AhViaMusicom
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ok, so i just did a back to back quick comparison. Im using "Our planet" on netflix. Ive set the shield to AI upscaling on the sharpest setting. it may not be fair as I havent looked for any higher res on the ATV, but initial take says the NVidia BLOWS the 4k ATV out of the water. it isnt even close. Maybe there is a setting in the ATV that I am unaware of...
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Dont know about VideoStorm, but will look into it. Watching sports in multiple rooms (or different sports on multiple tvs in one room) and having the audio and video synched is one of the main reasons I want distributed audio and video. I have speakers all over the places. Several rooms with surround, although ive only gone as far as 5.1. My "whole house" audio originates at my main equipment location in my main tv viewing room. The "whole house" sudio wiring will be redone and come from a new location that will be constructed. Good point on all cat6/7. I was only running the additional cat5 because its less expensive. Multiple spools have to be purchased so all the runs can happen at the same time. I am on a slab.
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My thoughts so far for wiring to existing systems: 2 Fiber HDMI cables from Matrix location to each exiting receiver 2 cat6 cables from Matrix location to each existing receiver location 1 cat 5 cable from Matrix location to each existing receiver location (just because) once the consortium signs off on this, we can move to the fun stuff, the matrix itself as an example.
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this is what im doing. I know my A/V guy leans toward running cat5/6 and using baluns as I was just invlved with him at a friends house. I want to be able to ask intelligent questions rather than just taking someones word for it because it is their preference or what they know. I am planning on having AOPs hardwired throughout as well as speakers in new locations. My questions are mainly about existing surround receivers, tvs etc.
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Excellent. This is great. Im gathering that fiber hdmi from matrix to each location is better than baluns at each spot over cat5/6. Please correct me if wrong. Since wires are all being homerun, what other wires are recommended to be pulled? Ill run cat5/6 just because it makes sense. I live in a large 1 story home so if I may need something in the future, id like to do it now. I look forward to continuing to update this thread throughout so hopefully it can help someone else!
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OK, first I am enjoying and learning... also i dont even know what the Nvidia Shield 2019 pro is, but i bought one by following the link above. Goofy, but a click to a "buy it now" is too much for me to pass! Any way, i'll figure that out. I love new tech. NOW, I want to be able to play the same source throughout my house and outside and have it and the audio be synchronized. Ive done this with cable and DTV boxes at each location and it isnt always in sync. Most frequently it is a DTV DVR on one tv (the main that feeds audio through the house) and the others. I also want to be able to play video on all tvs and the same audio through the house. For example, Im having a sporting event party and want to watch the same game (in sync) all through the house and when commercials come on, i want to listen to music in all rooms, or maybe in some rooms. Or maybe i want to leave the sporting even on on all tvs but i want a different even on the main tv and its audio playing everywhere else. Im also considering multiple tvs on one wall. All of my tvs are 4k and I upgrade them when it makes sense and there is a decent enough advancement. All of my audio equipment is decent, with my main room being the best. Receivers in house are all Denon and speakers are B&W. Main room is Pioneer Elite with Rotel amplification and some large floor standing B&Ws. Each room has its own sub as well. I take it pretty seriously, but havent made the jump to easy to control automation. I can run everything just fine, but literally no other human being can. Regarding cutting the cord, Im close now. Contractor cut the DTV line and I havent missed it. 4K ATV with ATTNow is working just fine.
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Braintrust, could I: Leave the existing speakers and tvs connected to existing a/v receivers and and specialty components (turntable etc) in place, have a new rack built with the equipment i want to use to distribute audio/video (switcher, appltv, cable boxes, whatever) and send those signals to all the existing equipment via Fiber HDMI? If so, i would probably have 2 run to each location so I could also send a signal back to the distribution rack. Is there any additional wiring that I would need? cat5/6? cable for IR? Yall have been terribly helpful... I have an extensive system and have zero need t replace everything unless i Have to.
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HI! Ive decided to take the plunge and add proper home automation to my existing home. Currently, I have multiple "home theaters". Basically a few rooms with their own TV, receiver, sources, ATV, cable box, etc. I have in wall/cieling speakers throughout my house that are mostly run by Sonos equipment. I have every possible combination of sonos equipment. I am curious to learn if I can leave some of the existing "home theater" rooms in tact but be able to distribute audi and video to them via C4. In my main viewing/listening area, I have large speakers, a turntable, etc and would like to leave that room in tact, but still be able to control and feed it via C4. I understand that the sonos pieces will probably go away and that i will have to have the speakers fed by multizone amplification etc. Am I crazy or way off base? Any advice or info is truly appreciated in advance.