ᐅ How many power outlets should be installed behind the TV?

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.

So, why separate the Sky receiver, HDD recorder, and media center? It works perfectly fine in one device.

I will have 4 LAN ports, 3 satellite connections, and 6–7 power outlets.

A quick note about the subwoofer: why does it have to be by the TV? The acoustics might actually be better if it is placed beside or behind you.

4 LAN ports and 3 satellite connections? What are they intended for? I assume 1 satellite connection for a receiver and 1 for an HDD recorder? What is the third satellite connection for? And the 4 LAN connections? Hmm... TV, console, media center... okay, that’s already three...

For a dual or quad receiver, otherwise recording and watching TV at the same time is not possible.

4 LAN ports for Firestick, Raspberry Pi, TV receiver, etc.

As mentioned, the HDD and SAT are combined into one device, which has two cables and connects directly to the television once.
LAN: TV, console, satellite receiver, and Apple TV.

4 x switchable power outlets (one at TV height), 6 x LAN ports, 2 x SAT connections, plus speaker and subwoofer outlets.