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243706	2004-06-12 06:24:00	Building new house. Could anyone advise on what I should put in re wiring,in particular.	Young Tom (5503)
243707	2004-06-12 06:44:00	Cat 5 to as many places as possible for Phone, & data and all wired back to a patch panel or similar. Tv aerial cable to all rooms and also back to a patch panel. Home theatre wiring, speakers and input wiring also wired back to a common point so that the source location can be changed around door bell Alarm etc	Exwesty (5639)
243708	2004-06-12 07:05:00	Golden rule for your home theatre wiring.......make sure the length of the wires going to each pair of speakers is the SAME length. Sound takes time to travel and home theatre units can alter the effect by delaying the sound for milliseconds....I think ya see the picture. Also think about what other parts of the house will get sound from the home theatre and allow wiring for them also One plan I have seen so far was very wise in that there was a central cupboard set up for all the wiring to lead into. The home theatre, a computer, 300 disc CD stacker, sky, a broadband router and various other bits were installed there and it was properly cooled. By using a remote infrared units around the house they had control of the audio in the house and a DVD player sited under the tele for movies. The family could also use either the basic PC for movies and audio through a bluetooth setup fpr the keyboard and mouse or they connected their PC's to the router cables that came through to various rooms.	dipstick01 (445)
243709	2004-06-12 07:53:00	> Golden rule for your home theatre wiring . . . . . . . make > sure the length of the wires going to each pair of > speakers is the SAME length . Sound takes time to > travel and home theatre units can alter the effect by > delaying the sound for milliseconds . . . . I think ya see > the picture . Hmmm . . . . Speed of signal in cable ~300,000,000 meters per second Speed of sound from the speaker ~ 340 meters per second . Sorry dipstick01, but the cable length will not even be a measurable factor compared to where you are sitting in the room . The cable length may have a small bearing on matching impedance and audio response of all speakers, but certainly unlikely to have any measurable bearing on "delay" of sound to the ear . Its a factor of almost a million to one, ear position to cable length!	godfather (25)
243710	2004-06-12 08:07:00	I'd say use CAT6, its alot more future proof. (And houses aren't things you redo with each speed fad)	Growly (6)
243711	2004-06-12 08:35:00	I'd future proof by using Cat 5E or preferably Cat 6 to take advantage of future developments in high speed networking & streamed entertainment. Establish a central hub in a location big enough to house any equipment you may need to locate there and run Cat 6, Hi-grade Coax and suitable cabling for all foreseeable entertainment and communication needs. Cable is cheap and can be left inside the wall until needed, just don't forget to take measurements to help you find it in the future. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
243712	2004-06-12 08:47:00	Oh, and make sure you take into account cabling requirements for certain standards. 100BaseTX Ethernet, for example, is limited to a cabling length of 100 Metres between Hub (or switch) and each client (or node).	Growly (6)
243713	2004-06-12 11:58:00	And after you wire the house for telephone and data, you will convert everything to wireless, and not need the wiring anyway . Thats called progress I think . I wired this house to cover most complex communications, now its all redundant as the entire telephone system uses 1 socket (DECT phone system with multiple handsets) ADSL uses 1 socket and the fax uses 1 socket . Network coverage is available via wireless over the entire house, giving access to the ADSL router and 2 network printers .	godfather (25)
243714	2004-06-12 12:49:00	My own thoughts exactly GF . I considered future-proofing our house a few years ago but am glad I didn't . Wireless has gone from dodgy 3 years ago, to reasonably achievable today . I understand there are still problems with interference between cordless phones and access points, but that will get sorted soon too . In fact Tom, the day will come when each appliance will be powered by its own quantum motor and wiring will become a quaint exhibit in museums . Or maybe thats going to happen in one of the other universes . I get so confused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :_|	Winston001 (3612)
243715	2004-06-12 12:54:00	> Speed of signal in cable ~300,000,000 meters per > second > Speed of sound from the speaker ~ 340 meters per > second . > Is this applicable in rural areas, where speed limits are generally higher? (except for phones of course) R2	R2x1 (4628)
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