HD question

[615dawg]

I watch sports on HD, so there. Many Sixpackers probably have this problem, so I seek the advice of the board.

I am looking at a house and I want to hang my flat screen LCD above the fireplace. However, the house that I am looking at does not have shelving on each side of the book case. I want a clean, professional look with absolutely no cables showing. How can I accomplish this?

A buddy of mine has his components in a closet across the room from the television. How do I do this. I assume that I need a long HDMI cable to go from receiver to television, but how does the remote work without opening the closet door and pointing?

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

I watch sports on HD, so there. Many Sixpackers probably have this problem, so I seek the advice of the board.

I am looking at a house and I want to hang my flat screen LCD above the fireplace. However, the house that I am looking at does not have shelving on each side of the book case. I want a clean, professional look with absolutely no cables showing. How can I accomplish this?

A buddy of mine has his components in a closet across the room from the television. How do I do this. I assume that I need a long HDMI cable to go from receiver to television, but how does the remote work without opening the closet door and pointing?

Two words. Geek Squad.

 

[robertd38606]

Dish Network has some boxes that use UHF remotes instead of infra-red and can work clear across the house just like a remote control race car would. That could be how your friend's cabinet works.

As for the HDMI cables, just a tip: no cable is really better than any other because it's only passing 1's and 0's and doesn't need to be shielded like other cables might need, so you'd be crazy to buy $50 cables like a lot of people do. Check out monoprice.com. I got my HDMI cables through them for 2 or 3 dollars plus maybe 4 or 5 dollars shippping.

 

[weblow]

call Cowboy Maloney's on I-55 and ask for a guy named Brad, he is a manager there. Ask him for the number for his installer. I used him about 2 years back for the exact same thing. He does a lot of professional office buildings and bars and is really good. I think he charged me about $80 and he was at my house installing it for about 4-5 hours. I don't have his number anymore but Brad at Cowboy is who put me in touch with him.

 

[Xenomorph]

http://www.directv.com/DT...R.jsp?assetId=P4380074#RF

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I had to cut a huge square out of my dry wall and rerun cable and power. The wife freaked when she came home and saw the hole, but it only took me 2 days to cover the hole, mud, and paint. Now I'm trying to find some wireless surround speakers.

 

[baker12]

I'm about to get a 52" Samsung installed. Same kind of situation. I have an entertainment center now but I'm switching to a smaller piece of furniture for the comonents and hanging the TV on the wall. The cables to the TV will run behind the wall. </p>

 

[BigMotherTucker]

save your money and go buy a sheet rock saw and two pass throughs. Find a stud and cut a small square out and mount the boxs. On at outlet height and the other behind where your tv will hang. Pull the wires through and plug in.

Its pretty simple.
Total time 1hr MAX

 

[DerHntr]

 

[BigMotherTucker]

behind drywall is highway robbery.

 

[dogfan96]

but flat panel TVs should be wall-mounted at eye level or close to it... meaning eye level when you're sitting which I assume is when you do most of your TV watching. Of course that's not always possible. Also, make sure there isn't a heat problem with the TV being so close to the fireplace.

 

[whistlerdog]

Get a remote control repeater. I installed a LCD in the bedroom wall mounted with all components in another room - so there is nothing but the TV on the wall and all wires, components hidden. I used a hot link remote control repeater from Amazon. See below

</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Booster-System-8225P/dp/tech-data/B00023JJV6/ref=de_a_smtd">http://www.amazon.com/Rem.../B00023JJV6/ref=de_a_smtd

There is a small sensor you mount anywhere you want in the room with the TV and it transfers the remote signal to all of your components - works great. </p>

 

[615dawg]

That's what I need. Thanks.

 

[MaxwellSmart]

I was going to mount mine over the fireplace like BMT but when I set in on the mantle and looked at it from the sofa it was like sitting on the front row at the theater. Moved it to eye level and the picture is perfect.