Hello. My question pertains more on the wiring of the house, so I'll give a present/future scenario in hopes of getting some solid help.
I have a two-storey house with four bedrooms on the second floor. We also have a family room downstairs. Currently, I have a DPP44 with one cable to the family room (FR), and one cable to the masters bedroom (MB). I currently have only one HDTV, and I am using component cables (no HDMI on my TV).
Present Setup:
Dish 622 in FR
Dish 508 in MB.
I am trying to achive, in the short term, the following goal:
Replace both receivers with 722.
Both 722 will provide HD signal to Family Room.
Both 722 will provide distribution to the 4 bedrooms
Both 722 will be in dual mode, so I will have 4 channels in the distro.
I'm trying to prepare for the more distant future:
One 722 will provide HDMI to family room TV
One 722 will provide HDMI to masters bedroom TV
Both 722 will provide distribution to the remaining 3 bedrooms
Now that you see my goals, hopefully you can help me with my wiring. As it is, the three rooms do not have any cabling. I've come up with three scenarios.
Scenario #1 (both 722s are in the Family Room)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the DPP44 to the 2nd 722
b) In the family room, I will need to add 2 outgoing coax from both 722 to the distribution box
c) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the distribution box
d) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
Scenario #2 (both 722s are in the Master's bedroom)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 2 incoming component AV and/or optical cable from both 722
b) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the DPP44
c) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 2 outgoing coax from both 722 to the distribution box
d) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
Scenario #3 (722 in FR, another in MB)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 1 outgoing coax to the distribution box
b) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 outgoing coax to the distribution box
c) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
What would be the best scenario? I guess I can't determine yet where to put the HDMI for future use until I pick the best scenario. Would you have done something totally different? I like the idea that the units are all in one location, but that also seem to have the more complicated wiring scheme.
I have a two-storey house with four bedrooms on the second floor. We also have a family room downstairs. Currently, I have a DPP44 with one cable to the family room (FR), and one cable to the masters bedroom (MB). I currently have only one HDTV, and I am using component cables (no HDMI on my TV).
Present Setup:
Dish 622 in FR
Dish 508 in MB.
I am trying to achive, in the short term, the following goal:
Replace both receivers with 722.
Both 722 will provide HD signal to Family Room.
Both 722 will provide distribution to the 4 bedrooms
Both 722 will be in dual mode, so I will have 4 channels in the distro.
I'm trying to prepare for the more distant future:
One 722 will provide HDMI to family room TV
One 722 will provide HDMI to masters bedroom TV
Both 722 will provide distribution to the remaining 3 bedrooms
Now that you see my goals, hopefully you can help me with my wiring. As it is, the three rooms do not have any cabling. I've come up with three scenarios.
Scenario #1 (both 722s are in the Family Room)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the DPP44 to the 2nd 722
b) In the family room, I will need to add 2 outgoing coax from both 722 to the distribution box
c) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the distribution box
d) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
Scenario #2 (both 722s are in the Master's bedroom)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 2 incoming component AV and/or optical cable from both 722
b) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 incoming coax from the DPP44
c) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 2 outgoing coax from both 722 to the distribution box
d) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
Scenario #3 (722 in FR, another in MB)
a) In the family room, I will need to add 1 outgoing coax to the distribution box
b) In the Master's Bedroom, I will need to add 1 outgoing coax to the distribution box
c) In the remaining 3 bedrooms, I will need to add 1 incoming coax each from the distribution box.
What would be the best scenario? I guess I can't determine yet where to put the HDMI for future use until I pick the best scenario. Would you have done something totally different? I like the idea that the units are all in one location, but that also seem to have the more complicated wiring scheme.