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How many TV cables to run?
I am putting in Cat 6 and CT100 everywhere in my home as part of a
general re-wire. I intend to connect my main wideband aerial to a distribution amplifier in the loft. (I don't have a satellite dish, nor do I plan to get one.) From the amplifier, I will run co-ax to every room. Most rooms have just one co-ax outlet. The lounge (the main TV room), however, has three runs of CT100. Is three enough considering that I may, at some stage, have cable TV installed in the future? |
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"Pandora" wrote in message
oups.com... I am putting in Cat 6 and CT100 everywhere in my home as part of a general re-wire. I intend to connect my main wideband aerial to a distribution amplifier in the loft. (I don't have a satellite dish, nor do I plan to get one.) From the amplifier, I will run co-ax to every room. Most rooms have just one co-ax outlet. The lounge (the main TV room), however, has three runs of CT100. Is three enough considering that I may, at some stage, have cable TV installed in the future? I was told that in a few years time (7?) they're going to phase out TV transmissions by standard aerial and everyone will need either cable or satellite. Is that total rubbish? It sounds it to me. |
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Brian wrote:
"Pandora" wrote in message oups.com... I am putting in Cat 6 and CT100 everywhere in my home as part of a general re-wire. I intend to connect my main wideband aerial to a distribution amplifier in the loft. (I don't have a satellite dish, nor do I plan to get one.) From the amplifier, I will run co-ax to every room. Most rooms have just one co-ax outlet. The lounge (the main TV room), however, has three runs of CT100. Is three enough considering that I may, at some stage, have cable TV installed in the future? I was told that in a few years time (7?) they're going to phase out TV transmissions by standard aerial and everyone will need either cable or satellite. Is that total rubbish? It sounds it to me. *Analogue* terrestrial transmissions are due to be phased out but the date seems to be slipping, I think it's 2012 or something now. Digital terrestrial transmissions (i.e. FreeView) will continue for the forseeable future. -- Chris Green |
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"Pandora" wrote in message oups.com... I am putting in Cat 6 and CT100 everywhere in my home as part of a general re-wire. I intend to connect my main wideband aerial to a distribution amplifier in the loft. (I don't have a satellite dish, nor do I plan to get one.) From the amplifier, I will run co-ax to every room. Most rooms have just one co-ax outlet. The lounge (the main TV room), however, has three runs of CT100. Is three enough considering that I may, at some stage, have cable TV installed in the future? As long as its cable then thats fine. If you may go for Sky+ you might need 4 (2 feeds from dish + 1 aerial feed + 1 signal back to distribution) Thats what I have in my newly rebuilt livingroom |
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In article , Rob Convery
wrote: As long as its cable then thats fine. If you may go for Sky+ you might need 4 (2 feeds from dish + 1 aerial feed + 1 signal back to distribution) Thats what I have in my newly rebuilt livingroom 2 feeds to a main point and one to remote points are capable of all uses including Sky+ with return. When I get round to it, I have a new product to go on the website, that makes it all a breeze. -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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Pandora wrote:
I am putting in Cat 6 and CT100 everywhere in my home as part of a general re-wire. I intend to connect my main wideband aerial to a distribution amplifier in the loft. (I don't have a satellite dish, nor do I plan to get one.) From the amplifier, I will run co-ax to every room. Most rooms have just one co-ax outlet. The lounge (the main TV room), however, has three runs of CT100. Is three enough considering that I may, at some stage, have cable TV installed in the future? The short answer gained from many years of network installation is that the first rule of cabling is that no matter how careful the plan, and how much prior consultation is done, and how ubiquitous the trunking and cable management, there is always at least one place someone will insist on putting a TV/Computer/Telephone that is utterly impossible to connect to without serious structural alterations. So give up, and save your energy and money for the concrete chasing wall replacement replastering and redecoration that you will inevitably be faced with when SWMBO decides 'no, the ONLY possible place for the TV is' ...pointing at a corner where there is simply no way to get ANY cables to it without partial demolition and rebuild. Having done this, she has now decide that the place I wanted to put the TV in the first place is actually where it should go.. GRRRR! |
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On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:01:12 +0100, Martin Angove wrote:
and digital switchover is likely to be just that - a switchover - rather than a phasing in of one system and phasing out of the other. Aye: http://www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk/...er_policy_home. html http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1912592B A caption will be placed on an analogue channels transmission saying that that analogue channel will cease. At the given date/time the analogue is switched off and the relevant multiplex moved to the vacated frequency and presumably with an increase in power. The same will happen for the other analogue channels. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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