Hi everyone,
We are soon kicking off a big home renovation, and I am trying to define what the best and most cost effective AV solution would be in terms of infrastructure.
Ideally, the goal is for minimal front end hardware (ideally just displays left at the front end) with all backend hardware located under the stairs.
The input devices I have at the moment are:
2 x Sky HD boxes
2 x NOW tv boxes
1 x Bluray player
1 x Media server running plex/plex home theatre.
The output devices planned are:
1x TV in lounge
1 x Projector in family room
4 x TV from each bedroom
My initial plan, and what I have spec'd to the builders for now, is for x2 HDMI sockets at each display location, running to the central AV hub. Each display point was going to run into a 8x1 HDMI switch and in turn go into an "HDMI out" multi-zone x2 HDMI out AV receiver.
The inputs would go into the receiver, and with the help of a Harmony Ultimate/Elite I was going to setup some AV receiver activities to allow the possibility of any 1 source going to 1 output simultaneously using zone control. (appreciating max 2 sources at one time)
However, what I am finding is that unless I spend big bucks on an AV receiver, most of the mutli-zone receivers only seem to do analog in a second zone?
Then I was thinking is a simpler solution a more complex HDMI switch/splitter dealing with multiple inputs/outputs? Or perhaps just two amps, each feeding one circuit of HDMI and forget the zoning thing?
All thoughts would be very much appreciated!
We are soon kicking off a big home renovation, and I am trying to define what the best and most cost effective AV solution would be in terms of infrastructure.
Ideally, the goal is for minimal front end hardware (ideally just displays left at the front end) with all backend hardware located under the stairs.
The input devices I have at the moment are:
2 x Sky HD boxes
2 x NOW tv boxes
1 x Bluray player
1 x Media server running plex/plex home theatre.
The output devices planned are:
1x TV in lounge
1 x Projector in family room
4 x TV from each bedroom
My initial plan, and what I have spec'd to the builders for now, is for x2 HDMI sockets at each display location, running to the central AV hub. Each display point was going to run into a 8x1 HDMI switch and in turn go into an "HDMI out" multi-zone x2 HDMI out AV receiver.
The inputs would go into the receiver, and with the help of a Harmony Ultimate/Elite I was going to setup some AV receiver activities to allow the possibility of any 1 source going to 1 output simultaneously using zone control. (appreciating max 2 sources at one time)
However, what I am finding is that unless I spend big bucks on an AV receiver, most of the mutli-zone receivers only seem to do analog in a second zone?
Then I was thinking is a simpler solution a more complex HDMI switch/splitter dealing with multiple inputs/outputs? Or perhaps just two amps, each feeding one circuit of HDMI and forget the zoning thing?
All thoughts would be very much appreciated!
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