New House. Pre-wired cat6. Video matrix needed. This? https://www.octavainc.com/HDMI_Matrix_HDbaseT_HD4xSTPMX_over CAT6.html or https://www.octavainc.com/HDMI matrix switch 4x4.html ? Also these for each TV? https://www.octavainc.com/HDMI_extender_HD70STPEX.html
I am open to (cheaper) suggestions. The original post is below, but I felt I could shorten it for people who skim (like myself).
Thanks for the input!
Original post:
I am building a new house, and have just had an appointment with our home automation company. As we are already exceeding our budget, and my wife doesn't much care about this stuff, we only did very minimal stuff. Basically, 4xcat6 and coax, to each room, and my living room also has 7.1 pre-wired for my existing speakers. All they are providing is the cabling for now, with the option I can get them to finish the job later. I am fairly comfortable doing this stuff myself, but I'm pretty new to video over hdmi, video matrix equipment, etc. Okay, okay, that sounds like i'm not comfortable with this at all -- I ran ethernet to all my bedrooms in my current house, but that was 5 years ago, and that was literally just cat5e for networking only. What this guy wants to do is obviously more involved than that. Can I take the wire, and create the video matrix myself? I think so. I just need some advice getting pointed in the right direction. He actually didn't tell me what I needed to buy, but showed me a network controller, and the video switcher.
nathan
I am open to (cheaper) suggestions. The original post is below, but I felt I could shorten it for people who skim (like myself).
Thanks for the input!
Original post:
I am building a new house, and have just had an appointment with our home automation company. As we are already exceeding our budget, and my wife doesn't much care about this stuff, we only did very minimal stuff. Basically, 4xcat6 and coax, to each room, and my living room also has 7.1 pre-wired for my existing speakers. All they are providing is the cabling for now, with the option I can get them to finish the job later. I am fairly comfortable doing this stuff myself, but I'm pretty new to video over hdmi, video matrix equipment, etc. Okay, okay, that sounds like i'm not comfortable with this at all -- I ran ethernet to all my bedrooms in my current house, but that was 5 years ago, and that was literally just cat5e for networking only. What this guy wants to do is obviously more involved than that. Can I take the wire, and create the video matrix myself? I think so. I just need some advice getting pointed in the right direction. He actually didn't tell me what I needed to buy, but showed me a network controller, and the video switcher.
nathan