Re: wiring for the future

[Reg <reg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:

> 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.
>

Excellent. Thank you, Mr Bass.

I'm going to try and run some composite video between
floors over some RG6 quad, about 25 ft. What the heck,
sounds like it can't hurt to try.

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Reg