Mounting a TV

mosesbotbol · 10-13-2015, 03:53 PM

I want to mount a TV on the wall, but what solutions are there for hiding the cable box?

I was thinking of a Sonos sound bar or speakers along with it.

dave · 10-13-2015, 03:59 PM

Regrettably, I couldn't hide my cable boxes. With FIOS HD, I have to change the channels via the box; the remote infrared needs line of sight to the cable box. I did use plastic cable 'cordmate' tracks from Home Depot to clean up the cables a little bit. I'm a long way from being skilled (or confident?) enough to run cables inside the walls.

T.G · 10-13-2015, 04:20 PM

I mounted a TV once.

Ever since, I'm not allowed in Best Buy anymore.

Wharf Rat · 10-13-2015, 04:58 PM

You can get infrared extender cables that receive the signal on a little lens. So you can hide the DVR and stick the new receiver in a plant or something. But you still have the wires to the from the DVR to the TV.

mosesbotbol · 10-13-2015, 05:07 PM

I having an electrician do the work.

mosesbotbol · 10-13-2015, 05:16 PM

So, after poking around online, it looks pretty straight forward. I need a wall mount that holds the DVR, Cable Box, Etc... behind the TV and may need an IR extender.

http://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Ame...ble+box+holder

The Poet · 10-13-2015, 05:19 PM

I watch my p()rn on this laptop now, so need pointers on how to mount it.

AdamJoshua · 10-13-2015, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

So, after poking around online, it looks pretty straight forward. I need a wall mount that holds the DVR, Cable Box, Etc... behind the TV and may need an IR extender.

http://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Ame...ble+box+holder

Have a friend that used almost that exact same rig, he got the IR extender and just attached it at the bottom edge of the t.v., he actually had it on the top but once you saw it your eye would always be drawn to it, so bottom it was.

T.G · 10-13-2015, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Poet

I watch my p()rn on this laptop now, so need pointers on how to mount it.

Try asking at Best Buy, just don't tell them I sent you.

shilala · 10-13-2015, 06:20 PM

If they were all RF remotes, or you could run everything on a logitech, I hang that junk in the basement.

ksknnr · 10-14-2015, 07:19 AM

depending on what's on the other side of the wall, I mounted mine on a wall next to a closet and ran all the wires thru the wall and put the box on a shelf in the closet, and just got an infrared cable on amazon for like 5 bucks.

10-13-2015, 03:53 PM	#1
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10-13-2015, 03:59 PM	#2
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: Mounting a TV Regrettably, I couldn't hide my cable boxes. With FIOS HD, I have to change the channels via the box; the remote infrared needs line of sight to the cable box. I did use plastic cable 'cordmate' tracks from Home Depot to clean up the cables a little bit. I'm a long way from being skilled (or confident?) enough to run cables inside the walls. __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson

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T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: Mounting a TV I mounted a TV once. Ever since, I'm not allowed in Best Buy anymore.

10-13-2015, 04:58 PM	#4
Wharf Rat I'll get up and fly away Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Florence, SC Posts: 787 Trading: (7)	Re: Mounting a TV You can get infrared extender cables that receive the signal on a little lens. So you can hide the DVR and stick the new receiver in a plant or something. But you still have the wires to the from the DVR to the TV.

10-13-2015, 05:07 PM	#5
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Mounting a TV I having an electrician do the work. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

10-13-2015, 05:16 PM	#6
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Mounting a TV So, after poking around online, it looks pretty straight forward. I need a wall mount that holds the DVR, Cable Box, Etc... behind the TV and may need an IR extender. http://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Ame...ble+box+holder __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

10-13-2015, 05:19 PM	#7
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Mounting a TV I watch my p()rn on this laptop now, so need pointers on how to mount it. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

10-13-2015, 06:20 PM	#10
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Mounting a TV If they were all RF remotes, or you could run everything on a logitech, I hang that junk in the basement. __________________

10-14-2015, 07:19 AM	#11
ksknnr Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2012 First Name: Kevin Location: MA Posts: 520 Trading: (13)	Re: Mounting a TV depending on what's on the other side of the wall, I mounted mine on a wall next to a closet and ran all the wires thru the wall and put the box on a shelf in the closet, and just got an infrared cable on amazon for like 5 bucks. __________________