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re: Best way to hide wires on a mounted TV?

Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:29 pm to
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
26256 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:29 pm to
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I'm gonna give that a go.

If you can't stand the wires I find it hard to believe you'd be happy with the wire mold, but…….
Posted by Nashty
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2012
3697 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 8:53 pm to
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A pic would be nice


My bad, here's what I'm working with.
Posted by Kajungee
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Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:03 pm to
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85582 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:04 pm to
Cover them with camouflage
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19185 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:08 pm to
Pay someone to run the wires on the wall if you can't handle the job

Anything else will look cheap
Posted by Nashty
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2012
3697 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:10 pm to
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Pay someone to run the wires on the wall if you can't handle the job

Anything else will look cheap

I agree, but who do you even hire for this type of thing?
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63335 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:10 pm to
quote:

Thanks man. I'm gonna give that a go


no problem, man. after looking at your pic,I will say that you are going to have to give it a pretty good bit of thought to make it look nice. I would probably run the wiremold the entire length of your mantle, so that it actually looks like a part of the mantle itself....
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19185 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:11 pm to
Any Mexican should be able to do it

Mine just did
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:11 pm to
Looks to me like in the wall would be a no go for him. He'd have to go horizontal through studs. Wiremold is his answer.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19185 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:16 pm to
There is a stack behind the wall dummy it's easily accessible but will require some patching

This is above my fireplace that is being worked on currently

This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 9:17 pm
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:18 pm to
His picture does not have that, dummy.

That's great you have one though.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19185 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:20 pm to
yes it will require much drywall work
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:21 pm to
Shouldn't you have planned this out before mounting the TV? If it's not brick, it'll be easy to run them thru the Sheetrock.
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
15254 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:22 pm to
There are slim racks you can hang on wall behind TV to put your goodies in. Similar to what the have at hospitals for mounting their slimline computers. That is if the TV hangs off an articulating arm. You have room back there
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:23 pm to
He would have to do like what django did if not using wiremold.

Wiremold would be the easiest solution and would not look bad at all.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:24 pm to
Well I see the pic now, you in trouble. That molding spankum linked will also look like poo.
Posted by aVatiger
Water
Member since Jan 2006
27967 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:27 pm to
quote:

That molding spankum linked will also look like poo.



Right on, Capt

OP is in trouble

fortunately, we live in an age where everything will be wireless within 5-7 years, so that's a plus
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19185 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:28 pm to
What about power?
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:29 pm to
I was half being an arse and half being serious with my first post. OP should have planned ahead before throwing that bad dog up on the wall.

I installed a GFCI outlet, a coax outlet (to an antenna in the attic) and a pass thru for 12' HDMI cables behind the TV at my old house.

OPs setup is different bc I had a boxed fireplace.

Posted by Nashty
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2012
3697 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:31 pm to
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fortunately, we live in an age where everything will be wireless within 5-7 years, so that's a plus

Well then. I guess I'm lucky this is just an apartment that I can't see myself being in longer than 2-3 years before buying a house. So I guess I should just learn to deal with it?
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