Multiroom AV Setups

[AudiophileUk]

Hi, I am very interested in complete house AV setups but not sure where things are at the moemnt.

Say i wanted some form of music/video control in each room, maybe a touch screen on the wall. Obviosuly this would all need to orginate somewhere and that wouldnt be a PC - would it be something like a hard disc based media server, using a wireless network to interface with the control points?

How do media servers store music? CD juke boxes, MP3s or is it some form of lossless file?

I suppose the server wouild need to be connected to the AMP, and you would wire this the old fashioned way (speaker cable, video cables) to each room.

Its all a complete guess but if anyone can give me some info, or products that sound like they might be good please let me know!


Thanks

[DaveChester]

You've got quite a few options and as usual money will, I assume, play a big part. You can go down the route of wireless systems if budget is the main driver through to Crestron systems which will do your AV distribution and a lot more besides.

I'm biased though, I'm a Crestron dealer and user!

You could try hiddenwires for a good source of info.

Thanks

Dave

[ntslik]

Originally Posted by AudiophileUk

Hi, I am very interested in complete house AV setups but not sure where things are at the moemnt.

Say i wanted some form of music/video control in each room, maybe a touch screen on the wall. Obviosuly this would all need to orginate somewhere and that wouldnt be a PC - would it be something like a hard disc based media server, using a wireless network to interface with the control points?

How do media servers store music? CD juke boxes, MP3s or is it some form of lossless file?

I suppose the server wouild need to be connected to the AMP, and you would wire this the old fashioned way (speaker cable, video cables) to each room.

Its all a complete guess but if anyone can give me some info, or products that sound like they might be good please let me know!


Thanks

The servers work the same way as a PC stores your files, from there the outputs are then connected to the various inputs of the Home Automation system you've installed, there are a number of ways you can add a server to a number of system but which types you go for determines how it's wired and controlled

[AudiophileUk]

thankyou, i'll look into a few products mentioned