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Hiding TV Cables

  • 17-01-2010 7:19pm
    #1
    guydub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Hi Guys

    I want to hang a tv up on a stud wall. I was talking to a guy in a tv shop and said that i could buy a hdmil upscaling amplifier, which would mean i would only have a hdmi cable connected to the tv , which i could drill a hole in the wall and have it hidden , therfore i could connect a dvd or sky or games consol up to the amplifier and only have one cable going to the tv. but the amplifier was 500 euro.

    Just looking for advice on what is the best method to hooking up a dvd player /sky or upc etc to a tv that is mounted on a hollow wall . This is in a small sitting room in an apt so no big distances to travel .


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  • #2
    akaSol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭akaSol


    An image processor , in this case the A/V amp ( with out speakers @ €500 I suppose) is the simplest way of sending video without a rope work of cables. It also helps that a good amp will make analogue into 1080p picture, not perfectly mind you but it does help. Your other option is a scart switch box or similar but its a limited quality standard definition which really needs to be out dated (IMO)
    Yes it is a little over the top on a constricting pocket but , from my own usage I will never look at anything other than an A/V amp in the future.
    >Sol
    Besides my Bluray collection is only getting bigger because of it.... :D


  • #3
    paulbok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭paulbok


    I usedan Onkyo amp to do the very same, but I brought a coax cable as well as the HDMI so I can watch tv without having the amp on (or, because I don't have sky/ntl to record and watch seperate programs). Theres room on the amp for several inputs so any additional equipment just plugs in there and is up and running in a few minutes.
    I take it you've looked at supporting your tv properly on the stud wall, i.e. grounds or were you able to fix the bracket directly to the studs?


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