I have worked at a networking company right after the internet was opened to commercial use. I worked with the engineers, and have some practical design experience. in the early 90s the engineers were designing the cable tv internet everyone uses today.
what you might want to think about is 1) do you want to have internet streaming tv? if so, you might want to think about a wired connection versus a wireless connection. 2) you might want to think about 4 outlets instead of 2 outlets in the wall, if you want to have more than just the TV and cable box powered up. 3) you might want to consider a whole house surge protector instead of having power strips at each outlet. 4) you might want to consider the same connections for other rooms in the house where computers and monitors and tv's might all be using the same outlets. 4) outdoor tv? streaming there? you might want to consider wired internet connection (ethernet cat 6) connection for the TV. . . 5) want surround sound theatre? you might want to wire the house for that during construction. . . I have the wireless access point put in the ceiling in the middle of the house, great coverage and very strong signal everywhere inside. My cable modem in the garage wiring closet does not do wireless. . .
Its much easier to wire the house during construction if you plan to use streaming tv over ethernet wiring than coax. . .
And I don't know what the standard package is, since they didn't have one when we designed ours 2 years ago this month. . .
So the networking design / electrical design should be well thought out prior to the design meeting, as all of the wires are in the walls.
Oh, and don't forget central vacuuming, and you will thank me later. . .
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