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Originally Posted by ncx
Hmm post #1 and selling something already. But Welcome to X5world anyway.
You need to read his post better. Try this again and go slow... (Rangerfan)"I am looking for some suggestions on wiring and electronics to future proof the place."
You cannot over-wire a house (within reason). He does not know everything now that he may want later. You forgot to mention that structured wiring averages a 5-8% uplift on the resale of the house. The ONLY time it is affordable to run wire in a house is before the sheetrock goes up. The cost is 5x and up to do it after the walls are sealed up. Some people will rely on wireless technologies to get by, and that is fine for certian functionality. But there is NO substitute for hard wiring for performance and security. Period. If you sell a system to someone and are only looking at their needs in 2005, you should not be in business.
Fiber internet to the home is already a reality. If you have the chance to put fiber in the walls now, you are missing a huge opportunity by ignoring it. (Get it... fiber to the DESKTOP). If you are telling your clients that is is way too expensive to terminate mmf, you should look at some new vendors. The price has been falling consistently for 5 years.
Home-run wired structured cabling is the backbone of any modern home's audio, video, broadband, security, and automation needs, and is a must-have for anyone looking to remain future proof. For someone in the biz, sounds like you need to do more homework. I am not selling anything but I'll tell you this, you can completely wire a house for every possible scenario for about $2 a sq/ft. Structured wiring including fiber is less than .75 a sq/ft on average.
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What the industry is actually leaning towards is copper in the home and fiber in the street. They are doing this because copper is cheaper, more stable and durable. It also cost less to produce. The industry is looking at creating standards that are easy to mass produce, allow for anyone with basic hand tools to install and terminate. It is also cheaper for the computer manufactures to use copper and avoid converting light to data. We are seeing the speeds in copper become actually faster than fiber too. You can install fiber, but industry reports show a decline its use in short distances (under 300m).
I would suggest that you wire multiple sides of a room that you think you may use for data/telecom/catv/dss. I would stay away from structured cable as it is actually more expensive than creating your own bundles. It may be easier to run, but per foot it is more money. Creating your own wire bundles also allow you to select different manufactures for each type. For example we use Hitachi Hi-NET CAT-6e cable, Coleman RG-6/Q, and Beldin RGB as our combo bundle. It is just like how you would purchase an Alpine head unit, JM Labs/Focal Speakers and a JL subwoofer for your X5.
Be very selective in hiring your electrician and be sure he understands EIA/TIA wiring standards and proper terminations. I can’t tell you how many jobs we’ve gone into where we have had to re-terminate all off the connections in a 10,000 sq/ft house because the electrician did a great job with the outlets and hi-hats, but didn’t have a clue as to how to terminate low voltage wiring.