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hulkster:
first a bit of history...so recently i was able to run 2 cat5e cables from my rec room to my bedroom for network access.  i'm running a windows 7 media center and media center extender in my bedroom (heh...extender in the bedroom..heh heh...eh....shutup).  i was using wireless for the extender but the signal was crap.  i ran 2 cat5e drops into the wall and now the signal is great.  i also recently got a windows home server (Acer Aspire Easystore...awesome!) and now ive got all my movies/music/photos/recorded tv all archived and streaming to my main tv in the rec room, to the tv in the bedroom via media center extender, and to my main pc/gaming rig.

so now that ive got all that, and im confident in my wire pulling/running abilities through the house....im ready for more!!!  ;D

so my question to you all is....what next?  and specifically im looking for cheap options, so no $30,000 tech makeover or anything like that.  i dunno what im really looking for, but like i said, i can run more cable if need be and im just looking for opinions on what else to add to the house.  thoughts?

shardian:
A project I would love to do, is run IR repeaters so I can hide all of my TV components in the laundry room. Then mount the TV up on the wall for a no wire, no component solution.

hulkster:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 21, 2009, 03:26:44 pm ---A project I would love to do, is run IR repeaters so I can hide all of my TV components in the laundry room. Then mount the TV up on the wall for a no wire, no component solution.

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yeah but you would then have to run speaker wire, hdmi/component, etc etc wires from your laundry room to your wall outlet/tv. 

polaris:

--- Quote from: hulkster on August 21, 2009, 03:32:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on August 21, 2009, 03:26:44 pm ---A project I would love to do, is run IR repeaters so I can hide all of my TV components in the laundry room. Then mount the TV up on the wall for a no wire, no component solution.

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yeah but you would then have to run speaker wire, hdmi/component, etc etc wires from your laundry room to your wall outlet/tv. 

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You can get AV send receive things for about £30 that handle the IR as well, not sure how well you'd gauge the quality of signal , i've done it but not with good tv's/amps to know if the quality is there.

shardian:
Laundry room is right on other side of tv.

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