I think this is quite a controversial topic, but I would like to know how many power outlets you have planned behind your TV. Assuming everything is organized in one spot, of course. Obviously, you could also place the receiver and media center separately and connect the TV via HDMI cable. Then the question would be how many outlets are needed at that separate location.
For us, it’s clear that we need:
- Network cables (preferably 2)
- Satellite cable
- Speaker outlet to run speakers to the back
Power outlets are absolutely necessary for:
- TV
- Receiver/amplifier
- Media center, e.g., a media center PC
- Subwoofer (usually active; other speakers mostly passive? Don’t shoot me if I’m wrong, I am not a hi-fi expert)
Optionally, there could be:
- Up to 3 game consoles
- Additional amplifier
- Additional satellite receiver
- DVR/recording device
- ...
So the required number of outlets varies somewhere between at least 4 and up to 10. How many outlets should you install? Or just install 2 and plan to use a power strip anyway? Or plan for 10 and have it look cluttered? Oh yes, we will have to set up what I described above in two places in the living room because the orientation of the couch and TV might change.
For us, it’s clear that we need:
- Network cables (preferably 2)
- Satellite cable
- Speaker outlet to run speakers to the back
Power outlets are absolutely necessary for:
- TV
- Receiver/amplifier
- Media center, e.g., a media center PC
- Subwoofer (usually active; other speakers mostly passive? Don’t shoot me if I’m wrong, I am not a hi-fi expert)
Optionally, there could be:
- Up to 3 game consoles
- Additional amplifier
- Additional satellite receiver
- DVR/recording device
- ...
So the required number of outlets varies somewhere between at least 4 and up to 10. How many outlets should you install? Or just install 2 and plan to use a power strip anyway? Or plan for 10 and have it look cluttered? Oh yes, we will have to set up what I described above in two places in the living room because the orientation of the couch and TV might change.
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Sebastian7925 Aug 2016 19:28My AV receiver streams internet radio and can also play content from the NAS. My Blu-ray player can access the NAS as well as services like Amazon Prime.
For that reason, I’m installing a network outlet—while they all support Wi-Fi, I want to avoid it as much as possible.
Besides, the cost per outlet is quite low—not even 15 euros with cable.
For that reason, I’m installing a network outlet—while they all support Wi-Fi, I want to avoid it as much as possible.
Besides, the cost per outlet is quite low—not even 15 euros with cable.
These devices nowadays can do a lot, some better, some worse. I have a box that handles everything excellently. The rest can focus on the actual task.
At 15€ per outlet including cable, there’s really no reason to hesitate. Although, I’m curious to see a picture of the wall plastered with outlets that some apparently have at home?! I still wonder if that looks really much nicer than just having a power strip inside the low cabinet. *pondering*
Our TV will be wall-mounted, so you have to think about what kind of outlets to install behind the device. By now, we’ve reduced it to just one outlet for power, while the rest goes through a conduit down behind the low cabinet. Because no matter how you do it, it’s always done wrong. Something is either too much or too little... with the conduit, you can easily pull cables yourself, replace them in case of failure, and so on.
At 15€ per outlet including cable, there’s really no reason to hesitate. Although, I’m curious to see a picture of the wall plastered with outlets that some apparently have at home?! I still wonder if that looks really much nicer than just having a power strip inside the low cabinet. *pondering*
Our TV will be wall-mounted, so you have to think about what kind of outlets to install behind the device. By now, we’ve reduced it to just one outlet for power, while the rest goes through a conduit down behind the low cabinet. Because no matter how you do it, it’s always done wrong. Something is either too much or too little... with the conduit, you can easily pull cables yourself, replace them in case of failure, and so on.
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Sebastian7925 Aug 2016 19:36You won't see any outlet from my side – everything is hidden behind the lowboard.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
@Neige:
Unfortunately, not much to say about the user's hobbies, generally just finding fault and supposedly sharing psychological insights.
By the way: he was simply wrong, since it is possible to record broadcasts from online sources.
This just shows again who doesn't want to stop and who actually started it in the first place. You can read the posts yourself. By the way: I said that for me it is more convenient to record directly on the TV with one click in the program guide and then have unlimited access to it anywhere in the house, and you didn’t like that...
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Bieber081525 Aug 2016 20:47Alex85 schrieb:
The TV will be mounted on the wall, so you naturally consider what kind of electrical boxes to install behind the unit. We have now reduced it to a single box for power, with the rest routed down through conduit.That matches our solution.Similar topics