Hanging TV's on wall... Where to put cable box??

[IamDavid]

I always see these great pics flat screens on the walls and nothing else around them. No receivers, no cableboxes/DVR's.. What am I missing? I currently have Uverse so I have to have a box.. Seems odd to have it on the opposite side of the room.

[sdifox]

They are people that just have a tv hanging on the wall. They watch SD cable on it

I call those glamour shot setups. Not liveable spaces, just look cool in a magazine, same with those wide open kitchens.

[Booty]

Most likely have all the gear hidden and are just using IR repeaters (and, of course, running AV cables through the walls).

[IamDavid]

I found ATT offers a RF remote and adapter.. $60!!! WTF?? Doesn't Direct TV add it for free? Looks like the best option I guess..

IR repeaters look interesting although it sounds like most if not all don't work with the Uverse boxes.

[alfa147x]

I helped my parents wire a 90' HDMI cable from a near by closet which housed the Dish HD box

oh and they use a rf remote... clean install

[yuppiejr]

Guessing a combo of fortunate (or planned) room configuration allowing components in a separate space and an IR repeater to make the remote work.

I'm going through one such "glamor-shots" makeover in my AV space - dumping the old fashioned side towers + bridge and TV stand entertainment center and wall mounting my setup including a 50" plasma and JBL LC2 center + L820 mains. Everything else is going in the storage space behind the wall on which I'm mounting the TV and speakers. Only problem I'm trying to figure out is where to park the subwoofer (and it's future twin) plus providing convenient access to the blu-ray player (loading/unloading discs and all). Details..

http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-4043...7090716&sr=8-1

[Modelworks]

RF remotes.
Here is a unique solution to the problem. It turns any IR remote into an RF remote by just installing a special battery in place of the normal battery.
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[weadjust]

Directv remotes are RF capable. Just go into the menu and change the default setting to RF.

[sivart]

Originally Posted by IamDavid

I found ATT offers a RF remote and adapter.. $60!!! WTF?? Doesn't Direct TV add it for free? Looks like the best option I guess..

IR repeaters look interesting although it sounds like most if not all don't work with the Uverse boxes.

I had a friend complain (legitimate) of the bad response of the IR remote and received the $60 RF remote for free. AT&T has good customer service.