How To Wall Mount My Plasma And Hide The Cable

You have got a plasma television and you have got a bracket but have no idea how to hide the cable. Will you need to cut a hole in the wall?
It all depends on where your TV socket and power supply is, now look around your room to find the best place for your plasma TV.

Hide TV cables you can either using conduit or digging out the wall, bury the cables and plaster over and then re-paint or paper.

How To Wall Mount My Plasma And Hide The Cable

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If you need to run cables behind the wall the basic way you do this is to cut the hole behind the TV near where the AV connectors are. You also cut a hole directly below that hole behind your equipment cabinet. Both of these holes should be in a spot that they will be hidden by the TV and equipment cabinet when you are done.

How To Wall Mount My Plasma And Hide The Cable The two holes need to be lined up vertically. You then need to drop the cables from the top hole and fish them out from the bottom hole. It is also a good idea to put junction boxes inside the holes and use a coverplate to make things look better.

The biggest mistake people make is mounting the TV too high on the wall. It should be at a height so that you can look directly at it without looking up too much when you are seated. Above a fireplace is way too high.

Mounting a flat screen on the wall does look nice but just putting it on a TV stand is much easier.
The TV Cord Covers can bring serenity and order to this chaos of cables without requiring you to hide the mess inside your wall.