Home Wiring Suggestions

My dad and I are working on a house. This is the first time he has taken a project with LAN through to the end (meaning the cabinet part). He wants to buy the Leviton cabinet stuff, but I was unimpressed. I priced it out online, and it was $700+. I would like to put in a 19" rack to make it a little more standard. Here's what I found. Any suggestions as to what I've got or where to buy? If it doesn't have a price, it is a second option... The guy has about 18 phone, 16 Network, and 14 Coax ports through the house.

Cabinet
<A HREF="http://www.iscdfw.com/onlinecatalog/Wall_Mount/Wall_Mount_SBX_series.htm" target="_new">http://www.iscdfw.com/onlinecatalog/Wall_Mount/Wall_Mount_SBX_series.htm</A>

Rack
<A HREF="http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?sku=200602" target="_new">http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?sku=200602</A>
$180

Rack mount Switch
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=33-163-003&depa=0" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=33-163-003&depa=0</A>
$70

Patch Panels
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=31-101-006&depa=0" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=31-101-006&depa=0</A>
$80

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=31-101-002&depa=0" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=31-101-002&depa=0</A>

What's the difference?

Phone
<A HREF="http://www.hometech.com/techwire/et-dd1cbig.jpg" target="_new">http://www.hometech.com/techwire/et-dd1cbig.jpg</A>
$40 x2 = $80

Coax
<A HREF="http://www.smarthome.com/images/78103sidebig.gif" target="_new">http://www.smarthome.com/images/78103sidebig.gif</A>
$21 each x2 = $42.


Why should I vote when my choices are a douche and a turd?
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The wiring we did was for Phone, Cable TV, and Ethernet.

I'm not quite ready to do one of those smart houses yet, but that would be wild!!

Why should I vote when my choices are a douche and a turd?
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i am currently developing a kit for homes that will turn an ordinary home into a smart home.

30 min setup time, and a cost of under $100 of parts.

it will basicly monitor all home appliances and how much power they use, and be able to turn off or on anything around the home without rewiring anything.

it is networked for basic data transfer but doesn't use wireless, and doesn't use any extra network cables.


if you put in only ethernet capabilities, then later in a few years or so you will be able to have full smart home capabilities without rewiring anything. (or re-wiring only a few sockets, with a simple alteration only behind the socket, not in the actual guts of the house, for even more useage than the kit provides)



Alltaken

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