Custom Home Theaters
As our name implies, we specialize in Home Theaters. No matter what the size or decor, we can install a cutting edge Home Theater to meet your needs and wants.
HDTV's
Here at Seaview Home Theater, we feel that one of the most important choices in creating a home theater experience is to install a High Definition Television. By 2006 all networks will be required to broadcast in high definition. The picture quality is astounding. Just think of that night when you watched your first DVD. You swore you would never watch another VHS tape again. Well High-Definition has TWICE the picture that a DVD has on it. DVD's contain 480 horizontal lines of resolution. HD content can have as much as 1080 lines. No more straining your eyes to read the scoreboards.
Whether it be a plasma television, a rear projection, or a front projector, Seaview Home Theater can help you decide which type of TV best suites you. Our experienced team will come to your home with several suggestions on how you can improve your viewing experience. Call us and let us help you bring exciting family time........back home.
Future Proof Prewires
A structured wiring system provides a function similar to your household plumbing by distributing incoming data signals to many locations within your home. Data signals, including cable, telephone, the Internet, etc., come into your home through a central location. The signals are then distributed through a central connection center. In the connection center, incoming data lines such as cable and telephone are connected to a device that allows the signal to be split across many other outgoing data lines. These devices also amplify the signal so that the split signal does not lose any quality. One significant difference is that you can generate your own internal signals, such as a DVD player or video camera, and then distribute them throughout the household.
From the connection center, the split and amplified signals are distributed to the many rooms of your house using what is called a home run configuration. This approach to wiring provides a dedicated set of wires for each outlet in the home. This wiring technique is in contrast to a technique called “daisy chaining” which uses less wire and is less expensive, but does not provide high-quality distribution of the signal. In “daisy chaining,” one wire connects to multiple outlets in the home. The problem is that the signal will degrade as it travels from one outlet to another. The last outlet will have a significantly lower signal quality.
Structured wiring starts with a bundle of wires that vary in type and in function. The basic structured wiring bundle should include, minimally, two coaxial cables and two twisted pair cables.
Twisted pair is a type of cable that is typically used for wiring your household telephones. A twisted pair is exactly what is says: it is two wires twisted together. The twisting provides a level of shielding that prevents the distortion of the signal. Twisted pair are rated on signal quality. Category CAT-5e can support network speeds of up to 100 Mbps and CAT-6 (which has only recently been specified) can support speeds of up to 1000 Mbps.
Two twisted pair (CAT-5e) and two coaxial cables (Quad RG-6) are recommended by Seaview Home Theater as a standard service outlet for bedrooms and common areas. Additional wiring should be installed to support media centers, home theater and a home office - and audio wiring should be installed for distributed audio.
