Bauherr am L
2020-01-29 21:06:26
- #1
Hello dear cable friends and Wi-Fi junkies,
I have already confessed regarding the SAT topic that I consider coax sockets and SAT dishes completely outdated because entertainment is streamed, and I do not plan for them in our new build either (more on this in the SAT discussion). But that’s not what this is about here.
Now I am trying to cleverly distribute the LAN duplex Cat 6a with Cat7 cable sockets in the rooms (1st floor: 2x children, children’s bathroom, parents’ bedroom, dressing room, master bathroom, hallway; 2nd floor: open living/dining/kitchen area, hallway, entrance area, guest WC).
On the one hand, I feel that it doesn’t fit in any room, following the motto: The desk might also move here… What if the TV ends up in this corner…
On the other hand, I look at our current devices and few of them still have LAN ports: MacBook, iPhones, tablets, or despite having LAN connectivity options, they are on the network via Wi-Fi: Sonos, printers, TVs.
That naturally raises the question for me whether LAN sockets are still that important nowadays. I’m not talking about the Wi-Fi access points, which of course should be connected via LAN at a clever spot or special cases like PoE cameras and door communication. I’m mainly talking about the LAN sockets in the rooms. The end devices are mostly mobile anyway and the sockets 99% of the time are in the wrong spot.
Now I read (yes, I have just spent some time researching this topic) that the LAN sockets don’t impact the price significantly. Well, if I really plant a duplex socket in all the suspicious spots, then with the switch and everything around that, it comes to a nice little sum.
I would be interested in your opinion on this. Since I am clearly giving up on any traditional TV (for us that would only be SAT) and related connections, wouldn’t it be consistent to also counteract the socket overload regarding LAN?
Looking forward to comments, thanks!
I have already confessed regarding the SAT topic that I consider coax sockets and SAT dishes completely outdated because entertainment is streamed, and I do not plan for them in our new build either (more on this in the SAT discussion). But that’s not what this is about here.
Now I am trying to cleverly distribute the LAN duplex Cat 6a with Cat7 cable sockets in the rooms (1st floor: 2x children, children’s bathroom, parents’ bedroom, dressing room, master bathroom, hallway; 2nd floor: open living/dining/kitchen area, hallway, entrance area, guest WC).
On the one hand, I feel that it doesn’t fit in any room, following the motto: The desk might also move here… What if the TV ends up in this corner…
On the other hand, I look at our current devices and few of them still have LAN ports: MacBook, iPhones, tablets, or despite having LAN connectivity options, they are on the network via Wi-Fi: Sonos, printers, TVs.
That naturally raises the question for me whether LAN sockets are still that important nowadays. I’m not talking about the Wi-Fi access points, which of course should be connected via LAN at a clever spot or special cases like PoE cameras and door communication. I’m mainly talking about the LAN sockets in the rooms. The end devices are mostly mobile anyway and the sockets 99% of the time are in the wrong spot.
Now I read (yes, I have just spent some time researching this topic) that the LAN sockets don’t impact the price significantly. Well, if I really plant a duplex socket in all the suspicious spots, then with the switch and everything around that, it comes to a nice little sum.
I would be interested in your opinion on this. Since I am clearly giving up on any traditional TV (for us that would only be SAT) and related connections, wouldn’t it be consistent to also counteract the socket overload regarding LAN?
Looking forward to comments, thanks!