RE: Wiring during major conversion

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One big thing that may limit this solution - do they have SkyHD or are
they every likely to get it? I would imagine there's a good chance in the
future?

I personally wouldn't go the coax route (and haven't) - a switcher and
video over Cat5 type solution works extremely well and is more flexible.
E.g. I have both a composite and HD switcher in Node0 and distribute the
various types of signals via Kat5 units. Of course there are lots of other
alternatives - I feel you may be limiting the technology a bit - definitely
wouldn't use UHF distribution - it's soooo 1970's ;)

I have two Sky boxes running here - HD with one subscription and on older
sky+ box with freesat only (or whatever it's called). This second box is
used for high quality radio in my Russound multi room audio system and as a
second (limited channel) Sky TV source for the main guest bedroom. Of
course all sources are available in all locations too.

Talking about the distribution and Russound - I have two Russound CAV6.6's
feeding most rooms. These units also support switching of a composite
source along with the stereo audio. In conjunction with the outputs via
Kat5, this gives me wall controller and IR control of the source kit from
each connected room with the added bonus of playing the audio through the
ceiling/wall speakers.

Just one of a very many options but one I think is incredibly flexible and
powerful - plus the HD, composite and Russound switchers are all RS232
controllable and automatable (I also have control and full status feedback
from within MainLobby).

Maybe that's much further than they ever want to go but the core kit is
easy to implement and very powerful and user friendly.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ian Oliver
> Sent: 27 May 2007 14:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Wiring during major conversion
>
> 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.
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> 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
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