ᐅ What type of TV connection to plan for in a new single-family home
Created on: 7 Apr 2020 22:22
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annab377
Hello everyone,
I would like to hear your suggestions on the type of television connection you use.
- Satellite (SAT)
- Cable
- DVB-T2
- Via internet connection
- Other?
In the age of Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and others, will traditional TV still be watched in 10 years? That’s why I’m considering not mounting a satellite dish on the facade (because it doesn’t look good).
Let me know how you currently receive TV signals in your new builds.
Have a nice evening.
I would like to hear your suggestions on the type of television connection you use.
- Satellite (SAT)
- Cable
- DVB-T2
- Via internet connection
- Other?
In the age of Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and others, will traditional TV still be watched in 10 years? That’s why I’m considering not mounting a satellite dish on the facade (because it doesn’t look good).
Let me know how you currently receive TV signals in your new builds.
Have a nice evening.
Football is now also streamed, but yes, there is a time delay. The myth of loudly cheering neighbors... well, I haven’t experienced that. I don’t live in an apartment block, and I can’t hear neighbors through the walls here.
Coax wiring in the house is dead capital. You can only use it for satellite/cable TV transmission. It’s better to install more LAN cables and set up Wi-Fi hotspots.
Satellite dishes are ugly.
Modern TVs can already handle IPTV "natively" without Amazon/Google/Apple sticks. You shouldn't only think of pay-TV with mandatory set-top boxes (which are now also available without and without a telecom connection). The big advantage of services like Zattoo is that for about 10€ you get all HD channels included, with parallel streams on any devices (living room, in the bathtub on a tablet, on the terrace, even at friends’ houses). You can’t achieve this with satellite, where each receiver/TV requires its own HD+ card. The ongoing costs clearly favor IPTV in this scenario, not to mention the saved initial investment.
Coax wiring in the house is dead capital. You can only use it for satellite/cable TV transmission. It’s better to install more LAN cables and set up Wi-Fi hotspots.
Satellite dishes are ugly.
Modern TVs can already handle IPTV "natively" without Amazon/Google/Apple sticks. You shouldn't only think of pay-TV with mandatory set-top boxes (which are now also available without and without a telecom connection). The big advantage of services like Zattoo is that for about 10€ you get all HD channels included, with parallel streams on any devices (living room, in the bathtub on a tablet, on the terrace, even at friends’ houses). You can’t achieve this with satellite, where each receiver/TV requires its own HD+ card. The ongoing costs clearly favor IPTV in this scenario, not to mention the saved initial investment.
Yes, you’re absolutely right.
The only thing that really bothers me about IPTV and the now standard smart TVs is the collection of user data (who watches which channel and for how long? Which ads do they watch or skip?) and the possible sale of this data. I don’t want to start a debate about who is comfortable with their data being collected and who isn’t. I try to avoid—if it’s possible without a huge effort—using apps that collect and sell my data without permission. I haven’t really looked into the smart TV and IPTV issue yet, but it feels like the perfect environment for user data collection. Or is it (easily) avoidable?
The only thing that really bothers me about IPTV and the now standard smart TVs is the collection of user data (who watches which channel and for how long? Which ads do they watch or skip?) and the possible sale of this data. I don’t want to start a debate about who is comfortable with their data being collected and who isn’t. I try to avoid—if it’s possible without a huge effort—using apps that collect and sell my data without permission. I haven’t really looked into the smart TV and IPTV issue yet, but it feels like the perfect environment for user data collection. Or is it (easily) avoidable?
We have switched to IPTV over Wi-Fi in our new apartment. Why? Because I can place the TV wherever I want and don't have to worry about cable outlets, conduits, or anything else. For this, we use a small TV box from Vodafone, which is not visible since we mounted it on the back of the TV.
annab377 schrieb:
I try to avoid using apps that collect and sell my data without permission, as long as it’s possible without huge effort. I haven’t really looked into Smart TV and IPTV yet, but it feels like this is the perfect setup for gathering user data — or is it (easily) avoidable? That’s absolutely correct and a general drawback of streaming, not just TV. Netflix and similar services know exactly what, when, and how you watched something.
In fact, TV broadcasters already do this through “traditional” transmission methods as well — you can look up “SilverPush” as an example. It’s called ultrasound tracking. Ultrasound tones are embedded in TV commercials, which are picked up by hundreds of Android apps that have integrated SilverPush without the users’ knowledge. This allows the tracking to cross device boundaries.
I didn’t know about that until now. Maybe I didn’t want to know.
Haha, by the way, the circuit board of my almost 10-year-old Panasonic plasma TV has been producing a high-pitched humming noise during bright scenes in recent years. I think that interferes with the ultrasonic signals, so currently there is no SilverPush happening in my house.
Haha, by the way, the circuit board of my almost 10-year-old Panasonic plasma TV has been producing a high-pitched humming noise during bright scenes in recent years. I think that interferes with the ultrasonic signals, so currently there is no SilverPush happening in my house.
As rick already mentioned, there is quite a bit of information on this topic:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/sat-Anlage-bei-Neubau-noch-notwendig-oder-iptv-ausreichend.30340/
In my opinion, it’s best to have everything. Fortunately, the technology is affordable, and for a few thousand you can have it all.
Satellite for fast and high-resolution television. Ethernet (LAN) cable for a media center/NAS/projector/Netflix, etc. and good Wi-Fi for mobile devices to also stream music or video in the garden/terrace for certain occasions.
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/sat-Anlage-bei-Neubau-noch-notwendig-oder-iptv-ausreichend.30340/
In my opinion, it’s best to have everything. Fortunately, the technology is affordable, and for a few thousand you can have it all.
Satellite for fast and high-resolution television. Ethernet (LAN) cable for a media center/NAS/projector/Netflix, etc. and good Wi-Fi for mobile devices to also stream music or video in the garden/terrace for certain occasions.
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