Originally posted in the wrong place...re-posting here (sorry)
Hi - this is my first post and I really need some advice - my head is spinning with all the reading I've been doing. Here is my situation - I'm trying to figure out the best plan.
I only recently purchase flat screen TVs for my house and have come to realize that the digital signal to my TVs is not strong enough for an HD picture. So I am not even using HD cable boxes currently. Turns out the coax into my house is split 6000 times inside the walls, cable runs under carpeting from one room to the next, etc. It's just a mess. So my first task is to have my coax rewired in my house. I want to come in through the attic, go through an amp/splitter and run the coax from the attic to each of 6 rooms in my house (5 rooms on main floor of ranch and 1 room in the basement). That seemed like a simple enough plan....
But now Cablevision requires each TV to have a box in order to watch TV. There are only 2 people in my home so I do not want to pay for 6 cable boxes. So i would like to pay for 2 boxes and locate them in a closet that is pretty central to the other rooms. I want to run 2 coax cables into that closet for the boxes and then split the signal from each box to 3 TVs (for a total of 6 TVs). I would also like to have a bluray player in the closet that goes through a splitter to 4 TVs (not all 6). I am estimating that with going up through the attic and back down to the rooms, I would have three 30 ft runs, two 50 ft runs, and one 60ft run to basement (i'm hoping it's not more than 60ft).
This also seems pretty straightforward to me and i have come up with 2 set ups but every day I'm changing my mind based on what I read. I have an electrician who will do all the wiring for me when he comes to do other electrical work - but he is not an A/V guy so I need to figure out what i want him to do! Seriously, it's keeping me up at night
Should I run HDMI cable or CAT6 cable from the closet to the rooms????
If I run HDMI cables I could get the Redmere cables from Monoprice and 3 splitters like this one:
For only $58.59 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 1X4 HDMI® Splitter with 3D and 4K Support
If I run CAT6 cable I could get this HDMI to CAT6 extender kit for each device:
For only $150.65 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 1x4 HDMI® Amplifier Splitter over CAT5e/CAT6 Complete Solution Kit - Extend Upto 164ft
Am I on the right track with either set up??? If so, which is best and why???
Both of these setups are similar cost so that's not really a deciding factor. I really just want a solution that's going to work!!! I am a middle aged woman who just wants to be able to watch TV in whatever room I choose and have a clear picture...I'm hoping that's not too much to ask!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thanks in advance....
Chris Ann
Hi - this is my first post and I really need some advice - my head is spinning with all the reading I've been doing. Here is my situation - I'm trying to figure out the best plan.
I only recently purchase flat screen TVs for my house and have come to realize that the digital signal to my TVs is not strong enough for an HD picture. So I am not even using HD cable boxes currently. Turns out the coax into my house is split 6000 times inside the walls, cable runs under carpeting from one room to the next, etc. It's just a mess. So my first task is to have my coax rewired in my house. I want to come in through the attic, go through an amp/splitter and run the coax from the attic to each of 6 rooms in my house (5 rooms on main floor of ranch and 1 room in the basement). That seemed like a simple enough plan....
But now Cablevision requires each TV to have a box in order to watch TV. There are only 2 people in my home so I do not want to pay for 6 cable boxes. So i would like to pay for 2 boxes and locate them in a closet that is pretty central to the other rooms. I want to run 2 coax cables into that closet for the boxes and then split the signal from each box to 3 TVs (for a total of 6 TVs). I would also like to have a bluray player in the closet that goes through a splitter to 4 TVs (not all 6). I am estimating that with going up through the attic and back down to the rooms, I would have three 30 ft runs, two 50 ft runs, and one 60ft run to basement (i'm hoping it's not more than 60ft).
This also seems pretty straightforward to me and i have come up with 2 set ups but every day I'm changing my mind based on what I read. I have an electrician who will do all the wiring for me when he comes to do other electrical work - but he is not an A/V guy so I need to figure out what i want him to do! Seriously, it's keeping me up at night
Should I run HDMI cable or CAT6 cable from the closet to the rooms????
If I run HDMI cables I could get the Redmere cables from Monoprice and 3 splitters like this one:
For only $58.59 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 1X4 HDMI® Splitter with 3D and 4K Support
If I run CAT6 cable I could get this HDMI to CAT6 extender kit for each device:
For only $150.65 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 1x4 HDMI® Amplifier Splitter over CAT5e/CAT6 Complete Solution Kit - Extend Upto 164ft
Am I on the right track with either set up??? If so, which is best and why???
Both of these setups are similar cost so that's not really a deciding factor. I really just want a solution that's going to work!!! I am a middle aged woman who just wants to be able to watch TV in whatever room I choose and have a clear picture...I'm hoping that's not too much to ask!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thanks in advance....
Chris Ann