ᐅ Concealed connection for the TV or flat-screen television
Created on: 17 Feb 2020 22:41
B
Bauherr am L
Hi everyone,
I’m currently considering the most visually discreet and technically best solution for the TV connection in the living room.
For us, only one wall is suitable for the TV, which already simplifies things. There are different furnishing options for that wall:
1. Classic setup with a low cabinet (lowboard) under the TV, where the TV either stands on it or is wall-mounted above it.
2. Without any low cabinet, meaning the TV is mounted alone on the wall (Samsung The Frame, for example, looks quite elegant this way).
In the first case, the solution is simple: all relevant outlets go behind the low cabinet, which also houses any additional devices (PlayStation and so on). Although I tend to see fewer devices being used nowadays; no one really needs a Fire TV Stick or similar anymore… In any case, I would install 3x standard power sockets, 1x LAN duplex outlet, and 1x blank conduit box (I no longer use coax, but that’s another topic).
If it comes to the second case (which is quite possible) and there is no low cabinet, the connections (power and LAN) for the TV should also be directly hidden behind it. Even in the case of a wall-mounted TV with a low cabinet below, the cables should ideally run invisibly inside an in-wall conduit leading to the TV. This part is fixed.
However, I find 5 unused sockets below a TV mounted alone on the wall very unsightly...
How would you approach this, or how have you solved it?
For newer Samsung models, the connection box is external anyway, and it can be placed up to 15m (50 feet) away from the TV with the longer extra cable, so you can basically hide all connections somewhere in a corner there...
Thanks and best regards from L
I’m currently considering the most visually discreet and technically best solution for the TV connection in the living room.
For us, only one wall is suitable for the TV, which already simplifies things. There are different furnishing options for that wall:
1. Classic setup with a low cabinet (lowboard) under the TV, where the TV either stands on it or is wall-mounted above it.
2. Without any low cabinet, meaning the TV is mounted alone on the wall (Samsung The Frame, for example, looks quite elegant this way).
In the first case, the solution is simple: all relevant outlets go behind the low cabinet, which also houses any additional devices (PlayStation and so on). Although I tend to see fewer devices being used nowadays; no one really needs a Fire TV Stick or similar anymore… In any case, I would install 3x standard power sockets, 1x LAN duplex outlet, and 1x blank conduit box (I no longer use coax, but that’s another topic).
If it comes to the second case (which is quite possible) and there is no low cabinet, the connections (power and LAN) for the TV should also be directly hidden behind it. Even in the case of a wall-mounted TV with a low cabinet below, the cables should ideally run invisibly inside an in-wall conduit leading to the TV. This part is fixed.
However, I find 5 unused sockets below a TV mounted alone on the wall very unsightly...
How would you approach this, or how have you solved it?
For newer Samsung models, the connection box is external anyway, and it can be placed up to 15m (50 feet) away from the TV with the longer extra cable, so you can basically hide all connections somewhere in a corner there...
Thanks and best regards from L
Yes, Skytec has taken over Loewe, and production of existing devices will continue until new ones are released.
I hope this remains the case, including the quality standards.
I really don’t want any other device.
The only viable alternative would be Panasonic, but only as a last resort.
I hope this remains the case, including the quality standards.
I really don’t want any other device.
The only viable alternative would be Panasonic, but only as a last resort.
Try searching for the multimedia channel from Fränkische. We installed it ourselves. The wall is only opened where connections are needed, and the TV covers everything. We have a Samsung with an external connection box, so we access the wall in a minimally invasive way, so to speak. This way, only the TV hangs on the wall without any visible cables or inconvenient lower cabinet.
I think the version with the cable duct is the best.
I have a question about the outlet though. What does it look like there? Is it just a hole in the wall, or do you install a frame for a clean edge? Or do people usually say it doesn’t matter since the TV will be in front anyway?
I have a question about the outlet though. What does it look like there? Is it just a hole in the wall, or do you install a frame for a clean edge? Or do people usually say it doesn’t matter since the TV will be in front anyway?