It would be great if someone could help me.
No matter what your experience level is, I would still appreciate any help. So, if you have an idea, please feel free to tell me!
What I'd like to know is how to set up a home distribution system.
This is how I want it set up:
*I will refer to TVs, Monitors, and Speakers (or anything else that takes inputs) as "Enders."
*I will refer to Computers, MP3 Players, Sound Systems, DVD Players, DVRs, VCRs, and Video Game Systems (or anything else that outputs) as "Starters."
So basically I want to be able to turn on any "Starter" and be able to listen to it or view it from any other "ender" in the house.
For example:
Room 1:
DVD Player
TV
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Room 2:
Computer
Monitor
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Room 3:
MP3 Player
Speakers
I would like to turn on the DVD player in room 1 and watch it in room 2. Or turn on the mp3 player in room 3, and listen to it in rooms 1, 2, and 3.
The only pre-existing wiring in the house are some coaxial RF cables going to every room, phone lines, and power lines.
The coaxial cables are strange; they do not have the F-type enders like the normal TV cables do. They are just cut off at the end. So I believe that in order to use them I might have to do some soldering, but I am willing to do anything to get this working.
Another thing that I noticed is that they all lead to a box on the outside of the house. Inside that box there are many ends of the cables, I have no idea what to do there.
I have thought about buying an RF modulator for every "starter," and just setting each one to a different channel. And then getting an RF demodulator, if they exist, for every "ender." Obviously this can get a little expensive, especially since the RF modulators that allow you to choose what channel you want are always overpriced.
Does anyone have any other ideas? Possibly finding some way to put A/V over powerlines or network?
Any help is appreciated! Thanks, Michael.