crm posted:

Death's Head posted:

Omegalast is just trying to distract you from noticing 2 xbox 360s, a bluray player and PS3. Alot of redundancy there in case one piece of kit goes wrong there is back up...

shaitan posted:

Am I also seeing 2 receivers?

Omegaslast posted:

r.i.p. kuros

Omegaslast posted:

r.i.p. kuros

Local Yokel posted:

I'm quite sure that I am breaking fire code.
Shrug.

I would prefer to have an outlet mounted behind the tv, but I don't really want to cut the wall apart to wire an outlet and mount a box, then patch, prime, and paint.

Are all the mounted tvs in this thread honestly running off outlets mounted specifically for the tv?

Local Yokel posted:

I'm quite sure that I am breaking fire code.
Shrug.

I would prefer to have an outlet mounted behind the tv, but I don't really want to cut the wall apart to wire an outlet and mount a box, then patch, prime, and paint.

Are all the mounted tvs in this thread honestly running off outlets mounted specifically for the tv?

Belldandy posted:

Yes, running a power cord in a wall is monumentally stupid. Not only may it cause a fire, it might break a mortgage or rental agreement, municipal bylaws, and in the case of death from said fire, would give you a nice criminal negligence case. The Monoprice thing or a PowerBridge are a good solution. Stop being a cheap rear end and hire someone to do it right.

Local Yokel posted:

That said, does anyone sell a "solid core" power cord that I could use as a replacement. As far as I can tell fire-codes require solid rather than stranded core, and this would make for a very simple fix.

Edit: "PowerBridge" pricing is on par with Monster Cable once I checked them out.

kri kri posted:

I don't understand the mounting the tv on the wall right above the tv stand. Is it just so you can say you mounted it on the wall or what?

kri kri posted:

I don't understand the mounting the tv on the wall right above the tv stand. Is it just so you can say you mounted it on the wall or what?

Local Yokel posted:

My project today:

Before:


During:


After:


Speakers will be going up tomorrow. Actually, about half of them are in place already, but there's a lot of organizing to do.

In the cabinet are: cable box, Onkyo reciever, PS3, Wii, and an extra HDMI to plug into the lappy for streaming netflix movies.

Candleshire posted:

That's really clean.

Where did you get those black end-caps for your hole in the wall?

I was just gonna punch a hole with a drill, but those look much nicer.

The Dave posted:

Candleshire's is the only one that looks good because of the turn tables. Otherwise it just comes off as "Hurrr hurrr hurrr mine's WALL-MOUNTED!"

Move all the AV stuff to a closet or somewhere else that isn't a foot right below the tv, that's the point of wall mounting! The best wall mount jobs are ones that treat the tv like an expensive painting that's the centerpiece of the room, not just a television that has a magical invisible stand.

Candleshire posted:

That's really clean.

Where did you get those black end-caps for your hole in the wall?

I was just gonna punch a hole with a drill, but those look much nicer.

The Dave posted:

Candleshire's is the only one that looks good because of the turn tables. Otherwise it just comes off as "Hurrr hurrr hurrr mine's WALL-MOUNTED!"

Move all the AV stuff to a closet or somewhere else that isn't a foot right below the tv, that's the point of wall mounting! The best wall mount jobs are ones that treat the tv like an expensive painting that's the centerpiece of the room, not just a television that has a magical invisible stand.

Local Yokel posted:

Yeah, I got the cover plates at Monoprice, and the 2 gang boxes at Lowes.

My reasons for mounting the tv are about aesthetics and viewing angle. We typically watch movies reclined on the couch. At the previous height getting comfortable meant propping up your head with a pillow, and feet and dogs often got in the way of the screen. With the extra 14" in height, it's a very natural angle.
This solution allowed me to hide a lot of the cable clutter behind the wall. It allowed me to mount my center channel below the tv at the hieight of my head. At my previous place I had to mount it above the tv. Lastly, that entertainment console is going to be replaced. I bought it on the cheap expecting to use it for a year until I moved and found something better. That was three years ago. I want to get something low and understated, but I can't find anything I like. That said, I think that the mount is a drastic improvement for what I want in the room, and makes the tv more functional for me. I suppose I could have acheived the height by stacking up some books and crap. I guess that would have satisfied the Dave, because he's really upset about this.

That said, I didn't realize there were so many elitist judgmental dickheads in A/V Arena. This is a "Post your AV set-up" thread. I posted my set-up. Several of you hate me for it, because "Hurr, I gots the wall mount". I didn't come in here bragging about how much cooler it was than anyone elses, because I'm the only one that can afford a $28 mount kit. It's clear to me that my budget is way lower than a lot of yours, and I'm fine with that.

I think I'll stick to TFR, where the elitist jerks have a sense of humor.

Candleshire posted:

What up, TFR buddy.

Would you mind explaining how you did it all? or is it pretty basic?

I figure I'll just need to drill two holes, install the covers and then fish the wires through - right?

The Dave posted:

It's been said before, but again, the look of the TV mounted right above a TV stand like that just doesn't look good at all. It looked better off the wall.

I think the best way to redeem it is maybe treat it like a table, put a little plant there, maybe a framed picture or a candle or a little dish of something.

Local Yokel posted:

I'm working on hiding my speaker cables now, as they looked so clean when I hung them up before running cords to them. I'm thinking of running the cords down from the speakers behind the walls vertically, then stuffing the cord under the baseboard at the bottom. I'm just not sure about the transition between the two. There's not much in this thread between pre wired big money installs, and everything out in the open. I considered those paintable plastic tracks, but they seemed expensive, inelegant, and crappy.

Tachonium posted:

A quick tip on stud finding that we use at work:

Get a small stack of rare-earth magnets and run them along the wall. They will stick to the nails/screws used to hold the drywall and indicate the stud location. Unless you spend a ton of money on a stud finder, this will tend to be more accurate.

Pluck one from the stack and stick it to each stud before moving on to have a removable marking of all nearby studs. Just thought I'd share.

Local Yokel posted:

Hiding the cables was pretty simple. I used a stud finder to mark the studs while I was hanging the tv, and checked that there was no wiring in the gap between the studs (not all sensors do this).

I figured out where I'd want the cables coming in & out. The orange boxes that go behind he wall have four tiny holes in them to show where you want to cute a hole in the wall. I marked them with a pencil, then connected them with a ruler. I started both holes with a hole saw from a drill (about 2" diameter), then finished the holes with a dremel with a drywall bit. Actually, I would have had my dremel made it through the job, but had to finish the second one with a hand saw and a razor/utility knife.

Mounting the low voltage open gang boxes is cake, they actually clamp on when you tighten the two screws. This is the easiest time to run your cables through. Mine were "two gang" covers. You can opt for single, double, triple, or quad. Two was enough to run 2 HDMI, one component video, one composite video, three dual RCA for sound, the 12 guage speaker wire for my center channel, the power cord for the tv (I know, I know), and the tiny cord for the wii sensor bar.

I ran them by threading them through the top and reaching for them through the bottom, which was pretty easy. One you put the plate covers on this would be quite difficult. I imagine it's also hard when you only have a single gang cover/box.

Then just throw your cover plates on. Once the tv is up, plugging everything in again may be the hardest part because you've got so little space to do it in. I was able to get it to work by using a mirror to see where I was plugging things in.

Oh, and if any of your cords are only just long enough, they'll be too short once you do this. Running the cords/cables behind the wall takes an extra 1-2 feet of length. Cords that are too long on the other hand can be stuffed back into the hole, which is awesome. I love anything that cuts down on cable clutter.

I think that's it. If you want pictures of the process sent me a pm with your e-mail.

I'm working on hiding my speaker cables now, as they looked so clean when I hung them up before running cords to them. I'm thinking of running the cords down from the speakers behind the walls vertically, then stuffing the cord under the baseboard at the bottom. I'm just not sure about the transition between the two. There's not much in this thread between pre wired big money installs, and everything out in the open. I considered those paintable plastic tracks, but they seemed expensive, inelegant, and crappy.