Hard Wiring Question - Blu-ray Forum

MikeMyers · 02-14-2016, 03:48 PM

I'm going to be hard wiring my PS4 and my TV...Is Cat7 the best wiring for this?..Is there anything better, or can handle faster speeds and 4K transmission?

timaloy67 · 02-14-2016, 06:20 PM

I ran cat 6 from my amp up to the projector through rj45 - HDMI converters, and I'm more than happy with the results.

I run ps4, Sky tv and blu Ray along this and have no issues, cat 7 will be an even more "future proof" install. I wasn't concerned with 4K at the time, sorry can't help with speeds etc...

rdodolak · 02-15-2016, 12:56 AM

You won't need Cat7 unless you need 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Cat6A should be enough.

MikeMyers · 02-15-2016, 01:21 PM

I just bought a roll of it...Can I still use it, will it harm anything??

rdodolak · 02-16-2016, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeMyers

I just bought a roll of it...Can I still use it, will it harm anything??

If you mean Cat7, yes, you can still use it. Not sure what you mean by "will it harm anything". If you're running the cable through a plenum area, such as an attic, then the cable should be plenum rated.

timaloy67 · 02-16-2016, 11:20 AM

As I said above I installed cat6, mainly because I had it readily available and I knew it was fit for purpose, if I had cat7 at hand I would have used that instead.

Get your cat7 ran in....you won't have any issues with it.

02-14-2016, 03:48 PM	#1
MikeMyers Banned Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:355 Trading Score:12	Hard Wiring Question I'm going to be hard wiring my PS4 and my TV...Is Cat7 the best wiring for this?..Is there anything better, or can handle faster speeds and 4K transmission?

02-15-2016, 12:56 AM	#3
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	You won't need Cat7 unless you need 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Cat6A should be enough. Last edited by rdodolak; 02-15-2016 at 01:04 AM.

02-14-2016, 06:20 PM	#2
timaloy67 Member Member since:Feb 2016 Location:Aberdeen, Scotland Blu-ray collection:109	I ran cat 6 from my amp up to the projector through rj45 - HDMI converters, and I'm more than happy with the results. I run ps4, Sky tv and blu Ray along this and have no issues, cat 7 will be an even more "future proof" install. I wasn't concerned with 4K at the time, sorry can't help with speeds etc...

02-15-2016, 01:21 PM	#4
MikeMyers Banned Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:355 Trading Score:12	I just bought a roll of it...Can I still use it, will it harm anything??

02-16-2016, 11:20 AM	#6
timaloy67 Member Member since:Feb 2016 Location:Aberdeen, Scotland Blu-ray collection:109	As I said above I installed cat6, mainly because I had it readily available and I knew it was fit for purpose, if I had cat7 at hand I would have used that instead. Get your cat7 ran in....you won't have any issues with it.

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