RichardPryor
Young grasshopper
Those wires under the stairs are speaker wires
That makes a bit more sense, but that's a lot of speaker wire to run to a location where it's a bit hard to work with. An AV rack in the top of the pantry or master or basement closet would almost make more sense.Those wires under the stairs are speaker wires
That's a good price. I wish they gave specs that were a little clearer regarding the thickness of the buffer. I haven't worked with fiber much. Pre-terminated cables are a good option to simplify installation which would otherwise require some expensive tools. The Ubiquiti FiberCable doesn't include a 'puling eye' so you'd need to make or buy one. I think some of the other options have more robust breakout out cables. Single mode fiber may be bit more temperamental/fragile than multi-mode. If you order a pre-terminated fiber assembly, you 'll want to make it a bit longer than you need, you don't want to some up short. They do sell some products to coil up excess. If you were to buy fiber that isn't pre-terminated, you'd probably want to pay someone to terminate it.Ubiquiti sells some 300' single-mode fiber, but it sounds like you'll need to go further than that.
It's $120 for a bundle that includes 6 fibers.
Not sure I’m following. I need the AVR to be next to the TV so that I can use the remote to turn volume up and down, etc.That makes a bit more sense, but that's a lot of speaker wire to run to a location where it's a bit hard to work with. An AV rack in the top of the pantry or master or basement closet would almost make more sense.
Yes it does. Why do you ask, for the alarm system? Garage man door is also outswing.Does the french door on the lower level really swing to the outside?
I haven’t given the camera selection much thought to be honest. Most cameras will be mounted on a wall, so I figured a bullet style camera would be more appropriate? Can those domes be mounted on walls or just ceilings?Have you thought about if you may want a big PTZ? Something like this: SD59225U-HNI
You could always pre-wire and just put up a junction box and cover.
It doesn't need to be unless that's where you really want it.Not sure I’m following. I need the AVR to be next to the TV so that I can use the remote to turn volume up and down, etc.
Yes coax would be used for video distribution. It can be used for other purposes. As we move to higher bandwidth sources, a wireless solution may not always do the job.Stupid question, that coax cable, what is it for? TV? Around here, DirecTV installs a main box somewhere in the house and the rest work wireless. Do I still need to run coax cable if that’s the case?
Multi room audio can be more complicated. Depending on the equipment you're going to use sometimes running it all to one place isn't even the best option. I would have chosen an interior wall not an exterior wall as the location those wires end.Not sure I’m following. I need the AVR to be next to the TV so that I can use the remote to turn volume up and down, etc.
In my neck of the woods out swinging exterior doors are very uncommon in residential settings, I'm not sure it would even pass inspection. From a security standpoint it isn't great to have your hinges exposed.Yes it does. Why do you ask, for the alarm system? Garage man door is also outswing.
@tangent - can you please elaborate why in your opinion Synology is a poor choice for recording the cameras?
compared to other options Synology is a poor choice for recording your cameras.
Search the forum for synology. Surveillance Station is overpriced and less effective than other options. Not sure we've had many people just use it as storage. My thought would be, why not just put another sata drive in the blue iris machine you're planning on using? If a NAS is part of the equation, I'd make sure video footage is written to a physical disc and not a RAID or logical volume. You don't want a drive that eventually fails from cctv being written to it to take other data with it.@tangent - can you please elaborate why in your opinion Synology is a poor choice for recording the cameras?
I was planning on buying a refurb i5 or i7 desktop to run Blue Iris then routing the video streams from the 10 cameras to my synology NAS 5 bay unit. I have no intentions of using synology's surveillance station option and pay $50+ per camera license
would this not be advisable ?
Hmm. Because of insulation? You’re probably right. Poor choice on my part. I was going to do 2 inches of closed spray in walls. I’ll make sure that bay gets 4 inches.Multi room audio can be more complicated. Depending on the equipment you're going to use sometimes running it all to one place isn't even the best option. I would have chosen an interior wall not an exterior wall as the location those wires end.
I hear you.In my neck of the woods out swinging exterior doors are very uncommon in residential settings, I'm not sure it would even pass inspection. From a security standpoint it isn't great to have your hinges exposed.