closet as well as the stereo receiver and was curious if there is anything else I would need.
Mario23 said:My thoughts were to start by putting the receivers in the closet.
The reason was so that in those rooms I could just have the flat screen on the wall with nothing around it.
It would be just DTV at first but I want to be ready for other future media sharing options and smart tv options as well.
Which only works if you're dealing with media files or sources that it can play. This won't help you if you're dealing with cable channels, over the air TV or video output from other devices (dvd, bluray,etc).
jms5180 said:I plan on wiring myself. I was planning on running 3 component and 3 Cat5 to each TV location. I figure I will most likely use component for my video source (I mean how many sources do I actually use that are 1080p). If I want to use HDMI in the future can I use the cat5 for this? Not sure where to go with this. Thanks,
Jordan
gatchel said:Audio and HDMI over one or two fibers:
http://www.rgb.com/products/Opto/?c=n
Get out your credit card.