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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by TomCayman
Ok, tapping the guru knowledge as I get to working on construction drawings for my new house.

With the speed technology is increasing, on the one hand I was thinking of not bothering with wiring everything (as WiFi is so easy), but on the other I figure that within a few short years everything (including movie libraries) will be saved on a huge capacity storage device somewhere centrally located in the house, with movie / audio / data piped through the house to your hifi / TVs / computers.

Based on that, I guess the smart call be to wire (Cat 5/6/other?) throughout the house back to a central point to locate the network gear (when technology/funds available !)

Question therefore is a) what kind of cabing am I looking at ?, and b) is the technology there now or is it too new ?
I would put in 2 sets of Cat6 plus one coax. If you want to go all out, put in some multimode fiber now.

Originally Posted by TomCayman

Oh, and anybody know of a TV lift I could use to put a flat screen (say 40") in a cabinet at the foot of the bed to hide it ?
Chief manufacturing has a large selection of general as well as model specific mounts and lifts. I used their mounts in the office and at home.

http://www.chiefmfg.com/
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