In short. We are building a home and it will come with a media shelf in the basement. Would like to have all our ATVs, Cable box’s, DVD players and any other video connection in this location and run Cat6 to each room for video.
Anyone have any suggestions on brands or how too’s for the do-it-yourselfer Recommendations would be be great as to not break the bank. I’ve seen these run from $1000-$8000 and I’m sure that’s just skimming the surface.
Requirements...
Support up to 8-10 HDMI inputs
Support 4-6 Cat6 outputs
Support HDBaseT
Want it to be some what modular so I could build as I go. If it can’t be then oh well.
How does the IR work? What remote do you need to change the channels?
How does one change the output from one output to another or go from one tv to another without missing any part of the show? Maybe there are apps to use as a switcher for your phone or tablet?
Reasoning...
I’ve had a small house for a while so the house we are building will be substantially bigger. Our AV appointment is scheduled in a month. I’ve always hated that every entertainment room must have a cable box, Apple TV, DVD player, connected. The whole home video makes complete sense and would cut down on costs in the long run. No need to have 3 Apple TVs or 4 cable boxes and 4 dvds. Also cuts down the clutter and you never have to mess with connecting another HDMI in the back of your TV. Do it once and done. Pretty slick!
Anyone have any suggestions on brands or how too’s for the do-it-yourselfer Recommendations would be be great as to not break the bank. I’ve seen these run from $1000-$8000 and I’m sure that’s just skimming the surface.
Requirements...
Support up to 8-10 HDMI inputs
Support 4-6 Cat6 outputs
Support HDBaseT
Want it to be some what modular so I could build as I go. If it can’t be then oh well.
How does the IR work? What remote do you need to change the channels?
How does one change the output from one output to another or go from one tv to another without missing any part of the show? Maybe there are apps to use as a switcher for your phone or tablet?
Reasoning...
I’ve had a small house for a while so the house we are building will be substantially bigger. Our AV appointment is scheduled in a month. I’ve always hated that every entertainment room must have a cable box, Apple TV, DVD player, connected. The whole home video makes complete sense and would cut down on costs in the long run. No need to have 3 Apple TVs or 4 cable boxes and 4 dvds. Also cuts down the clutter and you never have to mess with connecting another HDMI in the back of your TV. Do it once and done. Pretty slick!