Wall hung TVs, how do you plug in DVD player etc?

[BetsyClark]

Hi all

We have a new house with TV points high up on the walls in most rooms for hanging a TV up.

The main TV point is in a corner of the lounge, at ground level, and has extra sockets and plugs mearby that link up to a "loft box".

My Q is how does all this gear work?
How is it supposed to work?
If you put a TV on a wall above a fire place, where and how do you plug in your Sky box, DVD player, Play Station etc?

Thanks

Betsy Clark

 

[ryan-neil]

You have a Distro System for your Analouge TV service basically. If you want a DVD player connected but without it being visable then you will need open up the walls.

 

[nonsequitir]

If you have a raised floor, I'd take that route. If not, then you might also consider running some ducting along the skirting boards. You could also raise the skirting boards enough to have the cables sit in the increased gap. If you're connecting the DVD via scart, then you'll know the cables are quite thick!

One other option is to feed the TV from an amplifier via one cable. This would mean only power and video out (hdmi etc) cables would need to make it across the room, allowing you to centralize amp, skybox, Wii etc in one corner.

What you do will be limited to the room you're in. If you're mounting the TV over a fireplace, then this will be a brick wall (proably) so going inside the wall might not be advisable and ducting might work (particularly if it's painted or papered to match the wall).

 

[dinjoecurry]

buy a TV/DVD combination its all in one