Sky+ & CAT 5

A guy at my work was talking to me today about how his new house had
been networked during building to allow for web and TV in every room
etc. He asked me whether he could connect a Sky+ box to the network and
then (via a patchbay under his stairs) rout the output to other rooms.
I honestly had no idea; first time I've been stumped for a while on a
subject such as this, so I mumbled something about changing channels
might be an issue and switched subjects.

Anyone know?

cheers
P

depends what the "network" actually is.

there is stuff available to distribute tv signals (including sky)
around houses, for example see www.tvlink.com

sorry, i should have read your post better!

cat5 is ethernet cables, so that's just the ethernet standard.
Unfortunately, it won't carry video directly, you'll have to use
networked computers for that!

Otherwise, my last post still applies, but you'll need coax able
installed, or alternatively just use a videosender, no wires, available
=A330 upwards.

"spiney" wrote in message
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sorry, i should have read your post better!
cat5 is ethernet cables, so that's just the ethernet standard.
Unfortunately, it won't carry video directly, you'll have to use
networked computers for that!
Otherwise, my last post still applies, but you'll need coax able
installed, or alternatively just use a videosender, no wires, available
£30 upwards.

I beg to disagree.
There's lots of products for sending video signals over CAT5.
e.g. http://www.smarthome.com/videodist.html

Loz

He said today that SmartHome (Maidenhead?) did the installation.
Sorry...should have mentioned that!
P

loz wrote:
"spiney" wrote in message
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sorry, i should have read your post better!
cat5 is ethernet cables, so that's just the ethernet standard.
Unfortunately, it won't carry video directly, you'll have to use
networked computers for that!
Otherwise, my last post still applies, but you'll need coax able
installed, or alternatively just use a videosender, no wires, available
£30 upwards.


I beg to disagree.
There's lots of products for sending video signals over CAT5.
e.g. http://www.smarthome.com/videodist.html

Loz

spiney wrote:

cat5 is ethernet cables, so that's just the ethernet standard.
Unfortunately, it won't carry video directly, you'll have to use
networked computers for that!

As I mentioned previously, Cat5 cable can be used for video without a
computer or network. You do need some sort of device to handle the
transfer though.

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In article , Jomtien
wrote:

spiney wrote:

cat5 is ethernet cables, so that's just the ethernet standard.
Unfortunately, it won't carry video directly, you'll have to use
networked computers for that!

As I mentioned previously, Cat5 cable can be used for video without a
computer or network. You do need some sort of device to handle the
transfer though.

Not many people, even professionals, understand the capabilities of
Cat5. Electricians and engineers are dumbfounded by my Cat5 cctv system
which sends video, audio, power and telemmetry in both directions along
a single cable.

Stan

It;s a load of old baluns!

http://www.vjcentral.com/hardware/vi...deocat5_baluns

certainly, digital video can be sent over thinwire ethernet (it is
constantly, in computer networks). If somebody knows a (reasonably
cheap!) source of "converter boxes", that will take a Freeview or
Digibox output directly. then well done them!