Hi!
In our new build, there is a provision for a satellite system as well as multiple satellite outlets in every room. Now I’m wondering, is that really necessary? Will my children ever watch anything on free-to-air TV?
My children and I mainly watch Netflix/Amazon, and only my wife occasionally watches crime shows on free-to-air TV.
So my thought is to skip the whole satellite setup and instead install more LAN ports...
How have you handled this?
In our new build, there is a provision for a satellite system as well as multiple satellite outlets in every room. Now I’m wondering, is that really necessary? Will my children ever watch anything on free-to-air TV?
My children and I mainly watch Netflix/Amazon, and only my wife occasionally watches crime shows on free-to-air TV.
So my thought is to skip the whole satellite setup and instead install more LAN ports...
How have you handled this?
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Deliverer17 Aug 2018 09:44ypg schrieb:
And if it HAS to go THAT way, I guess it’s not possible after all :It is possible without wiring to the end devices. You can do without it, and that was the main idea behind the thread.K
Knallkörper17 Aug 2018 09:48We have neither cable nor satellite, and no related wiring. Instead, we have plenty of network outlets. Later on, I could distribute satellite signals over these if necessary, although I don’t think that will be the case.
No reasonable person needs private TV channels. It’s just low-quality content and nothing else. The public broadcasters can be easily accessed through the apps that come pre-installed on today’s Android TVs.
No reasonable person needs private TV channels. It’s just low-quality content and nothing else. The public broadcasters can be easily accessed through the apps that come pre-installed on today’s Android TVs.
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Deliverer17 Aug 2018 12:07There are also horses...
We have similar thoughts on this topic.
Currently, we watch very little free-to-air TV. At the moment, I think we could actually do without the private channels completely.
The alternative would be to skip the satellite wiring and instead invest generously in LAN. Nowadays, every internet provider offers an extensive TV package, including public and private channels, for just a few extra euros.
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, DAZN, etc., I stream independently on other devices anyway.
This applies to my wife and me at the moment. If there are children in the house in a few years, it might be different, although if they become old enough in many years, they will probably be thinking more internet-based than we already are now.
Will "standard" LAN cables according to the current standard still be sufficient by then, or will that technology already be outdated?
I believe we wouldn’t have to miss out on anything even without satellite. If there are network outlets everywhere, everything can be set up. However, similar to cable TV, you then become dependent on the providers and cannot watch without additional costs — unlike with satellite.
I will take a closer look at this over the weekend so it doesn’t end in dangerous half-knowledge. There are pros and cons, and in the end, cost versus benefit has to be the deciding factor.
Currently, we watch very little free-to-air TV. At the moment, I think we could actually do without the private channels completely.
The alternative would be to skip the satellite wiring and instead invest generously in LAN. Nowadays, every internet provider offers an extensive TV package, including public and private channels, for just a few extra euros.
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, DAZN, etc., I stream independently on other devices anyway.
This applies to my wife and me at the moment. If there are children in the house in a few years, it might be different, although if they become old enough in many years, they will probably be thinking more internet-based than we already are now.
Will "standard" LAN cables according to the current standard still be sufficient by then, or will that technology already be outdated?
I believe we wouldn’t have to miss out on anything even without satellite. If there are network outlets everywhere, everything can be set up. However, similar to cable TV, you then become dependent on the providers and cannot watch without additional costs — unlike with satellite.
I will take a closer look at this over the weekend so it doesn’t end in dangerous half-knowledge. There are pros and cons, and in the end, cost versus benefit has to be the deciding factor.
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