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?
S
StuttgartDHH3 Oct 2016 12:33I don’t understand what the objections to SAT-IP are or why people insist that you absolutely need a receiver for it.
Our TVs (from 2011 and 2012) both have built-in DLNA clients. This allows streaming content from DLNA servers such as the Fritzbox, NAS systems, PCs, and so on. We recently bought a SAT-IP server from Triax (TSS 400), and while Amazon reviews are mixed, here’s my point:
It distributes the signal via DLNA, so any DLNA client can play it back – including our TVs. Smartphones, tablets, Blu-ray players, PS3 consoles, and others generally support it anyway. Of course, you can still connect a dedicated receiver if you want, but why is it necessary?
If I want to record anything, I use a dedicated computer or, like in my case, the existing Synology NAS with the free TVHeadend software. That way, I can record almost anything, including timer-based recordings.
Our satellite dish won’t arrive until this Wednesday, but the Triax device is already here. I might share my experience over the weekend.
Our TVs (from 2011 and 2012) both have built-in DLNA clients. This allows streaming content from DLNA servers such as the Fritzbox, NAS systems, PCs, and so on. We recently bought a SAT-IP server from Triax (TSS 400), and while Amazon reviews are mixed, here’s my point:
It distributes the signal via DLNA, so any DLNA client can play it back – including our TVs. Smartphones, tablets, Blu-ray players, PS3 consoles, and others generally support it anyway. Of course, you can still connect a dedicated receiver if you want, but why is it necessary?
If I want to record anything, I use a dedicated computer or, like in my case, the existing Synology NAS with the free TVHeadend software. That way, I can record almost anything, including timer-based recordings.
Our satellite dish won’t arrive until this Wednesday, but the Triax device is already here. I might share my experience over the weekend.
DLNA is more of a makeshift solution. Yes, with a DLNA client you can stream video and audio if the SatIP server also supports DLNA. Everything beyond that is a matter of luck or often simply not possible. Forget channel lists, fast channel switching, EPG, subtitles if applicable, audio selection…
Encrypted signals are not an issue. The receiver, of course, needs CI+ or similar. What doesn’t work is central decryption on the server.
Encrypted signals are not an issue. The receiver, of course, needs CI+ or similar. What doesn’t work is central decryption on the server.
S
StuttgartDHH3 Oct 2016 13:03The information about EPG, etc., is of course correct. I am placing my hopes on TVHeadend, which at least supports EPG. I’m not sure about subtitles, but I haven’t had them in nearly 30 years of cable TV so far and haven’t missed them either.
I have LAN in every room and coaxial cable in every room (a total of 7), excluding only the bathrooms and the utility room.
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Nowadays, almost any receiver with 2 tuners can record and send signals over a single cable (even the Sat 500 box from T Com).
For the living room, I got a 5-port switch; these days, technology hardly works without being connected...
I wouldn’t recommend Wi-Fi without repeaters in a new build—our impact sound insulation might as well be a metal shield...
Much more annoying than the wiring is the crippling of HD+ by the private broadcasters...
What’s the use of timeshift if I can only rewind but not fast-forward? I’m back to having SD channels as my favorites.
Nowadays, almost any receiver with 2 tuners can record and send signals over a single cable (even the Sat 500 box from T Com).
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