Hope to get some input from some experienced installers.
My new house is coming along very nicely, with wiring to go in over the next couple of weeks.
I want to give myself a lot of options for network/TV distribution throughout the home. Ethernet (100bt or gigabit) to several locations - which may become obsolete within the next few years as wireless solutions improve.
For TV I'll send coax around so I can get Dish signal to multiple receivers (if I want them) in the future, but for now my plan is to distribute HDMI signal from Dish box and Blu-Ray using a splitter located in the living room. That will allow me to send HD to TVs in the living room, kitchen, master, and a bonus room in the house. Since I dont' have any wall-fishing to do I should be able to do this with maximum 50 foot cable runs.
I presume the best thing to do is connect Dish DVR and Blu-Ray to the A/V receiver, connect HDMI output from the receiver to the splitter, and then the multiple outputs of the splitter to wall-plates that connect to HDMI cable runs to the various parts of the house? Also presume that all the cabling must be CL-2 certified to be able to run inside walls.
Amplified 1x4 HDMI Splitter: $60-200 depending on the model; 3 x 50 ft HDMI 1.3b CL2 cables - $70 per; 1 x 10 ft HDMI 1.3b CL2 cable $20; wall-plates 8 x $10 = $410
Any downsides here? I realize this set-up limits viewing to a single output at one time, but it seems to do otherwise with HD would require multiple Dish receivers and I can't think of circumstances where I've wanted to have different programming in different rooms.
Is it essential that I use cables that are certified for HDMI v.1.3b? Or will 1.3a suffice? (1.2a or 1.3a cables seem to be more available in long run lengths.)
Thanks for your advice!
CDH.
My new house is coming along very nicely, with wiring to go in over the next couple of weeks.
I want to give myself a lot of options for network/TV distribution throughout the home. Ethernet (100bt or gigabit) to several locations - which may become obsolete within the next few years as wireless solutions improve.
For TV I'll send coax around so I can get Dish signal to multiple receivers (if I want them) in the future, but for now my plan is to distribute HDMI signal from Dish box and Blu-Ray using a splitter located in the living room. That will allow me to send HD to TVs in the living room, kitchen, master, and a bonus room in the house. Since I dont' have any wall-fishing to do I should be able to do this with maximum 50 foot cable runs.
I presume the best thing to do is connect Dish DVR and Blu-Ray to the A/V receiver, connect HDMI output from the receiver to the splitter, and then the multiple outputs of the splitter to wall-plates that connect to HDMI cable runs to the various parts of the house? Also presume that all the cabling must be CL-2 certified to be able to run inside walls.
Amplified 1x4 HDMI Splitter: $60-200 depending on the model; 3 x 50 ft HDMI 1.3b CL2 cables - $70 per; 1 x 10 ft HDMI 1.3b CL2 cable $20; wall-plates 8 x $10 = $410
Any downsides here? I realize this set-up limits viewing to a single output at one time, but it seems to do otherwise with HD would require multiple Dish receivers and I can't think of circumstances where I've wanted to have different programming in different rooms.
Is it essential that I use cables that are certified for HDMI v.1.3b? Or will 1.3a suffice? (1.2a or 1.3a cables seem to be more available in long run lengths.)
Thanks for your advice!
CDH.