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Wiring New house for HD TV?

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  • 08-09-2006 12:55pm
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    PowerHouseDan
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    My Brother is Building a House at the moment and the Elect is doing the wiring at the moment.. What wiring would he need for a Wall Mounted Hd Lcd tv?Cheers


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    Ciaran500
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    HDMI, Component, RGB scart, composite,VGA (depending on screen) and power.

    How many of each depends on what TV and how many connections it has.


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    PowerHouseDan
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    The elect is putting Cat5 cable all around the house and he reckon that will do fine? That why i was querying


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    andy1249
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    Cat 5 is fine for data , as in PC data , but no good for HDTV unless you plan on running it through a HTPC first ! ( HTPC is home theatre PC or any other kind of PC connected to your TV )

    In other words cat 5 will not run a video feed direct to your tv but will run a video feed from a PC to another PC that has a connection to your TV.

    CAT 5 is a network connection and will run data fine , it is not compatible with any kind of direct video feed to a tv though , so any video sent down a cat 5 cable will have to be processed accordingly and sent through a video card say , to get to your TV , if you know what I mean?


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    damo605
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    Don't forget the CT100 if he's gonna have Sky HD ;)


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    Sparky
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    Ciaran500 wrote:
    HDMI, Component, RGB scart, composite,VGA (depending on screen) and power.

    How many of each depends on what TV and how many connections it has.

    Pretty much says it.

    Some displays like pioneers just need power and a special av lead to the media box stored elsewhere.


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    furlong
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    CAT5 is fine as long as you run enough of it and as long as you know how to use it.

    You don't need PCs to use CAT5 you actually use "baluns" which come in various types and allow most types of signals to be transmitted over CAT5. They do cost several 100 euros for good quality HD ones but the advantage is that you can change the Baluns and use the same CAT5 for different signals as and when you need. You can also run the HD signals over longer distances.

    Just be aware that for HD you need two CAT5s per signal. usually we run 4 to the main screen just in case.

    The advantage is that you have one cable type run quickly and cheaply which is multi-purpose. The disadvantages of other methods include using various types of cable some of which have distance limitations and some of which are quite expensive. HDMI for example has a length limitation and although it can be run as unterminated cable you need the right tools to terminate it. More usually it is supplied as a pre made cable.

    More details of what you are trying to acheive would be needed to give more advice. Bottom line is that routing HD around a house aint easy!

    hth
    M


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