[bevelin]

Hi
Building a house at the moment ,on 1st fix and i was going to take Cat 5 around to all tv points etc however i have concrete floors and it would be easier to lay the cat 5 under the screed maybe in a conduit of sorts ,any thoughts on a good idea or not ,it would save a lot of work .

[Jamie S]

Firstly, rather than lay Cat5, lay Cat-6 if possible.

If you can, lay the Cat6 cable through some strong thick plastic or metal trunking or tubing before poring the concrete on top. Then you should be alright.

Cat-6 cabling can be used with HDMI over CAT5 devices. We recommend using Cat-6 as it is far superior to using Cat5e cabling. Cat-6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise. Cat-6 cabling provides performance of up to 250 MHz, more than double that of category 5 and 5e, which is much better for demanding HD installs. Cat-6 is far more capable of carrying the high signal data required for 1080p resolutions. Using Cat-6 cabling will enable you to send a 1080p signal more reliably and over a further distance that Cat5 a 5e cable.