What will I need?

T-Bone
T-Bone Posts: 24
edited April 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
:o New construction house, will have a 42" Plasma over fireplace and need to know, what will I need behind the TV besides an electrical outlet???
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2006
    you might want to consider a cable outlet, but you probably won't need that now in the day of digital boxes...

    at least make sure you have enough room to run all your wires from the various sources back there...
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  • bpadget
    bpadget Posts: 65
    edited April 2006
    You might want to put in a big outlet box with conduit running to where ever you're going to put the receiver or AV rack.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited April 2006
    At the very least I'd run a 1" conduit to a double gang box from where you plan to put your AV rack to where you plan to hang the TV

    Edit: Steve is right. Pick a place for the AV rack and put in a pad. Or at least a couple of boxes...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2006
    Definitely have a "pad" with all of your audio/video connections run to where the system will be, you'll be glad you did.
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  • iworkfortweeter
    iworkfortweeter Posts: 53
    edited April 2006
    nothing more than an outlet. make sure to have it installed.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2006
    iworkfortweeter wrote:
    nothing more than an outlet. make sure to have it installed.
    Wrong again.
    You really need to re-evaluate your career choice.
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  • 1BigNovice
    1BigNovice Posts: 9
    edited April 2006
    Don't forget some construction in the right place for mounting the plasma
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    edited April 2006
    1BigNovice wrote:
    Don't forget some construction in the right place for mounting the plasma
    ???:confused:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    Definitely have a "pad" with all of your audio/video connections run to where the system will be, you'll be glad you did.


    +1, better to have it and not need/use it than to,,, (you know the rest of the story) :)
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