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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3348213" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>It works ok to run in conduit for some stuff but by the time you run a whole house and start pulling a bunch of cables you have a lot invested. Sure run conduit for some other stuff later but coax and ethernet run it bare and extra, by the time you get two ethernet and two coax to each point and then think about another cable you need to run 1.5 inch and then thinking about pulling another cable just makes me cringe especially on a long run. I would run conduit to the living room and from an outside point to my network closet but beyond that probably not much else.</p><p></p><p>Now some may ask why two coax and two ethernet. Well right now we may have cable, or maybe satellite but the future changes things. 15 years ago those two were the only game in town and cable was fine for everything but satellite would be an extra cost for local channels that were free OTA. So even then two would have been a good cost saver. What will tomorrow bring? Maybe we will need two antenna's to get programming from multiple points. ATSC 3.0 talks about multiple repeaters maybe you are on the fringe of two markets and want to grab different channels. Should you turn the antenna or just hard mount two with a switch or use your two tuner tv? And still if you have satellite or cable and want to use an antenna for something that is blacked out or that comes in better on antenna is an option.</p><p></p><p>Two ethernet, well to be honest for the media room, that would barely be enough unless you run a switch, which then you still have a single line that is limiting your speed and another box to run stuff through. Right now I have my smart tv, soundbar, PS3, computer, and WiFi AP all in the same area. I also work on computers from time to time and to be honest if I am doing other stuff it's easier to just have it there. But at the very least figure 3 to 4 ethernet lines minimum to the media center and two everywhere else so if you have a computer and a console, among other things they can have a full connection. Yes streaming is max 4k right now but that is only going to increase. It's a hare and hound situation, ATSC 3.0 is bringing 4K broadcasts so more and more tv's will be 4K and greater. The more stuff you run through the switch the harder it's going to be for the single line to keep up. And I can already bet a lot of people turn on their console's and when they start downloading updates the switch to the tv or netflix for a little bit instead of just waiting. </p><p></p><p>I may use more than the norm now but more and more devices are going to want connections and to be honest unless you live in an area without a neighbor withing 300 feet WiFi crosstalk is a PITA. Wired is always better than wireless no matter what, the reason why people put up with wireless is because the alternative is a whole lot more work than they are willing to deal with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3348213, member: 29706"] It works ok to run in conduit for some stuff but by the time you run a whole house and start pulling a bunch of cables you have a lot invested. Sure run conduit for some other stuff later but coax and ethernet run it bare and extra, by the time you get two ethernet and two coax to each point and then think about another cable you need to run 1.5 inch and then thinking about pulling another cable just makes me cringe especially on a long run. I would run conduit to the living room and from an outside point to my network closet but beyond that probably not much else. Now some may ask why two coax and two ethernet. Well right now we may have cable, or maybe satellite but the future changes things. 15 years ago those two were the only game in town and cable was fine for everything but satellite would be an extra cost for local channels that were free OTA. So even then two would have been a good cost saver. What will tomorrow bring? Maybe we will need two antenna's to get programming from multiple points. ATSC 3.0 talks about multiple repeaters maybe you are on the fringe of two markets and want to grab different channels. Should you turn the antenna or just hard mount two with a switch or use your two tuner tv? And still if you have satellite or cable and want to use an antenna for something that is blacked out or that comes in better on antenna is an option. Two ethernet, well to be honest for the media room, that would barely be enough unless you run a switch, which then you still have a single line that is limiting your speed and another box to run stuff through. Right now I have my smart tv, soundbar, PS3, computer, and WiFi AP all in the same area. I also work on computers from time to time and to be honest if I am doing other stuff it's easier to just have it there. But at the very least figure 3 to 4 ethernet lines minimum to the media center and two everywhere else so if you have a computer and a console, among other things they can have a full connection. Yes streaming is max 4k right now but that is only going to increase. It's a hare and hound situation, ATSC 3.0 is bringing 4K broadcasts so more and more tv's will be 4K and greater. The more stuff you run through the switch the harder it's going to be for the single line to keep up. And I can already bet a lot of people turn on their console's and when they start downloading updates the switch to the tv or netflix for a little bit instead of just waiting. I may use more than the norm now but more and more devices are going to want connections and to be honest unless you live in an area without a neighbor withing 300 feet WiFi crosstalk is a PITA. Wired is always better than wireless no matter what, the reason why people put up with wireless is because the alternative is a whole lot more work than they are willing to deal with. [/QUOTE]
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