Mounting 42" LCD TV on Wall

wwwdotcom · 29-08-2007, 16:24

Hi Guys

Has anyone got any clues on how to sucessfully mount a 42" LCD TV on to a wall and keep cables and stuff tidy or hidden? What do people do?

I would love to be able to not even have trunking running down the wall and have the cables completely hidden, but then what do you do with the satellite receiver and DVD box?

I see images like the one at http://www.limegreen.tv/images/flash...sma_static.jpg everywhere, but is it achievable to do this? Where is the AV equipment?

The wall I will be mounting the TV on isnt a studded one, so presumably I would have to chase the wall out, but am I making work for myself doing this or is there a better solution?

Thanks for the advice in advance.

deez_nutts · 29-08-2007, 16:46

Might be a good time to think about re-decorating your living room. The only way to achieve a neat install without trunking is by chasing walls...good luck.

You can buy long (up to around 20m - i think) HDMI cables, so you can place you Sat Box + DVD player neatly in a cabinet in the corner...

Nigel Goodwin · 29-08-2007, 16:50

Yes, chase the wall if you want it neat.

If you can?, try and make a cavity where you could pull extra cables through - otherwise make sure you fit every cable you might ever need!. Rather than run a mains lead, actually fit a mains socket in the wall while you're doing!.

You wouldn't believe how many people do this and then find a need for an extra wire!.

29-08-2007, 17:03

Hard work but easy enough to do, you just need basic DIY skills, oh, and patience.

First of all you need to work out where you want to position the display, how high, this will be a personal choice. I have the centre of the screen on our 50" plasma 4' from the floor, this may not be ideal for you but will give you a starting point.

You will require a wall bracket, you have a few choices here, those that fix the display flat to the wall, tilt the display or tilt and swivel. You just have to make sure the bracket is designed to take the weight and the bracket fixings correspond/line up to the holes on the back of the display.

To hide the cable means you will need to chase out the wall. You will of course need to make sure you have all provisions (cables) taken care of for future equipment that you may connect in the future.

If your equipment is situated away from the display (a corner of the room) you will of course need longer cables, these are readily available from most AV stores, if they are abnormal lengths there are places they do custom lengths.

If your not happy doing this yourself, there are home cinema installers that would do the job for you.

Kevin1960 · 29-08-2007, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyW

Hard work but easy enough to do, you just need basic DIY skills, oh, and patience.

First of all you need to work out where you want to position the display, how high, this will be a personal choice. I have the centre of the screen on our 50" plasma 4' from the floor, this may not be ideal for you but will give you a starting point.

You will require a wall bracket, you have a few choices here, those that fix the display flat to the wall, tilt the display or tilt and swivel. You just have to make sure the bracket is designed to take the weight and the bracket fixings correspond/line up to the holes on the back of the display.

To hide the cable means you will need to chase out the wall. You will of course need to make sure you have all provisions (cables) taken care of for future equipment that you may connect in the future.

If your equipment is situated away from the display (a corner of the room) you will of course need longer cables, these are readily available from most AV stores, if they are abnormal lengths there are places they do custom lengths.

If your not happy doing this yourself, there are home cinema installers that would do the job for you.

a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous

For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house.

30-08-2007, 00:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin1960

a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous

For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house.

It's not that big, well not to us, it's only half the size of the screen in the dedicated room.

They don't look that big once they are up on the wall, and you soon get used to the size.

Nearest neighbour is about 1/2 mile way.

roddydogs · 30-08-2007, 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin1960

a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous

For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house.

whats the size of the screen got to do with the volume?

wwwdotcom · 30-08-2007, 08:45

Thanks for the advice guys. My DIY skills arent too bad at all, and I havent got an issue with chasing the wall out, I just want to make sure I get it right first time if thats the route im going to take.

Not sure if this has ever been done, but I did have one thought...

Mounting studs on the wall where the tv is going to go and place maybe a shiny black veneered board (same colour as the tv surround and maybe 1m x 1.5m) onto the studs thus spacing everything off the wall by 2". Then I can create holes for cables and such and mount glass shelves below the TV for the AV equipment. Can also mount a mains socket behind the board then, thus hiding everything.

If I really wanted to be fancy I could also put some low powered colourful neons behind the sides of the board to give the effect of the board floating... but this might be too much.

Tony

Edit: Hanging all the equipment on the board, including the TV... not sure if that was clear in my post.

Kevin1960 · 30-08-2007, 09:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by roddydogs

whats the size of the screen got to do with the volume?

He says he's got a "cinema room"; I was making an assumption that a cinema room would have a lot of sound. I might be wrong of course

Kip Dynamite · 30-08-2007, 12:54

i put mine on the chimney breast wall, drilled a massive hole in behind the tv and ran the wires down the chimney shaft and out through the side of it where the dvd, sky, amp etc are in a cabinet. It makes it dead easy to keep changing wires at the back.

Obviously not advisable if you have an open fire!

Chorlton Fisher · 30-08-2007, 14:20

What's on the other side of the wall?
Could you feed the wires through a hole behind the TV and back into the room through another hole at floor level. This would of course mean trunking on the other side of the wall, (maybe behind a wardrobe/cupboard) but the TV would look good!

29-08-2007, 16:24	#1
wwwdotcom Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 26	Mounting 42" LCD TV on Wall Hi Guys Has anyone got any clues on how to sucessfully mount a 42" LCD TV on to a wall and keep cables and stuff tidy or hidden? What do people do? I would love to be able to not even have trunking running down the wall and have the cables completely hidden, but then what do you do with the satellite receiver and DVD box? I see images like the one at http://www.limegreen.tv/images/flash...sma_static.jpg everywhere, but is it achievable to do this? Where is the AV equipment? The wall I will be mounting the TV on isnt a studded one, so presumably I would have to chase the wall out, but am I making work for myself doing this or is there a better solution? Thanks for the advice in advance.

30-08-2007, 08:45	#8
wwwdotcom Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 26	Thanks for the advice guys. My DIY skills arent too bad at all, and I havent got an issue with chasing the wall out, I just want to make sure I get it right first time if thats the route im going to take. Not sure if this has ever been done, but I did have one thought... Mounting studs on the wall where the tv is going to go and place maybe a shiny black veneered board (same colour as the tv surround and maybe 1m x 1.5m) onto the studs thus spacing everything off the wall by 2". Then I can create holes for cables and such and mount glass shelves below the TV for the AV equipment. Can also mount a mains socket behind the board then, thus hiding everything. If I really wanted to be fancy I could also put some low powered colourful neons behind the sides of the board to give the effect of the board floating... but this might be too much. Tony Edit: Hanging all the equipment on the board, including the TV... not sure if that was clear in my post. Last edited by wwwdotcom : 30-08-2007 at 08:47. Reason: added detail

29-08-2007, 16:46	#2
deez_nutts Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 248	Might be a good time to think about re-decorating your living room. The only way to achieve a neat install without trunking is by chasing walls...good luck. You can buy long (up to around 20m - i think) HDMI cables, so you can place you Sat Box + DVD player neatly in a cabinet in the corner...

29-08-2007, 16:50	#3
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Yes, chase the wall if you want it neat. If you can?, try and make a cavity where you could pull extra cables through - otherwise make sure you fit every cable you might ever need!. Rather than run a mains lead, actually fit a mains socket in the wall while you're doing!. You wouldn't believe how many people do this and then find a need for an extra wire!.

29-08-2007, 17:03	#4
TommyW Posts: n/a	Hard work but easy enough to do, you just need basic DIY skills, oh, and patience. First of all you need to work out where you want to position the display, how high, this will be a personal choice. I have the centre of the screen on our 50" plasma 4' from the floor, this may not be ideal for you but will give you a starting point. You will require a wall bracket, you have a few choices here, those that fix the display flat to the wall, tilt the display or tilt and swivel. You just have to make sure the bracket is designed to take the weight and the bracket fixings correspond/line up to the holes on the back of the display. To hide the cable means you will need to chase out the wall. You will of course need to make sure you have all provisions (cables) taken care of for future equipment that you may connect in the future. If your equipment is situated away from the display (a corner of the room) you will of course need longer cables, these are readily available from most AV stores, if they are abnormal lengths there are places they do custom lengths. If your not happy doing this yourself, there are home cinema installers that would do the job for you.

29-08-2007, 17:11	#5
Kevin1960 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Turnford, ENGLAND Posts: 2,731	Quote: Originally Posted by TommyW Hard work but easy enough to do, you just need basic DIY skills, oh, and patience. First of all you need to work out where you want to position the display, how high, this will be a personal choice. I have the centre of the screen on our 50" plasma 4' from the floor, this may not be ideal for you but will give you a starting point. You will require a wall bracket, you have a few choices here, those that fix the display flat to the wall, tilt the display or tilt and swivel. You just have to make sure the bracket is designed to take the weight and the bracket fixings correspond/line up to the holes on the back of the display. To hide the cable means you will need to chase out the wall. You will of course need to make sure you have all provisions (cables) taken care of for future equipment that you may connect in the future. If your equipment is situated away from the display (a corner of the room) you will of course need longer cables, these are readily available from most AV stores, if they are abnormal lengths there are places they do custom lengths. If your not happy doing this yourself, there are home cinema installers that would do the job for you. a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house.

30-08-2007, 00:16	#6
TommyW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin1960 a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house. It's not that big, well not to us, it's only half the size of the screen in the dedicated room. They don't look that big once they are up on the wall, and you soon get used to the size. Nearest neighbour is about 1/2 mile way.

30-08-2007, 06:59	#7
roddydogs Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,352	Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin1960 a 50 inch plasma? That's outrageous For the sake of your neighbours I hope you live in a detached house. whats the size of the screen got to do with the volume?

30-08-2007, 09:49	#9
Kevin1960 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Turnford, ENGLAND Posts: 2,731	Quote: Originally Posted by roddydogs whats the size of the screen got to do with the volume? He says he's got a "cinema room"; I was making an assumption that a cinema room would have a lot of sound. I might be wrong of course

30-08-2007, 12:54	#10
Kip Dynamite Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bury Posts: 45	i put mine on the chimney breast wall, drilled a massive hole in behind the tv and ran the wires down the chimney shaft and out through the side of it where the dvd, sky, amp etc are in a cabinet. It makes it dead easy to keep changing wires at the back. Obviously not advisable if you have an open fire!

30-08-2007, 14:20	#11
Chorlton Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 3,104	What's on the other side of the wall? Could you feed the wires through a hole behind the TV and back into the room through another hole at floor level. This would of course mean trunking on the other side of the wall, (maybe behind a wardrobe/cupboard) but the TV would look good!

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