Wiring during major conversion

[Ian Oliver <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I'm sure this is an FAQ, so sorry!

Some friends are doing a major conversion job in an old house they have
just bought, and would like multi-room audio and video. They have seen
what I've cobbled together with some SCART/UHF distribution, Humax
9200T and network media player in node 0, and some PowerMid Ir thingies
and want something similar.

But they will also want Sky in a couple of rooms. And the central 9200
is sometimes a bit limited.

And then I saw this - http://www.nebula-media.com/products/HMS/HMS.asp
I know that Nebula do some cracking USB and PCI DVB-T tuners so this
has lots of promise!

So, a Nebula Home Media server in node 0, may four cat5 cables from
node 0 to close to each TV, and a Nebula Client at each TV. Probably
also best to run CT100 to each TV so that they can have local
analogue/dvb-t tuners, so cable from TV aerial to node 0, and then a
splitter on the output of the server.

Unless someone has a better idea ...

But what about Sky? Sky box also in node 0 (four bits of CT100 to near
the dish?) and use kat5 units at each TV? Or is there some Sky multi-
room product? I know little about Sky!

Specs for the Nebula server/clients are thin at the moment, but maybe
these can also handle the audio and the DviX/XviD? Or a network media
player of some kind in node 0? Or one near each TV?

Said friends have a big, fat budget but aren't very technical. They
have been advised to go to some high-end multi-room specialists but I
suspect they might get a big bill and something not very future proof.

Top priority is just to get the right cabling in place.

All advice gratefully received!

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire