In this post we will show you what existing cabling we had to deal with and what the process of installing all the new cabling was.
In this 2014 project diary, we show how we planned, built and installed the equipment rack behind our first whole-home high-definition video-distribution system. It brought together Crestron control, network switching, media sources and the connections serving televisions and wireless access points throughout the house.
We have been on site for the past couple of weeks installing CAT6 cable for a High Definition Video distribution project that we have been working on.
We have run a total of Three Kilometers of cable. Catering for a new Gigabit network and High Definition Video Distribution.
Yellow is our favourite colour! Yellow CAT6 for Video Distrubution
All cabling that we install into our clients properties are different colours for their different uses.
When discussions began in January to plan for the upgrade of a clients Clifton Apartment to the new DSTV over Fibre Video system from Smart Village, special planning was needed to make sure that we could meet the expectations of our client. As well as making sure that the system functioned intuitively and delivered high quality picture to the three viewing environments of the apartment.
The process began when discussions with Smart Village and a visit to the apartment confirmed access to the required Fibre. (More information about the Fibre installation can be found here: Fibre Optic Installation.)
Next we had to decide on the type of televisions to use in the upgrade. Mirror Televisions were considered, but it was decided that as this apartment is not occupied full time a an alternate solution would be more appropriate. The stunning Samsung Series 8 55″ LED Televisions were my recommendation for this installation; replacing the existing Panasonic Plasma screen monitors. These 55″ LED Televisions are exactly the same size as the old Panasonic 50″ Plasmas.
We started with replacing this Plasma in the master bedroom.
The original Panasonic 50″ Plasma
One of my intentions was to make the television viewable from the bed as well as from the bath. This meant checking that the new Vogels Pull & Rotate bracket was the correct choice for the Samsung LED in the master bedroom, I had to take a quick picture to confirm this.
The new Samsung television turned towards the bath
A Fibre installation in your home is the way of the future. To view most content that is available online, a high speed internet connection is becoming increasingly more important.
Most online video viewing platforms are offering video in high definition, to make sure that you receive the benefit of these service a high speed internet connection is highly recommended.
We have recently completed the upgrade of a clients Clifton apartment to include a Fibre line from Smart Village. This system caters for DSTV over IP (a system that only they offer in Cape Town currently) as well as Fibre Broadband. This is a brief introduction to the project and what the installation required.
