Why the Gigabit?
And if you just need an Ethernet connection why not one of those Powerline AV network kits?
Bob
In my living room, I have a box set into the wall meant to house an older tv. This worked fine until I wanted to buy a 60" Samsung. My brother and my son and I built a frame to mount the mount on in the mouth of the box. In other words, when the tv is flush against the wall, you cant see the box behind it. Then, we figured could put the components in the box, behind the tv. We bought the newest Logitech Harmony remote to accomplish this, and for the most part, it works great. The issue is, our living room is pretty far from our router, and the box inhibits the signal furthermore. I want to use the cable jack behind the tv to put a modem to possibly a switch, then hard wire my smart tv, blu-ray player, apple tv, etc with gigabit ethernet. Because this solution is just for the box, I dont need to worry about coverage or anything. I just want the best, most efficient way to go from the cable jack to my devices. Does this sound like the best way to go about this? Or is there something else I should consider?

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