[ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

[javadayaz]

Just did a quick search and found this
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/lcd-mounts.html

Scrolling down to the "hide the cables" subtitle the picture shows a little
box under the telly. This looks like the best option without having to
plaster anything or break open the wall!

2009/12/8 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>

> On 08/12/2009 13:26, javadayaz wrote:
> > thats cool. So far this looks like the best option for me!
> >
> > So for something totally unrelated, for those of you who have hung
> > your tv's on a wall....how do you hide the wires so that nothing is
> > visible?
>
> Hmmm, embed the cables in the wall and plaster over them?
>
> I've been looking into this as our TV is on an arm (it was a comprimise
> between me and the wife, I wanted it wall mounted, she didn't).  I've
> looked into running cables from every socket on the TV (2 x HDMI, 2 x
> SCART, Component video) and then embedding them in the wall, then having
> them plugged into couplers to connect to the cables for everything that
> needs to be plugged in.  That way they're hidden and still usable.
>
> Or on the other hand you could maybe look at running cables in the walls
> and have faceplates with short cables from the faceplates to the TV.
>
> Maybe something like two of these...
> http://www.revealcable.co.uk/acatalog/info_AA3819.html
>
> That way you can run standard HDMI cables embedded in the wall to
> another location and have faceplates at each end of the cable.  Then
> you'd just need a short HDMI cable from the TV to the faceplate, and
> another from the other faceplate to your devices (PC, Bluray etc).
>
> Of course you've also got the cost of getting a plaster in unless you
> can do plastering yourself (I'm lucky as my dad is a decorator and can
> do it for me :-) ), or other than that, you could look at trunking.
>
> I gather for HDMI cables there are no differences between the cheap
> cables and the more expensive cables, at least up to about 15 metre
> cable runs.  I certainly have a cheap HDMI cable of about 5 metres and
> it does the job, I gather it's a case of because it's digital it'll
> either work or it won't.
>
> On the other hand with analogue connections (standard VGA, component
> video, composite video, analogue audio, SCART) the cable quality can
> make a difference.
>
> If you're just going to connect everything using HDMI (DVD/Bluray
> player, PC, Sky/Freesat HD/Freeview HD box) then you may find a couple
> of cheap cables would do the job.
>
> Rob
>
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Regards

Javad
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