Re: wiring for the future

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

"Reg" <reg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:460AB9BC.5000605@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Robert L Bass wrote:
>
>> You should also pull three "RCA" cables
>> for component video to distribute
>> media from common sources such as
>> a DVD player, PC, etc., to various
>> rooms.  Any one of the component
>> cables will carry composite video
>> (standard TV) around the house so that
>> won't be wasted or redundant.
>
> Aren't these very susceptible to noise?
> What would be the maximum
> run length that you'd recommend?

Good questions.  Everything is susceptible
to noise.  The real issue is how much so.
I've run component video over 30 meters
with no visible loss.  DVI/HDMI cables
start to show sparkles (pixel drop-outs)
beyond ~15 meters.  S-Video is *supposed*
to max out at 12 feet but it works fine in
HT systems up to around 25 feet.  It might
go farther but I haven't tried.  Composite
(plain old TV) can run 100m easily.

Try to keep your HD runs under 100 feet
and you should be fine.  If the home is
too large for that, you could limit HDTV to
the home theater room and run composite
everywhere else.  When you think about
it though, how much difference will it
make to you if the 13" set on the kitchen
counter is HD?  TVs used for gaming
get their signals locally so that's not an
issue.

Here's my personal solution.  YMMV.
The 50" Mitsubishi in the family room
is HDTV.  The 32" sets in the guest room
and the lanai are normal TV.  I don't care
about HD in those rooms.

OTOH, I do care about stereo audio
in *every* room.  That means I'm willing
to spend more on the multi-room system
than on the TV sets.  Again, YMMV.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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