There is no performance advantage since you have to convert back to copper before you reach the media players. Also the media players may have gigabit interfaces, but I doubt that they can actually push or pull a gigabit/sec of data through their bus.
I used to have this setup in my apartment, but the switch did not make the move into the house as it was too loud. There was also zero performance gain with the fiber, it just looked cool snaked all over the place (I had Intel fiber NICs in my server and desktop). The switch was a managed gigabit switch with fiber GBICs. Ebay is your friend. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Cody Swanson <mailingli...@sysop.ca> wrote: > Wiring your house properly with Cat 6 will be way less expensive and > compatible with everything. The only reason to use fibre for gigabit would > be you have a run that's longer than 100m or you are running in an > environment that has a lot of electrical noise. There is no performance > advantage to using fibre for gigabit. > > On 9/6/2011 4:16 PM, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have been thinking about a home project that you guys can help me with: I > am thinking about setting up a wired LAN at home to stream HD video, music, > etc. to several large screen displays in the house (these displays will each > have a mini media PC attached to the HDMI port). The twist here is that I > want to connect to these media PCs a using gigabit Ethernet optical fiber > (1000BASE-X)... > For the Tablets, iPads, Smartphones, and any other wireless devices I will > continue to use 802.11n... > Any Takers? Any info, suggestions, ideas...and even insults are welcome :-) > -- > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > Juan Alberto Cirez, Sr. Field Service Technician/Project Manager > Certified Fire Protection Technologist (CFAA/AFSA) > -Fire Alarm > -Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression Systems > -Fire Extinguishers > -Sprinklers & Standpipes(BCIT) > -Fire Pumps & Pump Systems (MTAA) > -Electrical Troubleshooting & Preventive Maintenance (MTAA) > Information System Professional (CIPS) > -Computer Information Systems > J. A. Cirez Integrated Technologies, Inc > Fire Protection | IT Services | Security > Tel. : (780)972-4739 > Fax : (780)747-6078 > Email: jacint...@gmail.com > Web : http://www.jacintech.com > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
