RE: Cabling advice, living room to future node zero

["Gary Tall" <gtcs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed this is what I've done, however as a belt and braces method
I've
also run a three inch duct between the structural slab and the screed
between node zero and two points on the ground floor where we will
locate TV's. It's a cheap solution and means cable can be run in the
future.

I've also run speaker cable back from the main room to node zero so I
can locate the receiver/amp there.

The missus was not too fussed about C-Bus, Homevision etc but did like
concept of all the dvd players etc being removed from the rooms

Regards
Gary

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Strictly speaking, CAT5 will do everything you need (with baluns etc)

So if unsure, just shove a truckload of cat5 everywhere.

G.

Gareth Cook
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Hi

I'm about to start the cabling of our newbuild, and am after some
advice on what cabling I might want to put between the living room and
the future node zero, to allow AV upgrades in the future.
A very tight budget means we're stuck with our current equipment for
now.

Initially the living room will just have the kit in from our previous
house:
- TV
- Sky box
- DVD/Surround sound amp/Radio
This will just connect up standalone like it used to.

But in future I'd like the option of just having the TV in the living
room, and any other fancy kit in node zero (aka the cupboard under the
stairs) - which is actually at the end of the living room. At a guess,
the cable route from the anticipated TV position to equipment in node
zero would be 15-20m in length.

I'm after suggestions for what cables I should run between the two
locations ?

I'm guessing some mixture of cat5, phone, coax, maybe HDMI ?
I'm not to well up on current/future technology so advice would be great
!

Thanks
Lee

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