I am building a new house, (I will have a DIY thread when I have some more time) I am mounting the TV above the fire place, (I havent bought this TV yet, It will be 47"+) and would like some insight on the following:
Where do people place thier componets? (I have no room next to the fireplace, and want to keep them hidden.)
Has anyone placed them in the basement and used IR repeters?
Any insight would be great, It will help me think of my options on my trips back and forth to ohio…
also i havent made any purchases yet so i dont have to use anything “old”
My dad uses an IR device that is placed under the TV, it has a wire that actually attaches to the front of each device that you want the remotes to reach. Just passes the signal through to the wire and out the other end right onto the sensor. The only downside is that you cannot see what the devices are doing when you hit the buttons.
With a universal logitech remote, it is an awesome setup.
there are a million options… you can go a pretty good distance with HDMI for cheap so you can place all the other items in the next room over, the basement below, pretty much anywhere and then control via an IR device like mentioned above.
If you want speakers all around the room make sure you prewire the wall when the house is getting built.
I come across them all the time. Many people will use a closet off their AV room to hide the components as well. Personally I’d probably put them in the basement though. Ventilation in a closet isn’t always that good.
Here is a cut for the wire, it is 16 GA, overall shield. The one to look at is the 8719. I do not have much knowledge of capacitance, but being an engineer you may so I cut the page that included it in the specs.
That all depends on what your going for in the long run. When i built my front channels and subwoofer, i used 12GA inside the cabinets, as well as the runs to the speakers. Personally i wouldn’t go with anything less than 12GA but that’s just how i’ve grown up. and i laugh at the whole “home theatre in a box” b/c they really don’t compare to a well built system.
^ and I was hoping for an equation like newman would have posted to justify why it is better. I am sure that I could work out all of the numbers, but I would have to look up functions and it would be harder for me than you. :salesman:
…16 gauge would have plenty of ampacity for most applications. But if you’re building fresh why not spend an extra $20 or whatever to have plenty of overhead for future crazyness? You’ll get roughly double the safe current capacity. Around 15 amps or so vs 30 amps.