Hello everyone,
I’m trying to get an early start and am already thinking about the wiring for the house that doesn’t exist yet (bungalow is fine).
What I know so far:
A small server/media center will be installed later in the utility room. The network wiring should be done with CAT7.
Five network outlets are needed in the living room.
One outlet in each children’s bedroom/bedroom.
I would also like to equip the kitchen with two outlets. The bathroom will remain without any.
That’s about all for now.
I don’t have exact ideas yet on how I want to implement all of this.
Internet access is obvious. Running cables from the patch panel in the utility room to the rooms. Ideally, using dual-port network sockets (I don’t know the exact technical term, but I think you know what I mean).
That shouldn’t be a problem with CAT7, right?
I’m totally uncertain when it comes to the TV setup. Currently, we have IPTV (one channel for watching and one for recording) and are quite satisfied.
Unfortunately, according to the provider, we’ll only get a 16 Mbps connection later. IPTV will work with that, but when the kids get older and more people are using the network, I’ll really struggle.
So I’m trying to think ahead and am slowly considering a satellite dish. That would mean I’d need to run coaxial cables everywhere, right? Plus, a receiver for each.
How does that work? Can I place one receiver in the utility room and then run star-shaped cables from there to the rooms (kids will also want TV)? Or does each room need its own receiver, with a star setup running from the satellite dish?
I’m trying to get an early start and am already thinking about the wiring for the house that doesn’t exist yet (bungalow is fine).
What I know so far:
A small server/media center will be installed later in the utility room. The network wiring should be done with CAT7.
Five network outlets are needed in the living room.
One outlet in each children’s bedroom/bedroom.
I would also like to equip the kitchen with two outlets. The bathroom will remain without any.
That’s about all for now.
I don’t have exact ideas yet on how I want to implement all of this.
Internet access is obvious. Running cables from the patch panel in the utility room to the rooms. Ideally, using dual-port network sockets (I don’t know the exact technical term, but I think you know what I mean).
That shouldn’t be a problem with CAT7, right?
I’m totally uncertain when it comes to the TV setup. Currently, we have IPTV (one channel for watching and one for recording) and are quite satisfied.
Unfortunately, according to the provider, we’ll only get a 16 Mbps connection later. IPTV will work with that, but when the kids get older and more people are using the network, I’ll really struggle.
So I’m trying to think ahead and am slowly considering a satellite dish. That would mean I’d need to run coaxial cables everywhere, right? Plus, a receiver for each.
How does that work? Can I place one receiver in the utility room and then run star-shaped cables from there to the rooms (kids will also want TV)? Or does each room need its own receiver, with a star setup running from the satellite dish?
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Goldi091113 Jan 2017 00:04Well, LAN will be installed anyway, and then another €300 for the box, etc. shouldn't be an issue.
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StuttgartDHH3 Jan 2017 19:57DNL schrieb:
I originally planned to use SAT over IP. By now, I’ve decided to skip it. There’s nothing worth watching on TV anyway, and the current setup will be replaced in the coming years by streaming and similar services. For something like football, you can just buy Zattoo or Waiku for a day or, if necessary, use DVB-T2.However, a few factors need to be considered here. Thanks to licensing fees like the GEZ, TV channels won’t disappear anytime soon. Even if private broadcasters eventually charge for access everywhere (which is already the case for HD but not yet for SD), there will still be plenty of public service channels.
Also, for example, I can only get DSL with a maximum speed of 16 Mbit/s, and the network expansion has been ongoing for almost a year now. The fewer services (TV, phone, internet) relying on this connection, the better. That’s why I’m glad to offload TV to my satellite system. That way, I have more bandwidth available overall for internet and phone.
Regarding DVB-T(2): You first have to be within the reception area. Since we still didn’t have internet and I didn’t want anything to do with a satellite dish for a long time ("I don’t know it, I don’t want it"), DVB-T (without the “2”) was our backup solution. Well, what can I say: The €50 (about $55) indoor antenna on the ground floor didn’t find any channels, and from the attic window we could barely receive ZDF and a few regional channels (SWR, hr, ...). The private channels weren’t broadcast at all.
With DVB-T2, private channels are supposed to be broadcast as well, but it will likely be subscription-based (if you believe the current freenet ads). And again, you need to be within coverage to receive it.
You might be right for your special case (maybe you have a 200 Mbit/s connection and live in a big city with DVB-T coverage), but I definitely can’t agree with your statement as a general rule.
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