Re: Re: Building Node0

["Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>]

From: "Mark McCall" <Mark@xxxxxxx>
> > My point precisdely, I intend everything (except a DVD player in
the
> >lounge) to be located in Node0.  The DVD player in the lounge
will
> > t send to anywhere else, and I don't plan to have DDARs or
anything
> >like that, as I have a wireless LAN, Fujitsu Point 510, music
server,
> >and a Veronica covering that.
>
> How will you control it all?  Presumably you'll need CAT5 for
IR
> distribution too then?

The lounge is destined to have 4x CAT5.  2x KAT5, IR, and a
spare.  I
suppose I could route telephone over CAT5 as well.  I may double up
the
runs, but I'm on a tight budget for the cabling.  If there's enough in
the
reels, I'll double up.  The plan is for 610m CAT5, and 100m
coax.  A run
>from
substantially less.  I shall do as many runs as I can with that
cable.  I
can always do more at a later date.  BTW, any suggestions on lifting
floor
boards gratefully accepted.  I'm thinking of a crowbar ATM!

> It would be silly not to leave yourself with some flexibility, and
for
> devices in the future you haven't even though of now.  When we
built just
4
> years ago, I hadn't considered networked MP3 players or PVRs.

True.  I know I shall be doing more cabling at some point, but how
much life
does CAT5 have.  Could we be using something else in 5 years?

Cheers,
Andy



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