Questions about home networking .

Hello guys i have a ton of question any help appreciated i guess i should start
With running the cables questions i want to run cat6 to my living room ,kitchen ,man room 1.0 Man cave 2.0 , wife sewing room .
Should i just make cables to go from the router to the rooms or should i make a home run of sorts .
What other cable line swould you recommend i would like to run sat ,and like a computer juke box to the rooms as well im going to google it now any info apprecitated . I have never really done anything of this magnatude so im outta my league . LOL

What I did at my Dads house was run everything from one point in the basement to wall plates in each room he wanted run to. We ran cat6 to each room for networking, RG60 for tv and standard 4 wire for telephone. If you saying sat as in satellite tv then go with the RG60 as that is suggested for the best signal carry. You'll also need a multiplexer if going to more then 2 rooms.

hey thanks i really appreciatte it did you just use a regular router or something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817111012

Also i would like to have some kind of HTPC\jukebox where i could have our mp3 libiary and movies and the satellite also where w could watch it in the living room or even in man cave 2,0 i know there is a i jsut need a direction lol is this in the ball park http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882082009
or is that a way off thanks in advance

nah we just used one of these. We were going to only 4 places anyway, if you're going more then I would say you need something like this. I don't think the switch will work for internet sharing, but I could be wrong. As for the jukebox I'm not exactly sure how you'd be able to have something for each room other then a small linux box in each area that could be controlled with some sort of usb touchpad or touchscreen. I did satellite sales for a while so I know whats needed there for that one.

Im sorry my explanation is very vague if i knew what i was talking about would help i want to make a media pc server type thing basically but split the signal i think lol i will read more .

You should probably look into setting up some HDMI inputs around the cable outlets too just to semi-future proof your setup. It's cheap and it saves you a project.

They have setups where you can run HDMI over RJ45 through your walls then their are inputs with a wall plate.

EDIT: I was just thinking why you would want HDMI wall inputs but I do remember reading about it and it was a cool/useful setup. Damn... lol

From what I read and understood on Sling Media's site, you will also need a Sling Box to go with the Sling Catcher you have listed above. You would have to have your Sling Box hooked up to the Satellite or External HD and it can be controlled from a Sling Catcher. You would have to have a Catcher at each TV you wanted to access it though which looks like it can get pricey.

*update*
Here is what I would do if I had the budget. This would include Running at least 2 Data Lines to each room (1 for Sling Catcher and 1 for pc). If you are going to have a pc setup in the room and it is beefy enough, you could just have your tv as a second monitor and stream video/music from the server to your pc in that room and play on the TV.

This is our house.

Thanks alot guys im going to look into this my budget is low btw i dont know if any of you watch hulu at all but when i watch something in full screen it jerks a little does that mean its time to upgrade ? thanks again all

Thanks for the diagram it helps a lot outlaw .

It may just be a simple driver update. Your hardware is pretty aged, but that 6800GT should be able to handle the videos. What about internet speeds? I still have a 6600GT (AGP) that I use. The CPU is probably holding you back. I would definitely do a driver update first though. It's free!

Glad to help and GL with your upgrade! Wish I could do it.

*update*
What resolution is your monitor set at? Is it just when it's in full screen? When you watch videos online, it may be trying to play faster then you can DL it. What if you play a video from disk? ex. AVI, DVD, mp4...etc? When you are playing a Hulu video watch for the... nm, it is not a good example. Try playing a youtube file. Here is a screenshot of one. I used this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_RSWsbj_XA. It's just some people driving go karts on city streets. lol but it will work. You can also go to speedtest.net and check your speeds up/dwn if you don't already know them or you can call your ISP and they should be able to tell you.

If the "current location" icon is right at the "already loaded" edge, it is not your pc that is at fault. Usually pausing the video and waiting a couple min will help reduce the choppiness of it. Hope this helps.
Sorry if this is too obivous, I'm a picture guy and like to use them for reference.

Sorry if this was way off topic, but hope it helps.

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