Help Needed: Cost for Prewire Cat6, Coax and 5.1
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Comments (25)Have you ruled out a wireless security system? It's something worth considering. You could easily install it yourself after the house is complete, and save yourself a nice chunk of money. Our current house was pre-wired by the previous owner. After we bought it, we "upgraded" the system to wireless by ourselves. It's not any less secure than the wired system we had in our previous house. Both of the wired and wireless systems we've had use 3G (vs. land line). Here is a link that might be useful: Wireless Home Surveillance Systems Review This post was edited by ILoveCookie on Wed, May 7, 14 at 11:36...See MoreIdeas needed to help our budget!
Comments (2)My first advise is to really plan ahead. Think about where you may want to place TV's in the future. A friend of mine was building and was only planning on running CAT6 everywhere with no coax because the internet company he was going to go with runs the TV signals over CAT5 or higher. I suggested he also run RG-6 coax everywhere he was putting the CAT6. It is a good thing he did that, because he found out later that he didn't have good enough speeds to his house to be able to have TV over the internet connection. He ended up going with satellite for his TV. Sometimes the expense is in the termination of the cabling. Run extra, but only terminate where you will be placing the items now. put a blank plate over the unterminated and have that done at a later date when needed. Also, if your builder will let you, run the wire yourself. There are plenty of sites that give directions and guidelines for doing this. CAT5 or 6 can be used for many multiple room systems. With this in mind, you can Google for some of the many options out there....See MoreCables and wiring? Cat6, hdmi, coaxial, ethernet?
Comments (9)@ace_tx From what I've read a lot of people are suggesting what you said, so I'm thinking that would be a good idea.... can you just help me understand it a bit more? Would I run all four of those wires to where the tv would be in the room? or only 1 rg6 quad coax and 1 6pr cat5e/6 lines to where the tv and they other 2 would be at a different location in the room? (Then of course all those wires would run to the central location, right, and plug into what?, I'm not sure - guess I can figure that out later) Are there any other cables I should have behind my TV in the main viewing area (assuming my dvd player and stuff are in a separate cabinet)? THANKS!...See MorePrewiring internet/cable/cameras/sound system...
Comments (18)A comment on the debate of wifi vs. wired - we live in a 6,000sqf 1860s home. It's built very solidly, which has proven to be quite the problem with the wifi signal. Not to mention all the interference and channel problems with having 8 security cameras on the network. And everything could be ground to a halt when my sister showed up with her multiple baby video monitors. Regular boosters did nothing to help with the signal. And while there were tweaks one could make to tings like the cameras to get things on different channels and working, it was constant work and trial and error. The final solution, after countless tech people worked on it, was wireless access points in various spots all over the house. But all those access points had to be connected to a switch next to the router. So a tech guy came and ran ethernet cord all over the house, some inside the walls, some outside the house. All to get these various spots wired. All in the pursuit of reliable wireless. I completely agree that wifi is the future. Heck, it's the present. But I would expect a lot more clarity around how this company is planning on delivering "robust" wifi to the entire home - and surrounding the home, since I also expect to be able to use my laptop on my patio. Because as wifi keeps getting better and faster, we are using it more and more and the data keeps getting bigger and bigger. I would want wired protection to ensure that my wifi could keep up with the growing demands placed on it. As for the debate over cat5e or cat6 cables - I am no expert. But I remember being on this board about 15 years ago, and people talking about how cat5 was a nice "future-proof" solution, but not necessary as the less expensive cables could keep up with the workload just fine. I think people always underestimate how quickly technology keeps evolving. I would personally throw the best cord you can afford at it right now. Because, having had a lot of Ethernet wires run outside my house, I can attest that you will regret missing this opportunity while the walls are open....See Morefreeoscar
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