Connect Multimedia

Wiring today’s homes for tomorrow.

Are you building a new home or considering a remodel? If so, now is the best time to design your Audio, Video and Home Theatre system. A custom-installed home entertainment system will enhance your living space.

The foundation of good design is the installation of a structured wiring system. Because wire is relatively cheap, but opening up existing walls to add additional wire is expensive, the ultimate, future-proof design strives to place non intrusive "data" or media access ports on several walls in each room of the house. In this way, a clean media connection can be made regardless of how the decorations of the room change over time or even if the main purpose of the room changes. For example, guest rooms often become bedrooms or even home offices and the need for entertainment and data connections changes accordingly. With these connections economically installed during construction, there is no need to either attempt to run new wiring through existing walls or worse, run wires along the walls or under carpets.

The structured approach generally groups two coaxial connections and two Ethernet data/telephone connections at each access point and on a single wall plate. It also brings all of the connections back to a central cabinet or cupboard. This allows for the placement of a central hub that not only manages the interconnections between rooms but also provides a place to centrally store all of the digital content. The placement of a Media Centre PC and or storage device at the hub means that each member of the family can access TV, or any of their Music, Movies, Photos, spreadsheets/memos etc. from any room where there is a television or PC.

Aside from allowing anyone to access, this centralization, it also makes everything easier to manage. Most homeowners have their content scattered across many devices. MP3 music on a desktop computer in the bedroom, financial files on the PC in the office, CDs collecting dust in the living room or maybe stored in a CD changer. Some of this material is poorly protected from viruses and some of it is rarely used because of the inconvenience of the medium or its location. A central hub not only allows you to listen to your CDs throughout the house but it ensures that all your important files, songs etc. can be easily protected from viruses, power surges, equipment failures etc.

New construction also allows for the optimal design of the Home Theatre. The correct placement of the speakers within the room can have a tremendous effect on the overall sound quality and impact of the viewing experience. The flexibility of being able to design the Home Theatre from the ground up allows not only for correct speaker placement but the unobtrusive use of various acoustical materials to eliminate unwanted sound reflections and bright spots. This ensures that every seat in the room can enjoy the best possible experience.

Finally, new construction often allows for the cost of the whole house Media system to be folded into the price of the overall project.

If you are seeking assistance in pre-wiring, system design and installation, please give us a call. CONNECT MULTIMEDIA has been involved in custom installation since 1989. Fully aware of the potential complexity in a full house system, we have put a great deal of effort into designing systems that are easier to operate.

Pre-wiring your new home is not expensive and adds value to your investment. If there is an area in the house (or outside) that you might desire Audio or Video, we recommend that it be pre-wired. With the wiring mapped and in the wall, you may finish the room whenever convenient.

Thanks to The Blue Room Audio Visual for this description.