Wall Mounting A TV

[securespark]

Next project!

I want a bracket that will allow the TV to sit close to the wall but also pull out and be swivelled if necessary. Not sure which are the best brand.

Not sure either of the optimal height; I know it needs to be roughly in the viewer's eyeline but not exactly how high. The TV is 40".

But my main concern is how to connect a Wii and an X box.

I think the X box can be connected via HDMI and I'd like to do the same with the Wii but I need some kind of adapter?

Also, the TV will not be particularly close to any furniture. The proposed site will be 1.5m away from a tall, shallow bookcase on the same wall, or 2.6m away from a worktop on the opposite wall. There is power above the worktop, but not near the bookcase.

Also, I'm not sure how I'm going to manage installing the Wii sensor bar.

I have seen a US product that basically brackets the console behind the TV, but I'm not sure that's the best solution.

Anybody done something similar?

Thanks guys.

 

[securespark]

I need to get a power supply, co-ax, Cat 6 and 2 x HDMI to the TV.

Plus the sensor bar cable... Grrr...

EDIT: Seem to have solve the issue of the sensor bar and HDMI conversion:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sensor-Extension-Cable-instead-wireless/dp/B000UFJXEO

 

[davelx]

Big range of brackets here:

http://cpc.farnell.com/tv-wall-mounts-brackets?searchRef=SearchLookAhead

As far as the height is concerned, it rather depends on your seating. If you expect to be sitting upright, then the mounting will need to be a bit lower than if you will be lying back in recliners. Best to put your seating in place and see what height is comfortable for prolonged viewing. I find my AV stand mounted 32" TV at a bit too low when reclining - but I can put up with that as I have a 117" projection screen that drops down above it!

 

[ericmark]

There are TV's where the screen and the box controlling the screen are separate so you can make all connections to box with only a single cable then to TV.

 

[securespark]

Cheers Dave.

Found two here. The TTD 202 DA1 and TTD 604 DA1 that appear on cpc's website, but the 202 is much cheaper.

I picked the 202 because it fits the size of our 40" Samsung and it's capacity fits too. However, I would feel a bit better hanging it on something a bit more sturdy, hence picking the 604, but it is more than twice the price.

However, Curry's have the 604 for the grand sum of £130....Have they been on the phone to our old friend Russ?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and...4da1-full-motion-tv-bracket-10156932-pdt.html

My usual MO on DIY jobs is to over-engineer things. Can you persuade me not to?



Thanks, eric. That's good to know, but we already have the TV so we are stuck with it.

 

[Taylortwocities]

What are you going to do with the two plates of spaghetti that will trail out of the bottom of the TV, on its way to the XBOX, SKY box, DVD player, etc?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I want a bracket that will allow the TV to sit close to the wall but also pull out and be swivelled if necessary.

This sort of thing, with castors screwed to the legs.

(Other styles, sizes and woods are available)

 

[Iggifer]

 

[securespark]

What are you going to do with the two plates of spaghetti...

There will be power cable, co-ax, cat 6, two HDMI's and a sensor bar cable. I'll run the 2.5 separately to a single socket behind the TV, with the rest going to an adjacent brush plate outlet.

Bury it in the wall, going down under the floor, then across to the other wall where the worktop is. I've decided the bookcase is a no-go.


BAN, a cupboard is no good, we don't have the floor space, hence wall-mounting.

Igg, looking good, but a bit too funky for our set-up!

 

[ericmark]

I found LAP do a grid system which includes brushes,
In my case not that visible anyway, but it does mean you can have many wires hidden. I used surface boxes let in plaster deep, using trunking you could do the same keeping cables looking reasonable.

I gave up with wall mount and used a TV stand from the Range, the TV is bolted to the stand as you would for wall mount but free standing on the floor similar to this

had the advantage of can't knock TV off stand and also all cables hidden by centre post, I will admit it was not the easiest to assemble, this one

is Tesco so may be easier to assemble.

 

[seasickstevie]

Love that setup Iggifer. Have you pulled the picture from somewhere or is it yours?

If so, how are the leads fixed to the wall?

 

[securespark]

Thanks, eric.

I am lucky in that we are decorating that room, so can go the whole hog and bury stuff in the wall.

I plan using a dual box: http://www.screwfix.com/p/appleby-galvanised-steel-dual-35mm/48234?kpid=48234&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product Listing Ads-_-Sales Tracking-_-sales tracking url&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5bvEBRCM6vypnc7QgMkBEiQAUZftQBHTODVbi-cm98UpTXYz8lIJA-k75ZBSOdOYGhNrHHEaAqW58P8HAQ with divider in place so there is segregation between LV and non-LV cables. One side will have a single socket, the other a brush plate like yours.

If I have so many non LV cables that they run outside the safe zones, I'll fit a box like this: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/AP540.JPG using the two gang for the non LV stuff.

Just deciding on the height....

 

[Iggifer]

Love that setup Iggifer. Have you pulled the picture from somewhere or is it yours?

If so, how are the leads fixed to the wall?

Not mine unfortunately. Think that's a US outlet bottom right tbh so maybe they have some different cable fixings to us. Does look like a couple of knock on type clips on the left in places.

Can only assume the power bricks etc are fixed up with some adhesive/velcro

I think a cable stapler would be the only way to do it that didn't look gash, assuming you can get big enough staples (and wouldn't work too well on a block wall)

 

[seasickstevie]

Think that's a US outlet bottom right tbh

Oh so it is ... Not the norm for Warwickshire.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

how are the leads fixed to the wall?

Superglue, it is claimed:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/com...de_the_wires_make_them_part_of_the/?limit=500