Sounds good tpin70, be keen to hear/see how it all works out. They are pretty good prices - did you get them from the US? EBay? Brands?
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Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Streaming Video 81Jun 17, 2010 5:02 pm Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Streaming Video 83Jun 18, 2010 1:46 am Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Streaming Video 85Jun 23, 2010 12:50 am Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Streaming Video 87Jul 02, 2010 10:02 am Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Streaming Video 98Oct 30, 2010 7:13 am westy Ah, handy to have someone you know in the business. If he's a distributor, I take it they can be bought in Australia? A question - if you are running a HT room, how are you planning to hook in the devices to the matrix switch as well as the local amp/AVR? I run all my devices into an AVR with one output to the screen, so I'm thinking they'd have to go through the matrix switch first and then one of the outputs would have to be the local AVR yes? I wonder if this would affect PQ (as my AVR does upscaling as well)? Hey Westy, yep pretty much all the gear I'm getting can be sourced locally, although some things like the 4x4 matrix have been harder to track down! And yep, you've hit the nail on the head! All 'shared' sources will be hooked up to the matrix and one of the four 'outputs' will be a dedicated AVR for the HT room (colocated with the matrix and all sources). As the matrix simply routes the signal from the source (i.e. doesn't process the signal) there shouldn't be any issue in terms of pq/signal quality AFAIK. The matrix is also HDCP 'transparent', so again, fingers crossed, no issues! Down the track, I'll more than likely end up having a couple of sources dedicated to the HT setup e.g. second Foxtel box, dedicated NMP...at which point I'll hook them straight up to the AVR. Re: Streaming Video 99Nov 03, 2010 1:22 am Ok, thanks for the confirmation Adam. Glad to know I'm on the right track. So onto the next question... How are you planning to 'route' the signals? Can the signals be switched like any other network traffic once they come out of the extenders (baluns) on CAT6? Is that what the 8 port switch is for? So for each source it will go: Source --HDMI--> matrix --HDMI--> Extender --CAT6--> switch --CAT6--> home network --CAT6--> extender --HDMI--> target Cheers westy Re: Streaming Video 100Nov 03, 2010 10:48 am westy Ok, thanks for the confirmation Adam. Glad to know I'm on the right track. So onto the next question... How are you planning to 'route' the signals? Can the signals be switched like any other network traffic once they come out of the extenders (baluns) on CAT6? Is that what the 8 port switch is for? So for each source it will go: Source --HDMI--> matrix --HDMI--> Extender --CAT6--> switch --CAT6--> home network --CAT6--> extender --HDMI--> target Cheers westy nope it won't work like that, it isn't converted in to IP traffic... so you can't use a Switch in that capacity. Source --HDMI--> matrix --HDMI--> Extender --CAT6--> Patch pannel----Desired room--Cat6 cabling--- Wall plate--> CAT6--> extender --HDMI--> target. best way IMO. Soucre (home file server) Cat6 patch lead---> Network Switch---> Patch panel----Desired room--Cat6 cabling--- Wall plate--> CAT6--> Network Media player/ PC/ HTPC---HDMI-- Screen and heck load more cheaper afaik Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal |