How to Make a Multimedia House in 2011

Have you ever asked yourself what is the equipment that you need to be able to watch TV or movies, play or surf on the Internet in any room of your house?

I am going to explain what you need to do to link your gaming console, TV or HD player into a multimedia network; I will try also to suggest the cables you need to use for a top-notch experience.

First of all, you need a HD satellite receiver and a media player (located in the basement). In the room in the left (see the picture above) you have a TV linked to a 4×1 cable with a HDMI cable which has inputs for the basement receivers, Blu Ray player and a console. In the upper room we find a 2×1 switch for the basement source and a gaming console.

What if you have a restaurant or a bar? How would your customer’s experience be if you’d let them delight themselves with multimedia entertaining environment? If you had to buy separate multimedia solutions for each room, the costs would be too big; by having a system as this one, you keep the costs low and make it look more interconnected.

Here is the equipment you need to use:

HDMI H1011 Cable

This “father”-cable allows connecting the HDMI devices (SAT receptor, Blu-ray player, computer, gaming console, etc.) to a HD projector, LCD television or Plasma TV. The cable supports both video and audio, without losing the quality.
Distinctive elements: Length: 1 m; AWG: 28 (0.321 mm); HDMI specification: v1.3b; maximum video resolution: Full HD; Color (12-bit); Transmission speed ip to 10.2 Gb/s: 1080p+ compatible: two filters;

DVB-ST Receiver Ferguson Ariva HDcombo

Ferguson HDcombo is a digital satellite receiver of terrestrial channels (DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T) transmitted both in HD and SD resolution. It has a card reader for pay TV and two CI slots for CAM modules, which offer flexibility when configuring the satellite TV packages. The receiver also supports subtitles. The USB interface and PVR function allows recording.

Distinctive elements: HD channel reception from satellite or DVB-T; PVR function with Time Shift; 720p or 1080i scaling of SD channels, Dolby Digital audio; card reader and CI slots (Common Interface); memory up to 8000 channels; favorites list; EPG; Quick Search for channels; teletext and subtitle support; OSD simple and intuitive menu; compatibility with MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Compatibility with DVB-T, DVB-S i DVB-S2; audio files player, picture viewer, remote.

Connectors: HDMI with HDCP; USB 2.0, 2xSCART; Component (Y, Pb, Pr); CVBS – RCA (Cinch) – video; 2x RCA (Cinch) – audio analog; Optical digital audio output TOSLINK; LAN.

Multimedia Player Ferguson Ariva HDplayer 210

The player displays HD movies (MKV H.264), video from HD cameras (AVCHD), digital resolution images. The device also supports files with brought from the web. It interconnects with USB drives, digital cameras, video cameras and portable media players. It allows audio playing at the highest quality and also in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec).

The biggest advantage of this media player lies in the compatibility with newest audio and video types, including HD and the audio multichannel ones with a high bit rate. It supports broadcast teletext subtitles and some Internet services. You can incorporate a SATA 3.5” hard disk in the housing which will allow the player to dispose of NAS functions with a BitTorrent client.

Distinctive elements: the possibility of incorporating a HDD with a size up to 2 TB and use as NAS function; HDMI 1.3 connector; audio optic digital output; support for audio multichannel (AC3, DTS); Ethernet interface; 2 USB 2.0 ports; card reader MS/MMC/SD/SDHC; video playback HD MPEG-2 (TS/PS), MPEG-4 (including H264, AVCHD), WMV and other types, supports MKV; audio decoders for MPEG Audio, OGG, DTS, AC3.

Switch/Splitter 2×4

Switch/Splitter Signal-HD HDMI 2×4 allows the user to connect up to 4 monitors/modern TV sets with HDMI entry to two HD sources. The switch button allows you to choose the signal source that you want. The signal from the amplified exit can be transmitted using a HDMI 1.3b cable on distances up to 15 meters. This product is perfect for HD TV stand or for bars where you want to have a match streaming , being able to transmit on 2 monitors a sport match and on other 2 another event.

Distinctive elements: Easy installation, HDMI signal distribution up to 4 monitors/TV; supports HDMI 1.3b, HDCP, DTS Digital, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD, Dolby True HD, 12-bit Deep Color; transmission speed on each channel: 2.25 Gb/s/225 MHz (all channels – 6.75 Gb/s); 1080p, highest resolution -1920 x 1200; Golden connectors

HDMI 2×1 Switch

The switch for HD HDMI 2×1 Signal (H3121) allows connecting to a moder TV with HDMI entrance up to 3 HD signal sources. The signal from the amplified exit can be transmitted using a HDMI 1.3b cable for 15 meter distances.

Distinctive elements: supports HDMI 1.3b; 12-bit Deep Color; transmission speed up to 2.5Gb/s; maximum resolution: 1080p, 1920 x 1200; gilded connectors; remote. This is perfect to connect a satellite receiver, DVD Player, PC or gaming console to a TV with a small number of HDMI entrances. Even if the TV has a sufficient number of entrances, it’s more elegant to use a single cable for it if you have it installed on the wall.

HDMI outlet

The HDMI wall outlet helps you hide the HDMI cable in the wall, thus giving a general aesthetic look

Distinctive elements: a HDMI outlet is easy to connect, doesn’t require weaving; dimensions of the mask: 85×85 mm.

By using all these devices you can create a fully functional interconnected system and have the “vanity” of being close to top-notch technology in each and every room.