{"id":70,"date":"2009-12-09T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T22:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/?p=70"},"modified":"2010-02-04T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T19:31:07","slug":"13-classic-rookie-diy-mistakes-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/cisncuser\/home-theater\/13-classic-rookie-diy-mistakes-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Classic Rookie DIY Mistakes to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-71\" title=\"diy-tips-framing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/diy-tips-framing.jpg\" alt=\"diy-tips-framing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/diy-tips-framing.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/diy-tips-framing-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you&#8217;re just getting started or planning your home theater and AV projects, here are some pointers from our custom electronics pros friends.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We asked custom electronics (CE) pros about the blunders they encounter when DIYers or inexperienced pros can\u2019t get their systems to work.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the rookie mistakes you should avoid:<br \/>\nBuying the least expensive gear and finding out it doesn\u2019t have the features you need, like discrete control codes (on and off, for example) or enough inputs and outputs.<\/p>\n<p>Hooking up equipment using substandard cables, connectors and adapters, leading to poor performance and, eventually, no performance.<\/p>\n<p>Underutilizing gear that you already have. For example, connecting the DVD player using composite cable when it has component or HDMI outputs, and not setting the TV to the maximum resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Never realizing you could be watching HD channels you\u2019re paying for: \u201cYou mean Channel 4 is standard but 404 is HD?!\u00a0 I never knew!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compromising setups that you learn to live with, like having to leave a cabinet door open, or moving cables from one device to another.<\/p>\n<p>Forgetting to install Ethernet jacks at the A\/V locations.<\/p>\n<p>Skimping on power protection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mounting video devices in poor locations: displays too high and projectors not centered correctly when there\u2019s no lens shift available.<\/p>\n<p>Failing to wire distributed audio speaker locations for stereo.<\/p>\n<p>Forgetting to put power where it\u2019s needed: racks, TVs, projectors, powered seats.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to use \u201crules of thumb\u201d for speaker locations in unusual rooms, such as those with missing walls or angled seating.<\/p>\n<p>Wiring low-voltage cabling parallel with the electrical, often done in retrofit situations when the installer or DIYer simply uses the same holes used by the electrical wires.<\/p>\n<p>Inadequate ventilation for equipment, resulting in burned-out gear (and calls to the manufacturer for their \u201cfaulty\u201d products).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0by EH Staff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/13_classic_rookie_diy_mistakes_to_avoid\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/13_classic_rookie_diy_mistakes_to_avoid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/\">Custom Installation Services, LLC <\/a>&#8211; Home Entertainment Audio and Video services in North Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re just getting started or planning your home theater and AV projects, here are some pointers from our custom electronics pros friends. 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