Building a NEW house. Any ideas on how to prepare it for technology??

[sleddingbetty]

Hey all, Please help us. We are building a 3800sqft. 2 story with a full basement. I want to prepare the house for the latest technology. What types of media control, home control (lighting heating etc) and networking are out there? I have searched and really do not find any useful info. So I ask for help designing the ultimate in USABLE features. Not an endless bank account, so lets say "best bang for the buck". I have even considered "tubing" the walls for future upgrades. With the wireless technology getting to be so prevelant, I am not sure the tubing is an issue. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

BTW, I know networking and such (not an expert). I am just not up on the "up and comings" in new homes.

If this post is better suited somewhere else, please advise.

[Play_The_0dds]

are you building in a very populated area? even if you only have one or two neighbors you may have a problem with someone using your internet connection with a wireless network. i would run cat5 cable in every room like phone and cable.
about 3 weeks ago someone called me saying they never had any bandwidth from their cable connection....next door a laptop was slurpin it up.

[drkrthgddss]

My guess would be to talk to an home or some type of technology expert, you wouldn't wanna waste thousands of dollars on the wrong stuff.