Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Sep 01, 2009 2:12 pm Hey all, I intend to install a 50-55" tv on a wall in my living room. extra noggins will be in place to support the tv. I am just alittle confused about the wiring. A powerpoint will be located behind the tv, my question relates to the cabling for the TV - should i install a faceplate to plug the HDMI cable in at the wall behind the tv, and then another face plate where the dvd/amp etc is located, therefore using 3 separate cables, or, is it better to use the same cable and only use a cable cover like the ones on a computer desk? I would prefer to use only one cable as i am led to beleive that the more cable connections, the greater detioration in picture quality. I am by no means an audiophile/techhead, but if i am spending big $$$ on a home theatre setup i dont want any compromises. Cheers for any help. Re: Wall-Mounted TV 2Sep 01, 2009 2:31 pm Hi sg. . . we're having the same thoughts. . . we've looked behind a few TVs in the display home and have just found a hole in the wall behind the TV and a hole behind the DVD cabinet with the cable with the cables threaded through. . . it's cheap, and it'll do for us! (And if we sell the house, who's going to look behind the TV anyway? We're also thinking of having some RCA cables between the theatre room and the family room (haven't decided whether to have multi-room foxtel yet, and only have one DVD recorder), it's not too far, so we may just do the 'hole-in-the-wall' thing again and use the long cables that we've already got. Re: Wall-Mounted TV 3Sep 01, 2009 4:03 pm jodge Hi sg. . . we're having the same thoughts. . . we've looked behind a few TVs in the display home and have just found a hole in the wall behind the TV and a hole behind the DVD cabinet with the cable with the cables threaded through. . . it's cheap, and it'll do for us! (And if we sell the house, who's going to look behind the TV anyway? We're also thinking of having some RCA cables between the theatre room and the family room (haven't decided whether to have multi-room foxtel yet, and only have one DVD recorder), it's not too far, so we may just do the 'hole-in-the-wall' thing again and use the long cables that we've already got. You can source a couple of blank wall plates and drill a hole into each one enough to pass through the head of the HDMI cable. A little neater than a hole in the wall (only just !). Re: Wall-Mounted TV 4Sep 04, 2009 1:15 pm sg Hey all, I intend to install a 50-55" tv on a wall in my living room. extra noggins will be in place to support the tv. I am just alittle confused about the wiring. A powerpoint will be located behind the tv, my question relates to the cabling for the TV - should i install a faceplate to plug the HDMI cable in at the wall behind the tv, and then another face plate where the dvd/amp etc is located, therefore using 3 separate cables, or, is it better to use the same cable and only use a cable cover like the ones on a computer desk? I would prefer to use only one cable as i am led to beleive that the more cable connections, the greater detioration in picture quality. I am by no means an audiophile/techhead, but if i am spending big $$$ on a home theatre setup i dont want any compromises. Cheers for any help. Hi SG. For HDMI, I actually believe it is better to just use one of those cable portals (like on a computer desk) or something like it and just have the one HDMI cable, for the exact reasons you mentioned (and the fact that HDMI really does deteriorate over distance and joins in the cable path). If it was analogue stuff (Composite/Component/S-Video and analogue audio, even RF) then wallpates and joins are no issue, but HDMI is fussy so the less breaks in the cable path the better... Hello everyone, I have a question regarding moving a chandelier after it has been mounted. The chandelier in question is quite large, measuring 4 meters… 0 72331 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5142 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16106 |