Replacing Scart cables with HDMI

Tel77 · 20 Apr 2014

I've just moved int a new house which has the TV mounted on the wall with all cable neatly channelled in to the wall.
However the TV that is currently in place is an old Plasma unit with scart connections and I know want to replace it with my LED Smart TV and make use of the HDMI to connect to the SKY and DVD player.

Rather than disturbing the walls, does anyone have any good ideas or tips of how to get the HDMI leads through?

My ide is to tie one end to the existing scart cable and use that to pull it through but as I don't know the routing of the cabling once inside the wall then I'm unsure if this will work without snagging somewhere.

nickjb · 20 Apr 2014

Worth a go. I'd cut the end off the scart, firmly fix some decent string to it, e.g. para cord. Pull that through then use the string to pull the hdmi. Leave the string in place, don't let the end go into the wall. Wrap a little gaffa tape around the string and hdmi so it is fairly streamlined, no corners to snag.

Berty84 · 23 Apr 2014

I think thats the best way to do it... if that fails u couldb use a right angled hdmi connecter and tidy the cables away with trunking...

SimonH2 · 24 Apr 2014

Before you do anything, see how easily the SCART cable moves - if it's a straight run with a generous size of duct then it will easily pull back and forth. If it doesn't then you may struggle.

If small conduit was used, then it's possible there won't be enough room for the HDMI connector.

Tel77 · 24 Apr 2014

Doesn't look like this is going to be possible after all as the scary cables feel really tight and not sure if a conduit was used based on the way the power socket had been relocated so it may be that I do away with the wall mounted TV for now.

SimonH2 · 24 Apr 2014

So some cowboy might have just plastered the SCART cable in

Tel77 · 24 Apr 2014

That's what I suspect may have happened. I'm less concerned about the scart cables being plastered in without conduit than i am about the power cable that was run as a spur from a socket to create a power point behind the television.

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