Comments on: Ask Unclutterer: Cable clutter and wall-mounted televisions

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:38:13 +0000

The above suggestion of the ‘Powerbridge’ is a good idea if you aren’t afraid to cut some holes in your walls, provided your walls are hollow. The problem with the Powerbridge is that it costs about $120 which is kind of outrageous. You can go to an electrical supply shop and get the same type of parts for about $20.

By: luke

luke — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:38:58 +0000

i was wondering where would i put the dvr cable vox etc if i want to mount my lcd on the wall over my couch , so there is no room …

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A year ago on Unclutterer — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:36:34 +0000

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By: Ianbee

Ianbee — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:56:41 +0000

Mounting above the TV or not or the height of the TV is not the issue here. Where ever you want to put it and at what ever height you want it…the cabels are going to be a problem.Even so called “wireless TV’s still need a power cable / cord!! You only have two choices….put the cables inside the wall, or at least buried in the plaster or put them ontop of the wall and put a cover over them..thats it. The problem of putting them in the wall is a) its expensive and disruptive and B) what happens when you need to add a new cable or change a cable ??on the oteher hand if you put them on the wall with a cable cover…do you want to paint it and try to hide it or do you want to make a feature out of it? The iconceal system Abyss mentions above is a perfect solution for hiding cables ontop of the wall covering. Why? It is adjustable so you don’t have to measure it and cut it to length you choose the height you want your TV. Its made of high quality aluminium and not cheap plastic, and it looks great unpainted as it comes in Black or Silver…or the Silver can be painted or have wallpaper / wallcovering put on it.The best bit of all is in most cases you wont even have to drill the wall out to fit it as it bonds to the wall with HIbond adhesive strips….and it’s over 4″ (100mm) wide and will take upto 17 cables!!…it can be fitted in under 4 minutes…see the vid at http://www.iconceal.tv…I got two of ‘em one I painted and the other I didn’t…one product two different looks

By: AbyssUK

AbyssUK — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:26:45 +0000

Hi guys my dad had problems with TV cables.. so he tried plastic pipes and plastic cable hides and they all quite frankly looked rubbish even when painted the same color as the wall. So he made something himself which both hid the cables and looked good, everybody who came around said it was brill and they wanted one.. so long story short he now sells them on his website http://www.iconceal.tv.

Please go have a look see what you think! There is a video on there showing just how simple it is to use too.

By: Sillygirl

Sillygirl — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:36:18 +0000

So what do you do if you mount a tv on a wall but also have a wii or playstation or other gaming system that people on the household use regularly? How do you make the area look neat without having to unhook everything every time? Suggestions? Thank you!

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By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:48:03 +0000

I have a TV above fireplace and never seen a problem with it. It is not uncomfortably high despite the “bad wishers”, when I sit down and rest my head on the couch, it is actually perfect height. The picture is great from all angles (and I don’t have any super expensive TV, just a regular LCD), it never gets hot due to fireplace if it is on, plus who really burns fireplace every day, right? The cables are the only issue and I think I am gonna cut the hole in the drywall, no biggie though. And as an aesthetic statement? I think it looks a lot better than some cheesy paintings and the usual candlesticks most people put on a fireplace. Why hide the tv if it’s something you use often?

By: jimmy

jimmy — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:17:44 +0000

You can always ask one the many installers- Ie http://hdinstallers.com/San-Di.....ation.html

to clean up the cable clutter without alot of expense you may want to try 1 or 2 gang recessed cable plate- some instructions here:

http://www.mosscovers.com/AV_Connect.html

-J

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By: tod

tod — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:35:34 +0000

I have to agree with Cat on this one, you dodged the real question and went off on the tangent of hanging the TV over the fireplace. While I agree with your recommendation to not put the TV over the fireplace, the article lacks your usual creative suggestions for managing/hiding the cords (the real question I feel was being asked). I found a few in the comments, to which I would like to add decorative molding could also cover the wires and be done in a fashion to match your decor.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:25:43 +0000

There are TV covers to help you protect your TV: http://www.tvcoverz.com/

By: julia1060

julia1060 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:57:05 +0000

I second allen’s suggestion. We used a similar product we found at Ace Hardware when we mounted a tv in our family room. It’s like a mini-sofit for the wires and can be painted to match your walls. Simple, inexpensive, functional. We found ours at a local Ace Hardware.

By: allen

allen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:08:27 +0000

if you want to mount it, but don’t want to A) hire someone else to do the electrical work (that is really just silly work to add this) of making a new outlet behind the TV, or B) don’t want to rip up your drywall, or C) CAN’T rip up your dry wall, becuase your walls are actually concrete covered by plaster from the late ’40s (that’s MY home, by the way), then my i suggest hidding the cables behind paintable, wire-covers, such as:

http://www.wiremold.com/diy/pr.....center.asp

i don’t work for them, but i have used wiremold products from the local hardware store to cover, and run wires in a couple parts of my home. Seems like the much simpler soloution. You can paint these guys too, after you’ve got it all up, and then it just disapears into the wall.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:30:11 +0000

Bravo to the people who said the TV would be too high; I can’t comment on tilting wall mounts, and would want to see that in a room before purchasing.

Why spend money on a large TV and be dissatisfied with the picture because you’re watching it from the wrong distance or wrong angle?