Pre-Wire Your Home - Save Money and Prepare For the Future

The world as we know it is changing rapidly. Every day, innovative new electronic devices are being introduced that are changing the way we work, communicate and interface with the society around us.

Out of convenience or necessity, electronic devices now saturate our daily lives. From cell phones and I-Pods to flat screens and intercom systems, like it or not we are living in an electronic jungle.

Our own homes are on the front lines of this high-tech renaissance. In the not to distant future, the appliances in ultramodern homes will be able to talk to each other. The furnace will have the ability dispatch a service technician or order a replacement part via the internet. Rather than trouble you with the fact that you are almost out of milk, the refrigerator will simply place an order for more with an on-line supermarket.

If what I am saying sounds a little far fetched, just wait a few years. The speed at which things are changing is multiplying exponentially and the homes of the future are rapidly approaching. If you happen to be from my generation, you probably remember black & white televisions with 2 or 3 channels that stopped broadcasting at 10-pm. Now we have satellite televisions in our cars broadcasting hundreds of channels 24-7.

Modern appliances such as LCD televisions or home theater systems require specialized wiring that is not included in most homes. I am speaking from experience when I tell you that there is nothing more frustrating than having to cut into your freshly painted walls to run audio and video cables for your new television. The marriage counseling costs alone were astronomical.

That is why I suggest if you are currently building a new home or remodeling an existing home, you should seriously consider pre-wiring the home to incorporate the latest technology. It is infinitely less expensive and much easier to run wire in a home that is under construction than it is to try and run them later.

Besides the basic telephone and cable television wires, you might want to run wire for home theater systems, security systems, central vacuum systems, heating and air conditioning, computer networks, intercoms, and audio sound systems.

Make sure there are electric outlets at locations where you plan on installing any major appliances such as televisions, computers, powered speakers or video projectors.

If your home theatre project goes beyond the basic television and surround sound, you might also need to plan for specialized lighting, dimmers, sub-woofers, projection screens and theater seating.

Taking it a step further, you can even pre-wire for a smart home automated control system that will allow you to control all of your security, entertainment and lighting systems, HVAC systems, lawn sprinklers or even your drapes and blinds from custom touch screen controllers located throughout your home. An automated control system can allow you to monitor and manage every aspect of your homes electronic systems from anywhere in the world via the internet.

There are specialized wall boxes, enclosures, hubs, routers, distribution systems, modulators, amplifiers, converters and splitters to help you complete your structured wiring system. Most of these are available at Home Depot or other local electrical supply houses.

Depending on the complexity of your design, you might want to enlist the help of a professional to help with the planning process. Even if you do not install all of the components right now, you will be money ahead if your home construction or remodeling plan includes a structured wire distribution system.

Just make sure your wife tells you exactly where she wants that new TV before you get started!

Roy Stephenson is a Security Consultant with over 21 Years Experience Designing and Installing High End Integrated Security Systems. He is currently the VP of Marketing at http://www.Security-Kits.Com

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Home Entertainment Bringing the Cinema to You

As home entertainment equipment gets cheaper and the quality gets better each year, more and more people are starting to wonder about setting up their own home cinema system. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of a home cinema compared to just going to the real cinema?

Well, lets start with price. Sure, going to the cinema can be expensive, especially if you buy popcorn and hotdogs every time, but its nothing compared to the cost of buying a home cinema system. For the price all the equipment you need, even though the price is going down, you could still go to the cinema every week for years and thats before you consider the cost of buying or renting the films!

However, the fact that you can buy and rent films is a big upside of having a good home entertainment system. When you go to the cinema, your choices are limited to what theyve got with a home cinema, combined with the unique power of the Internet to locate almost any DVD in existence; your choices are almost unlimited.

Yes, you have to make your own film food, but at least its cheap, and you can have as much as you want. You also dont have to put up with other people eating and talking through the film but if you want to pause it and answer your phone then at home you can.

Really, its a trade-off, even once you take price out of the equation: youre never going to get a screen as big and a sound system as good as the one in the cinema, but what you lose in quality you make up for in control. Besides, many movie buffs say that although the picture may be smaller, they believe that the overall quality of the film is higher when they configure their own equipment, instead of leaving it to the underpaid teenagers who staff the projectors in modern cinemas.

John Gibb is the owner of Home Entertainment guidance For more information on home entertainment check http://www.Home-Entertainment-guidance.Info

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Plasma Or LCD? - A Comprehensive Review

When we talk about the size, plasma TVs would earn points. At present, they are larger but it is still important to note that LCDs are close behind and size difference varies only by a few inches. LCD TVs are now catching up and have introduced their 63 inch units. Panasonic had even produced a 103-inch television but unfortunately it has not been introduced for consumer use.

When we talk about viewing angles, LCD TVs earn the points. But then again, their difference can be very little and can be considered immaterial. Plasma televisions have up to 160 degrees viewing angle while LCD televisions have up to 175 degrees viewing angles.

Another point of comparison is screen refresh rates. Both television styles vary slightly in the screen refresh rate. Plasma screen technology displays refresh and controls rapid movements in video similar to the cathode ray tube type of television. LCDs, on the other hand, have an improved refresh rate because the screen technology is designed for data display.

When weight is of the matter, LCDs are comparatively lighter, more portable, and less expensive to ship. LCDs are observed to be less fragile and have a more durable screen than the plasma TV. Plasma TVs are known to be very fragile and are quite hard to ship. Likewise, installation for Plasma TVs should be administered by a professional. This is not the case for the LCD TV.

However, product lifespan may be hard to compare. Plasma TVs usually have half the lifespan of an LCD TV, which is 30,000 to 60,000 hours. The traditional CRT television has a reported half life of 25,000 hours. Therefore, comparing them in this category may clearly define who the winner is.

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