Prewiring a house. What cables and where to run them?
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TV above fireplace--how do you run cables for cable box/DVD
Comments (5)Well, you point the remote at the device you wish to control, however, human nature always makes you want to point it at the television. If the cable box and television are roughly in the same area, the cable box will hopefully "see" the remote control's IR (infrared) signal. If they are too far away, or if the A/V components are in a cabinet, you can purchase an "IR repeater". The repeater consists of a IR receiver which you discreetly place near the television. It then sends the IR signal to small IR emitters that you place near your A/V components. They come in both wired and wireless versions between the receiver and emitters. You may need some help from somebody that can look at the outputs available on your A/V components: Cable Box, DVD player, etc, and the input options of the television to determine what types of connection/cables you will need between the two. You may also want to add some additional cables for "future components." Additionally, Ethernet wiring (for an internet connection) should be run to the television and also another to where your A/V components are located. If you're installing a home theater sound system, the wiring for that needs to be figured out as well. The single HDMI cable reference I made earlier refers to connecting all you A/V components to the receiver for the sound system, and using it to control which source is displayed on the television. Many people end up preferring to send the signals to both the receiver and the television. That way, if you are "just watching TV" you can use just the TV. If you are watching a movie on DVD and want the full surround sound, then you turn on the receiver as well. By the way, the cables/wiring used in-wall to the television (and speakers wiring if done in-wall) need to be in-wall rated. That refers to the type of insulation used in the cable for safety purposes....See Morerunning coaxial cable through walls w/o having to re-drywall...
Comments (6)We had to move cable from one wall to another and if we had to run it upstairs to other rooms we could find a way. You can run it under baseboards and then up the wall to an outlet. Or you can run it inside crown molding and down walls to outlet. We had to run up a wall, across the ceiling, then down the wall to an outlet. We made a hole in corner of ceiling (knowing where the molding would cover itn) and fished it across room to another hole that was on wall as close to ceiling as possible, again making sure hole would be covered by molding. We also used the openings in ceiling for ceiling fan and can lights to run speaker wires and such. If I really had to go upstairs I would consider going through ceiling and into floor above so that cable would come up under the baseboard. It can be done with a lot of thought....See Morerunning NM cable in attic.
Comments (2)Not only is there no need to drill the joists, it's probably forbidden if they're engineered trusses... it would compromise their strength. Here in Canada, if wires are run across ceiling joints and the space is more than 60cm/2' high above (therefore 'accessible,' a stringer is run across the joists, basically like what you described, although typically we use 1"x4" and run the wires beside them. You may already have these running across the joists, it ties the trusses together. If things aren't too crowded, you might be able to run the wires alongside....See MoreDirect TV new const. pre-wire
Comments (1)There's only one "t" in the company name. It's DirecTV (or if you're like me DirectV). The dish to receiver connection for DirecTV uses at most two low loss coaxes. The modern Genie system then uses either a single cable from there to the slave unit "minis" that drive the other sets or you can use their new "wireless bridge" at that point. If you want to retain an "over the air" antenna you'll need a third cable. Some DirecTV installations can get by with a single cable to the dish, but you lose some capability that way. Essentially for DirecTV (as currently implemented), you need to run two coaxes to all the full function receivers you want and then use a single coax from that point (or the wireless option) to the slave units. DishNetwork uses three coaxes from the dish to a combining box called a DuoNode that then feeds single cables to the various units Hoppers (DVRs) and Joeys (slave units). For DishNetwork then you need to run three cables to where you put the node (wherever your cable junction panel ends up being) and then single cables to the set tops....See Moretulips33
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