[mythtvnz] OT: Recommended wiring scheme and RJ-45 connectors for Lexcom (Cat7) cable

yuri yuridg at gmail.com
Tue Feb 16 06:47:11 GMT 2010


> Currently getting my ACMA (Australian Communications and Media
> Authority's) open license; you can't even run two Cat6 cable parallel
> to each other for more than one metre without getting crosstalk over
> 300MHz.

I might be mistaken, but I believe the lexcom stuff is shielded.

> So you're better off using cat5e instead ; much cheaper and easier
> to install

On my budget, I'd use cat5e, but I can understand wealthier people
using cat7 for future proofing. I may come to regret my cat5e in 10
years when I need a higher spec for some as yet uninvented use.

Yuri



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