Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Jul 23, 2007 9:58 am We are planning to have a wall hung TV in our family room (the home theatre is being convered into music room) I was wondering about the location of powerpoints and antenna receptacle. The electrical plan shows it at skirting level. do I ask them to have it raised approx where it'll be behind the TV. Do wall hungs come in LCD as well (I have only seen plasmas in the showrooms)
I am still hanging on to me old TV as it hasnt 'died' and will serve as a second TV in one of the bedrooms. quite clueless with the advanced technology Any other things I need to convey to the builder for this requirement? Re: Wall hung TV 2Jul 23, 2007 10:11 am Was thinking the exact same thing Vpande...
Thanks for typing it for me Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Wall hung TV 3Jul 23, 2007 10:51 am Guys!
DO NOT PUT THE POWERPOINT BEHIND THE TV!! Sorry for yelling but this is important. New flat panel TV's will hotspot (get hot) where the power point is located and will burnout quicker. There are several better options.. 1/ Run the cord down the inside of the wall and plug it in at the socket. 2/ Run the cord down the inside of the wall and plug it into a socket in the next room. 3/ Run the cord up the wall and into the ceiling to a switched socket. The TV must be able to be switched on and off and if you locate it in one of these spots you will have easy access for servicing, switching off for holidays etc. Re: Wall hung TV 5Jul 23, 2007 11:32 am Option 2 for me too guys...
Just checked the electrical plans & there is a power point on the opposite wall in which ever room we decide to mount the unit in. Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Wall hung TV 6Jul 23, 2007 11:48 am ... One other thing. Should I get the builder to put in a timber support in the frame for a support?? Will it need one or not??
Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Wall hung TV 8Jul 23, 2007 12:06 pm Thought they were called Noggins.. Didn't want to look silly if it was wrong.
Carlisle Homes. Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Wall hung TV 9Jul 23, 2007 12:23 pm notice your blog.... good, you are in safe hands.
I will be getting the 'noggins' for the dryer on the other side so I hope they will hold up the Tv one side and dryer the other side. will need to check it out before the plaster goes on. Re: Wall hung TV 10Jul 23, 2007 12:31 pm mattwalker Guys! DO NOT PUT THE POWERPOINT BEHIND THE TV!! Sorry for yelling but this is important. New flat panel TV's will hotspot (get hot) where the power point is located and will burnout quicker. Matt, Just curious, but why is this the case? A powerpoint itself doesn't get hot, and as such it should be no different to anything else on the wall behind the TV, including a TV mounting bracket? Thanks, Derek. Re: Wall hung TV 11Jul 23, 2007 12:40 pm Firthy_26 ... One other thing. Should I get the builder to put in a timber support in the frame for a support?? Will it need one or not?? Cheers, Mike. Mike, No need mate. The brackets for large flat panel tv's go across 2 studs (the upright posts) Putting in extra noggins will make it harder to get your cables through. If you have a cable / connector that looks like this Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ you may want to consider mounting it before the plaster is attached to the studs. It can be done later but is much harder and more expensive. If you have a cable that looks like this Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ then it will also be easier to run it now but can be done later too. Remember also that you dont want to terminate to a wall plate for the tv. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Leave the cable inside the wall and run it direct to your TV. It is also an idea to make the lead inside the wall long enough so that if you leave the house it can be run down to a wallplate later. Also dont forget to get any connections you might need for the tv run at the same time. ie a plug on the wall to connect a camcorder, dvd player, xbox or similar. This can be anywhere in the room and a good idea is to have it near a powerpoint too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Wall hung TV 12Jul 23, 2007 12:48 pm DeKa mattwalker Guys! DO NOT PUT THE POWERPOINT BEHIND THE TV!! Sorry for yelling but this is important. New flat panel TV's will hotspot (get hot) where the power point is located and will burnout quicker. Matt, Just curious, but why is this the case? A powerpoint itself doesn't get hot, and as such it should be no different to anything else on the wall behind the TV, including a TV mounting bracket? Thanks, Derek. Derek, Ever put your hand behind a plasma or lcd tv? They run hot! Now go to a reasonably high powered electrical device and feel the heat of the cable. Now bend that cable on an impossible angle and rest it against an already hot surface and wrap it up into a little ball to fit into an already tight space so that it doesn't "dangle" where everyone can see it.. Starting to get the picture? Its not recommended and if you read the manual of most manufacturers they say the same thing. Re: Wall hung TV 13Jul 23, 2007 2:10 pm Thanks for the advice Matt.
Haven't even looked at them yet but will definately be an early edition / purchase once we move in. Soooo... Plasma or LCD, that is the question. I'll worry about that when I have to. Being an "electronic illiterate" I will be calling on your expertise in the future i think... Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Wall hung TV 14Jul 24, 2007 9:19 am mattwalker Derek, Ever put your hand behind a plasma or lcd tv? They run hot! OK - my 32" LCD must be special then - it's not hot to touch at the back. It's warm on top where the air vents are but the back is fine. Plasmas are really hot. Thanks for the heads up Re: Wall hung TV 15Jul 24, 2007 10:29 am Derek,
After you have run the TV for 1 hour measure the surface temperature on the back of the plasma and then ad the temperature of the cable to a small spot. This is what causes the hot spotting effect. It doesn't have to hot but warm plus warm will have the same effect over time! Re: Wall hung TV 16Jul 29, 2007 10:21 pm Slightly off the topic... This also means that if you want to buy a house with wall mounted TV, make sure you check how it's been wired at the back. Unless they sell the house with the TV, you have to get something similar to cover the holes/cuttings on the wall... Or cover it with a painting??!! Re: Wall hung TV 18Jul 31, 2007 2:54 pm When you buy a TV that is wall hung and it dies you can replace it with either another wall hung or a stand.
It would depend on whether you wanted to fix the wall after removing the bracket?? After you have had a wall mount it is very difficult to go back to a stand. Re: Wall hung TV 19Aug 03, 2007 12:17 pm Hi Matt,
Can you elaborate on the difficulty of going back to a 'stand' .. is it the fixing problems or just the habit of watching wall mounted TV? Hubby and I cant arrive at a common answer... his views are- TV shd be eye level, 10 ft away etc etc... any guidelines available. I am sold on the idea of a wall mounted tv Re: Wall hung TV 20Aug 03, 2007 3:54 pm vpande Hi Matt, Can you elaborate on the difficulty of going back to a 'stand' .. is it the fixing problems or just the habit of watching wall mounted TV? Hubby and I cant arrive at a common answer... his views are- TV shd be eye level, 10 ft away etc etc... any guidelines available. I am sold on the idea of a wall mounted tv The extra space that is gained! The footprint (the amount of space it takes up) of a tv is quite small but what it sits on is not! You need a cabinet, dvd, vcr etc... When you wall mount you gain all that extra space back! It is less space to dust, nothing can go underneath it and get "lost" etc etc. Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5140 I am saying that double brick has similar thermal performance due to thermal mass effect. It will be still very interesting to see the state of your framing after 10-15… 10 29741 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16104 |