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HDMI Cables
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:11 pm
Purchased a new Sony tv. I plan on purchasing new HDMI cables. My wires are routed behind the wall. Do I need "in wall rated" HDMI cords?
How many HDMI cables do I need if I'm only hooking it up to a receiver? Are the HDMI cables for sound and picture different?
I'm clueless as you can tell
How many HDMI cables do I need if I'm only hooking it up to a receiver? Are the HDMI cables for sound and picture different?
I'm clueless as you can tell
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:17 pm to Saskwatch
No, One, No
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:26 pm to Saskwatch
The cables carry sound and picture. Alot of high quality cables out there for good prices. Really only starts to get picky at longer lengths. I have a 75 foot monoprice hybrid which has been awesome. One of their cheaper cables would be fine depending on which receiver you have.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:40 pm to Saskwatch
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Do I need "in wall rated" HDMI cords?
The only thing in-wall might change is the need for plenum rated cables if they are run through a return plenum.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:44 pm to Saskwatch
Make sure you buy all of your HDMI cables from AudioQuest if you want them to work properly 
Posted on 1/31/22 at 1:15 pm to LordSnow
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No, One, No
If not comfortable running a cable through the wall yourself, go ahead and pay to have two pulled now. You will only need one. But when an HDMI port on the receiver or the tv or the cable goes bad in the next decade, troubleshooting will be a lot easier.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 1:41 pm to Hopeful Doc
I needed two. One for ATT box and one for soundbar.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 2:19 pm to notsince98
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The only thing in-wall might change is the need for plenum rated cables if they are run through a return plenum.
Not what it means at all. A plenum cable is used in a plenum space which is almost always in a commercial building with either a raised floor (data center) or drop ceiling (office space, et al).
A CL2 rated cable is appropriate for running in a residential wall and are fairly inexpensive unless one wants to spend needless money on expensive cables.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 2:20 pm to Hopeful Doc
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If not comfortable running a cable through the wall yourself
Already routed through wall for tv that I am replacing. The TV came with the house and we bought it over 7 yrs ago. I'm assuming that I will to have a new HDMI cord fished through due to the updgrades in picture technology and the new capabilities
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:04 pm to Saskwatch
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I'm assuming that I will to have a new HDMI cord fished through due to the updgrades in picture technology and the new capabilities
I'd leave it alone unless it doesn't work. And if it doesn't, congrats on the pullstring being in place for the new one! You just saved yourself half an hour and a coathanger.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:07 pm to Saskwatch
Does your receiver do video switching? I'd use the existing wire to run some smurf tubing to then run whatever you want easily.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:14 pm to LordSnow
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Does your receiver do video switching? I'd use the existing wire to run some smurf tubing to then run whatever you want easily.
I'm not even sure what this is. I did go ahead and order a new 25ft HDMI cable on Amazon.
This is the receiver I have Sony STR-DN850
This post was edited on 1/31/22 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:21 pm to Saskwatch
It does. You plug whatever sources you have to the receiver, then it sends the video to the TV via the HDMI out
Posted on 1/31/22 at 7:20 pm to LordSnow
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LordSnow
Solid. Thanks
Posted on 1/31/22 at 10:38 pm to Saskwatch
Spin-off question: my hdmi cables are 6 years old, do I need to replace them?
Posted on 2/1/22 at 8:43 am to LSUFootballLover
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Spin-off question: my hdmi cables are 6 years old, do I need to replace them?
Depends on what youre doing. HDMI 2.1 is pretty new but only matters if youre gaming or looking for super high res apparently
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Posted on 2/1/22 at 11:03 am to Saskwatch
You only need 1, but when I ran my cables through the wall I ran a cable for every connection on the back of the TV (1-Coax, 1-Cat6, 4-HDMI, 1-USB) because you just never know.
I also used the wall plates that you plug the cords into the back of, then have a shorter cord from the wall to the TV at the top and Wall to the device at the bottom for a cleaner look.
Amazon
I also used the wall plates that you plug the cords into the back of, then have a shorter cord from the wall to the TV at the top and Wall to the device at the bottom for a cleaner look.
Amazon
This post was edited on 2/1/22 at 11:04 am
Posted on 2/1/22 at 11:27 am to Weekend Warrior79
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I also used the wall plates that you plug the cords into the back of, then have a shorter cord from the wall to the TV at the top and Wall to the device at the bottom for a cleaner look.
I did something similar, but used a recessed plug with a pass through for wires.
This one from Amazon.
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For the spot behind the TV where the wires feed, I grabbed this smaller one from Home Depot. They make the standard wall plate size as well, but I only needed to feet a CAT6, HDMI, and power cable to the TV, so I opted for this smaller one so I didn't have to deal with cutting drywall and installing a box, or mess with a larger plate. Holesaw and screw it in and you're done. We got a new TV for my birthday a couple of years ago, and the wife wanted the very thin wall mount and to not see any wires. We have a low wide cabinet beneath the TV, so that's why I went with the recessed plug and pass through so we could push it right up to the wall.
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Posted on 2/1/22 at 12:03 pm to TU Rob
I'd recommend using the pass through so the cable connects to the device. Two less possible points of failure.
Posted on 2/1/22 at 1:50 pm to Saskwatch
Nope.
Just make sure you guy the latest version of hdmi cables so some gaming system have different refresh rates at 4k
Just make sure you guy the latest version of hdmi cables so some gaming system have different refresh rates at 4k
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