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CAT5 wiring and Sky HDTV
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MAW
25-10-2008
Originally Posted by Chris Frost:
“That's a very good question.

Price wise Cat-6 is roughly double the cost of Cat-5e, but that's not the whole story. (Cat-7 is 10x the price of Cat-5e )

Officially Cat-5e is suitable for 10/100 base networks and you need Cat-6 for 10/100/1000 base (Gigabit). In reality you'll often find that Cat-5e works satisfactorily for Gigabit too. I'm currently running a Gigabit network over Cat-5e at home.

Cat-5e has a bandwidth of 100MHz, Cat-6 is 250Mhz. The extra bandwidth should give less errors.

I think it's worth considering Cat-6 if you take the long view. It's more future proof, but don't expect to get away with running one Cat-6 instead of two Cat-5e. HD baluns are still going to need two connections each end whether its Cat-5e or Cat-6.”

2 cables no longer necessary Chris. HDMI and IR down 1 x cat5.
Chris Frost
25-10-2008
Originally Posted by MAW:
“2 cables no longer necessary Chris. HDMI and IR down 1 x cat5.”

I'd seen info on the Itellix, Atlona and Calrad systems but they aren't brands I've ever used and I'm very wary of recommending anything until I've tried to break it myself

Have you used the product? Does it handle 1.3 @ 1080p/60 with full HD audio too? YGPM
Chris Frost
25-10-2008
Originally Posted by SamJG:
“What sort of service could you offer me ? What experience do you have ? And can you give me an idea of your charges for the advice / hardware spec etc ?

Thanks,
Sam”

Hi SamJG, I might not be the right guy for you. I'll only take on large project work in the South Manchester/Cheshire area. That includes consultancy too.
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