In Reply to: Charles Hansen: Power Line Networks, A Lesser Evil? posted by lachesis on March 6, 2007 at 05:40:54:
<< Which is the lesser of 2 evils: wireless or power line? >>I don't know, as I've never tried a power line network.
<< Should I stop being lazy and just hard-wire the home? >>
Yes.
We just moved into a new house. I had a mini-network installed. The (wired) router is in my home office. There are runs to three other rooms using CAT-5 cable. It cost about $250 to have everything installed. (Less than the cost of a decent pair of interconnects!) It's blazingly fast, extremely reliable, and there is no EMI to bother either my audio system or my health.
If you're reasonably handy, you can do it yourself for less than $100. The cable is cheap. You can buy some really slick Leviton modular wall plates at Lowe's or Home Depot for cheap. However, some runs will require specialized tools like fishtape and/or extra-long drill bits.
Good luck, and happy listening!
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Follow Ups
- Re: Charles Hansen: Power Line Networks, A Lesser Evil? - Charles Hansen 10:24:08 03/06/07 (12)
- How are the cables routed without tearing up drywall? (nt) - andy_c 19:24:51 03/06/07 (10)
- Re: How are the cables routed without tearing up drywall? (nt) - Charles Hansen 19:43:55 03/06/07 (9)
- By code, at least in Massachusetts, the Romex is supposed to be stapled every 24". nt - clarkjohnsen 08:11:47 03/07/07 (7)
- CAT 5 cable is not Romex. [nt] - Charles Hansen 10:16:17 03/07/07 (6)
- I was speaking generically. *Any* in-wall AC cable must be secured. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:28:22 03/07/07 (5)
- BS - anumber1 10:39:26 03/07/07 (3)
- Ah! OK... but I once had "a code problem" with a furnace control. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:43:36 03/07/07 (2)
- Care should be taken when installing CAT5E LAN cabling - jea48 21:16:35 03/07/07 (1)
- Thanks! The stuff seems touchier than one might have thought. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:51:39 03/08/07 (0)
- Or... is that DC you talk?,,, nt - clarkjohnsen 10:29:08 03/07/07 (0)
- Thanks Charles! (nt) - andy_c 20:03:41 03/06/07 (0)
- Re: Charles Hansen: Power Line Networks, A Lesser Evil? - jea48 12:15:52 03/06/07 (0)