[mythtv-users] OT: Wiring a new construction home for A/V, Ethernet, etc

[Brian Wood]

On Monday 01 December 2008 10:32:45 Matt S. wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:58 AM,  <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> And just as important as putting in the conduit - get plenty of pull
> >> string to put into each conduit.  I had a friend put conduit in his
> >> house and he forgot to put in string, so the first cable pull ended up
> >> having to be forced from one end through to the other.
> >
> > I have a buddy that is an electrician. He taught me a nice trick if you
> > have conduit. Just put a plastic bag tied to a small string in one end
> > and then vacuum from the other end. It will pull the bag and the string
> > right through.
>
> These are all great tips. Keep them coming!  I'm sure it'll help not
> only me, be a lot of other myth users.
>
> I will definitely make sure to run conduit with all the tips above.
> Also, I had already planned on running at least 3 cat5/6 lines to each
> room,  1 for phone, 1 for network, 1 for future/other:  I also plan on
> running at least 1, but probably 2, coax runs to each room.
>
> As an FYI, here's some more high-level basics of the house and what I
> want to do:
>
> - 2 story house, with a basement.
> - I will have a fairly large open "closet" area under the stairs in
> the basement, which is where I would plan on putting the servers,
> switches, routers, patch panels, etc.  It will be my "server closet".
> - I will have at least 4-6 frontends, probably not for a couple years
> since I only have 3 TVs right now, but I'm projecting for the future.
> - I also want to have speakers in the ceilings, pretty much across the
> house, for zoned audio - including outside/garage/etc.  This is a
> foreign concept to me, I've never personally used or been exposed to a
> system like that other than maybe walking through a few houses in the
> past that had them - but not personal experience.
> - I'm considering external security cameras so I can play with
> zoneminder and/or misterhouse (home automation).  I don't know if I'll
> actually install them right away, but I want to have the wiring ready
> while it's "easy". I know several Home Automation things are going
> wireless now, but I'm guessing even with wireless cameras, I'd have to
> be concerned with power.
> - What else am I missing?  I'm sure there's other things audiophiles,
> videophiles, home automation enthusiasts, myth users, etc have come up
> with that are "must-haves", things they can't live without, or are
> just really really cool.
>
>
> Also, any good resources out there like websites or forums?  Any good
> books?  I appreciate the feedback so far!

Home Depot or Lowes, or outfits like that, sell books that are helpful for 
things like this.

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