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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 962691"><p>When I refurbed the house in 2010, I took the opportunity to rewire the house complete with CAT5 and 6.</p><p>I've got most rooms connected with at least one CAT6 and one or two CAT5s.</p><p>Why the mix?</p><p>Well I had all this pristine CAT5 and CAT6 cable lying about just waiting to be instaled, so I went for a mix.</p><p>Plus the fact that CAT6 is stiffer and more tricky to install, so CAT5 was easier.</p><p>I have 30+ termination points throughout the house, so some of the cabling was easier done in cat5, I have to admit.</p><p>The main CAT6 need was near the sitting room TV to cater for the HDMI extender, that required two CAT6 cables to work.</p><p>Turned out it worked fine on CAT5 to when I tried.</p><p>I've since gone over to coax signal path, so not of much use.</p><p>Most Ethernet equipment connected is 10/100, so I really don't make much use of the potential bandwidth,</p><p></p><p>But one things has been confirmed multiple times in the past 5 years.</p><p>Wired Ethernet wins hands-down over WiFi all the time, any day. It just works so much better and easier with a cable.</p><p>There just is no degradation when more devices are added, there are no blind-spots, there are no hard-to-reach areas etc.</p><p></p><p>So when it comes to streaming video over IP, I am very happy I put proper wired Ethernet in every room of the house (excluding the bathrooms - they'll have to do with WiFi!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 962691"] When I refurbed the house in 2010, I took the opportunity to rewire the house complete with CAT5 and 6. I've got most rooms connected with at least one CAT6 and one or two CAT5s. Why the mix? Well I had all this pristine CAT5 and CAT6 cable lying about just waiting to be instaled, so I went for a mix. Plus the fact that CAT6 is stiffer and more tricky to install, so CAT5 was easier. I have 30+ termination points throughout the house, so some of the cabling was easier done in cat5, I have to admit. The main CAT6 need was near the sitting room TV to cater for the HDMI extender, that required two CAT6 cables to work. Turned out it worked fine on CAT5 to when I tried. I've since gone over to coax signal path, so not of much use. Most Ethernet equipment connected is 10/100, so I really don't make much use of the potential bandwidth, But one things has been confirmed multiple times in the past 5 years. Wired Ethernet wins hands-down over WiFi all the time, any day. It just works so much better and easier with a cable. There just is no degradation when more devices are added, there are no blind-spots, there are no hard-to-reach areas etc. So when it comes to streaming video over IP, I am very happy I put proper wired Ethernet in every room of the house (excluding the bathrooms - they'll have to do with WiFi!) [/QUOTE]
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