After spending a lot of time researching I think I've narrowed it down to using either Cat6 or Cat6a but I'm still unsure about whether certain requirements are necessary.
Before I put the flooring down in my house I want to install network, HDMI and coaxial cables. My goal is to have internet access via cable in nearly every room along with splitting HD TV/Video from the living room to the bedrooms and kitchen.
I've read that using HDMI cables is not recommended but HDMI over Ethernet instead due to reliability over distance and future-proofing. I can see the little boxes available for this using single Cat. HDBaseT seems to be the future although too expensive for me at the moment but hoping to use the installed cables when the prices come down.
I have read Cat7 cable is really for the commercial sector in terms of shielding and the extra speed is not necessary for a very very long time. I still did consider this but then read the connections are harder to implement and are much more expensive for the home.
Therefore and if I'm still on the right track, is it worth getting Cat6a over normal Cat6? The cable seems thicker and possibly not as good at tight bends. I know it's also better over longer distances but considering my longest cable might not run longer than 15 metres then would that factor become irrelevant?
Finally and something I only just noticed, should I make sure whichever cable I use is FTP and not UTP?
I know solid core is a must.
Thanks very much and hope you can help.
Before I put the flooring down in my house I want to install network, HDMI and coaxial cables. My goal is to have internet access via cable in nearly every room along with splitting HD TV/Video from the living room to the bedrooms and kitchen.
I've read that using HDMI cables is not recommended but HDMI over Ethernet instead due to reliability over distance and future-proofing. I can see the little boxes available for this using single Cat. HDBaseT seems to be the future although too expensive for me at the moment but hoping to use the installed cables when the prices come down.
I have read Cat7 cable is really for the commercial sector in terms of shielding and the extra speed is not necessary for a very very long time. I still did consider this but then read the connections are harder to implement and are much more expensive for the home.
Therefore and if I'm still on the right track, is it worth getting Cat6a over normal Cat6? The cable seems thicker and possibly not as good at tight bends. I know it's also better over longer distances but considering my longest cable might not run longer than 15 metres then would that factor become irrelevant?
Finally and something I only just noticed, should I make sure whichever cable I use is FTP and not UTP?
I know solid core is a must.
Thanks very much and hope you can help.