Ok guys bear with me, I have read a lot of these threads so as not to ask newbie questions, I think I have the basics down, now to the good stuff.. I have never had Satallite before and I have never done multizone/multisource distribution before.
I think I have decided on the Niles ZR-8630(about 90% sure). Now I have a few wiring questions, first I will outline what I have and want in the new house:
Family Room-
7.1 setup and the new HD DirecTivo. I have an Integra(DTR-7.2) receiver, DVD player and CD player there as well. Have a LG HDTV rec. which Iwill move to the Master bedroom
Master Bedroom-
5.1 Setup(surround receiver will come later) a DirecTivo and my currert LG HDTV receiver.
All other rooms shall have a pair of speakers, RG6 and Keypad capabilities for distributed audio and video, these will be controlled with Niles keypads in each room/zone on an as needed basis.
Room over the Garage:
This room is the future theater and it is a couple years down the road. I intend on this room to be self-supported, meaning it acts on it's own with all it's own equipment. I want to have future capability of an HD Directv, if not HD DirecTivo.
Here are my questions:
1. Number of runs of RG6 to the attic for the Dish and OTA antennas. As I understand it the new HD DirecTivo has 2 DTV tuners and 2 OTA tuners. Also, I might want to run the OTA seperately because of interference issues I have read about., but I can figure that out later. Let me know what the standard procedure is.
Here is what I am thinking (listing OTA runs seperate from SAT runs):
Attic to Rooms:
2 RG6 - family DTV
1 RG6 - family OTA, split internally by the D* unit feeding 2 tuners
2 RG6 - MB DTV
1 RG6 - MB OTA
2 RG6 - sat. receiver in distribution closet and later for theater
That is a total of EIGHT, WOW
Rooms to Distribution Closet:
1 RG6 from Familiy and MBed to closet for connection to Niles
1 RG6 from future theater to closet incase Sat from closet gets moved to the Theater.
2. I am using the Niles to distribute the following inputs:
DVD, CD, SAT1(family), SAT2(Mbed), SAT3(distributed and later theater SAT) and computer MP3s. The Niles has built-in radio tuners.
How do I get the signals to the Niles as well as to my receiver or RPTV in the family room. I don't want to send the signals to the Niles first and redistribute. Would just get a splitter for all the signals that don't have dual, simutanious output?
3. In the Master bedroom, if I have the receiver driving the 5 speakers for a 5.1 setup, is there any way 2 of the speakers could also be integrated into the Niles system for distribution from other inputs, ie MP3s, CDs or DVDs from the family room setup.
4. How do you modulate a security camera into this type of setup, at most I will have 3 cameras, probably just one to start. I do not want to use a Niles input for the camera.
I know I have written a lot, so I will stop there. I amy have some more question and your answers may spawn some more inquires and thinking on my part.
Thanks,
J-dubb
I think I have decided on the Niles ZR-8630(about 90% sure). Now I have a few wiring questions, first I will outline what I have and want in the new house:
Family Room-
7.1 setup and the new HD DirecTivo. I have an Integra(DTR-7.2) receiver, DVD player and CD player there as well. Have a LG HDTV rec. which Iwill move to the Master bedroom
Master Bedroom-
5.1 Setup(surround receiver will come later) a DirecTivo and my currert LG HDTV receiver.
All other rooms shall have a pair of speakers, RG6 and Keypad capabilities for distributed audio and video, these will be controlled with Niles keypads in each room/zone on an as needed basis.
Room over the Garage:
This room is the future theater and it is a couple years down the road. I intend on this room to be self-supported, meaning it acts on it's own with all it's own equipment. I want to have future capability of an HD Directv, if not HD DirecTivo.
Here are my questions:
1. Number of runs of RG6 to the attic for the Dish and OTA antennas. As I understand it the new HD DirecTivo has 2 DTV tuners and 2 OTA tuners. Also, I might want to run the OTA seperately because of interference issues I have read about., but I can figure that out later. Let me know what the standard procedure is.
Here is what I am thinking (listing OTA runs seperate from SAT runs):
Attic to Rooms:
2 RG6 - family DTV
1 RG6 - family OTA, split internally by the D* unit feeding 2 tuners
2 RG6 - MB DTV
1 RG6 - MB OTA
2 RG6 - sat. receiver in distribution closet and later for theater
That is a total of EIGHT, WOW
Rooms to Distribution Closet:
1 RG6 from Familiy and MBed to closet for connection to Niles
1 RG6 from future theater to closet incase Sat from closet gets moved to the Theater.
2. I am using the Niles to distribute the following inputs:
DVD, CD, SAT1(family), SAT2(Mbed), SAT3(distributed and later theater SAT) and computer MP3s. The Niles has built-in radio tuners.
How do I get the signals to the Niles as well as to my receiver or RPTV in the family room. I don't want to send the signals to the Niles first and redistribute. Would just get a splitter for all the signals that don't have dual, simutanious output?
3. In the Master bedroom, if I have the receiver driving the 5 speakers for a 5.1 setup, is there any way 2 of the speakers could also be integrated into the Niles system for distribution from other inputs, ie MP3s, CDs or DVDs from the family room setup.
4. How do you modulate a security camera into this type of setup, at most I will have 3 cameras, probably just one to start. I do not want to use a Niles input for the camera.
I know I have written a lot, so I will stop there. I amy have some more question and your answers may spawn some more inquires and thinking on my part.
Thanks,
J-dubb