Wiring a house for TVs

[Norellicus]

See my last post. There are systems that do this, and they're obscenely high cost. Think like 16x16 pseudo-intelligent AV matrixes and shit like that.

[Quixon]

If your paying less than what a US manufacturer sells for, then your buying korean or chinese cable.


Which will work just fine most of the time electrically. Just you don't ever get a small fire near the cables, b/c the go up like matches.

[Darus Grey]

I make it a point to not set my home on fire.

Seems kind of a silly contention too...if the fire has already compromised the integrity of the sheetrock/plaster/whatever to the point where they're at risk of spontaneous combustion...the house is kinda fucked anyways, because the fire has already found a large enough fuel source to expand, so...fact that they're flammable seems like a redundant risk.

[Quixon]

It has nothing to do with what consumers or yourself think. It has to due with standards put in place by UL and ETL that force us to make cables certain ways. UL/ETL says CM rated cables need to have a specific burn time, cmr a longer, and plenum even longer. If your cable does not conform, you can not use their cert... which is basically the kiss of death in the industry. The import cables print bogus information like certs, b/c they face no backlash. The burn tests are set at what they are from months of research from their scientists. It's also more than just catching fire, it's also the chemicals that are released into the air as the jacket is burning.

[Caiyuo]

cat5/6 is likely going to be the AV standard in the future, we're already talking about...

wtf was it called? HDbase10 or some stupid name I'll never remember.

I remember seeing something about this last weekend, seemed fairly interesting. It isn't supposed to be gigabit and I'm not sure if that's even a big deal, but I'm curious to see if it's a good thing.

[Quixon]

Last years Cedia Show had a TON of displays for the A/V over CAT5. I don't think it really hit the market that big until just a couple years ago. I don't remember ever hearing about it in my end of the industry that often until a year or 2 ago myself. Then again, my company doesn't really deal with the equipment at all, we just deal with the cable.




Edit:
If you want to see some crazy ass home automation shit, look into Crestron. Their shit is through the roof price wise, but it's still pretty awesome to see the kinda things that are capable these days.

[Norellicus]

Yeah, Crestron and Tandberg are the two big names in that kind of automated AV tech.

Also, Darus, the concern of the cable burns isn't necessarily for the protection of the cable or the house, it's because the cheaper designs are made with plastics that release toxic fumes when they combust.

[Quixon]

The owner of my company had Crestron come in and fully automated his entire home. He got a HEFTY discount b/c we are their #1 supplier for the cables they use.

Still cost the dude $60 Grand lol.