Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 11, 2013 9:48 am Hi guys!! My boyfriend and I were discussing/arguing (lo) the idea of having our flatscreen TV wall mounted once we move in. He has some concerns about how easy it will be to add/remove additional electronics that plug into the TV (ie gaming consoles DVD players etc). We're looking at getting a feature wall with a niche and shelving built into the niche, so the foxtel/consoles etc can sit on the shelves and the cables could go through the wall to reach the tv. I guess in general I'm confused about the entire thing. Would we go through the builder? What is your experience? Did you have to use special cables that were safe for passing through the wall (ie "up to code")? Any advice would be so appreciated! Here's a pic of the type of feature wall we're considering Sorry this one is a little dark... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ HD Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 2Feb 11, 2013 10:02 am Get them to run a HDMI cable from where you intend to house all your other equipment. Then you can just plug all your gear into an AV Receiver and then a HDMI cable from that to the wall plate which runs behind the TV. Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 3Feb 11, 2013 11:33 am dvestate Get them to run a HDMI cable from where you intend to house all your other equipment. Then you can just plug all your gear into an AV Receiver and then a HDMI cable from that to the wall plate which runs behind the TV. This plus don't forget you'll need a power point behind the tv. BTW never understood why people install their TV's so high on the wall like the pic you posted. I'd have a sore neck within minutes. Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57639 Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 4Feb 11, 2013 12:33 pm I'd throw a data point behind the TV to so if you get a smart tv you can plug it into the net Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 5Feb 11, 2013 8:17 pm Wow thanks for the advice guys! I'm gonna pass this on to my guy so he can visualize it better, and ask my possible builder about it As for the TV height lol I agree! I guess they'd have to put it higher in this case cause of the fireplace but no way would I go that high! HD Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 6Feb 12, 2013 9:03 am We did the same thing, however as a minimum: Behind TV: Add one power point, a TV aerial point, data point and two HDMI points that lead back to where your recorder, game console etc reside. Having two HDMI cables means you can have both the games console and recorder plugged in at the same time. Saves swapping plugs/cables. Near the shelves/recess: Where your recorder, games console, etc are, make sure you also have another TV aerial point AND data point; ie one behind TV on wall and another one for your recorder/game console, etc. You will need theTV aerial point for your recorder, and most recorders and even blu-ray players and games consoles connect to the internet so you'll need the data point and not all have built-in WiFi. We have our TV mounted above fireplace too. I wondered about getting a sore neck being this height but you quickly get used to it and I now prefer it! As many family rooms extend from kitchen, you can actually keep an eye on the TV from the kitchen without trying to peer through the kids heads if the TV was sitting lower on a console! Unfortunately most builders charge excessively for putting HDMI cables in during the build. You can buy a 5m HDMI cable for around $25 on eBay but your builder may charge around $300 for the same thing. If you can do this yourself before plaster goes up and just leave the cables inside the wall cavity and pull them thru later, you save money, but it depends on your supervisor. Most builders will tell you no. Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 7Feb 12, 2013 9:18 am The other method would be to have your builder install a length of conduit in the wall big enough to run the cables after they have finished Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 8Feb 19, 2013 11:25 pm Thank you so much for your help and advice guys!! Gosh I love this forum !!!! I will pass on this info to my boyfriend as he's the techie in our household! Lol I guess many things will be dependant upon which SS we are assigned. Great idea about the conduit! HD Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 9Apr 03, 2013 9:32 pm What a fantastic post... Posting so I can refer back to thanks ... Speaking of tv mounted on the wall... My friend bought a 60" TV - far too big for me but she wanted it mounted on the wall but is not worried the wall won't handle the weight... So they got a tv unit instead buuitttt my question is how do you mount the TV on the wall when its just bricks and those board things? Sorry if this is a dumb question but Im used to wooden beams Re: Mounting your flatscreen? 10Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm We had a full data package installed as part of our build. Where the main TV is has data input points down low for the devices and one up high for the TV so we don't have cables hanging between the TV and the devices. There is also a data point tied into our home hub so that the TV can be linked to the internet and/or the home network. We also had a remote off switch installed so we can turn the powerpoints off at a switch on the wall rather than having to do the current gymnastics to reach the powerpoints. What I did find interesting was the difference in price between having all this installed as part of the build rather than afterwards. We allowed $5000 to have the house smart wired based on experiences of people I work with but it only ended up costing us about $1500 including the hub. The company doing the fitting told us that doing it doing it during building is significantly cheaper than retrofitting. Update from me! Couldn't find the trimmer - not sure if there isn't one simply because the eave is so narrow. Went ahead with the spring toggles and it all worked out… 7 5872 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39723 Broker here - legislation says that every true broker must put the clients best interests before theirs so in theory they must offer you the best options for you on their… 2 46013 |