[mythtvnz] OT: Cat5e sharing phone and audio - any issues?

[Noel & Di]

I made the change to Lexcom cable to get away from using RG6 and 
separate audio because it's shielded & cat5e is not.
Only comment is make sure your speaker cable is shielded or it will pick 
up interference.

Matt Poff wrote:

>OK so the cabling tally at the moment is:
>
>2x Lexcom cable to most outlets
>Dedicated 2-channel 14AWG speaker cable in two rooms
>1x RG6 cable for HDTV in the future
>
>Is dual-shield RG6 sufficient for future-proofing HDTV? I've heard the 
>quad is only necessary if you live in the shadow of a TV transmitter or 
>similar?
>
>I don't want to rely on some distributed audio solution running over the 
>Lexcom nor do I want to be limited to using active speakers at outlets, 
>hence the speaker cable.
>
>These rooms are unlikely to require 5:1 audio in future but at a pinch I 
>could add rear speaker outlets using a  HomePlug transmitter/receiver 
>and active speakers run over the mains cable.
>
>Does this sound like a good plan?
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