Folks That Wall Mount TVs

[olds]

We might be moving into a place that has a big, brick fireplace. The wife wants to mount the 50" plasma TV over it. I doubt we'd use the fire place much if at all.
How did you hide the cables to the TV?
Which mount did you use?

 

[Modelworks]

I'm not sure what a tv that size will require for mounting. The smaller ones use vesa brackets that are standardized across the models.
These work well for hiding wiring if you don't want to put it in wall.
http://cableorganizer.com/cable-raceway/

 

[Rio Rebel]

I used this mount from Monoprice. Monoprice is clearly the best price/value I've seen for mounts.

I should warn you - any mount you use with a 50" plasma will likely sag a little, so you may be better off with more of a flush mount than an extendable one. I mounted my 50" plasma on this mount, but I leave it pushed against the wall. It sags when extended, but not horribly so and I don't leave it extended anyway. I wanted a mount that would let me conveniently pull the tv out to get to the back and change cables around, without taking the tv off the wall.

The answer to your question about cables is that I ran mine through the wall, using a fiberglass rod to push through the insulation. I got the rods (three 5' lengths that can screw together if necessary) from Home Depot, I think. They were pricey ($45) but I use them more than once.

Once concern about wires through the walls is the power cable. It is a shame to run wires through the walls but then have an exposed power cable. But it is usually against code, I believe, and something of a fire risk to run a power cable through the wall. Just something to consider.

 

[bruceb]

We installed a Sony 50 inch plasma in the home and used the Sony mount. We did, however, make certain it was bolted into the wall studs.
And in our case, cables went inside the wall for the 5 feet or so from the panel to where the system boxes are, on a small custom, granite top
floor base. We used 6 x 6 inch glass blocks, all glued together with the granite on top.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
I used this mount from Monoprice. Monoprice is clearly the best price/value I've seen for mounts.

I should warn you - any mount you use with a 50" plasma will likely sag a little, so you may be better off with more of a flush mount than an extendable one. I mounted my 50" plasma on this mount, but I leave it pushed against the wall. It sags when extended, but not horribly so and I don't leave it extended anyway. I wanted a mount that would let me conveniently pull the tv out to get to the back and change cables around, without taking the tv off the wall.

The answer to your question about cables is that I ran mine through the wall, using a fiberglass rod to push through the insulation. I got the rods (three 5' lengths that can screw together if necessary) from Home Depot, I think. They were pricey ($45) but I use them more than once.

Once concern about wires through the walls is the power cable. It is a shame to run wires through the walls but then have an exposed power cable. But it is usually against code, I believe, and something of a fire risk to run a power cable through the wall. Just something to consider.

Why not put an outlet up high on the wall? It'd be pretty easy, especially if there's another outlet close buy you could tie into.

Alternatively, you can put a smurf pipe in the wall, which IIRC, is coded to carry power lines.

 

[olds]

Thanks for the input.
I probably can't install an outlet but could run the other wires in the wall. The house is a rental so I can't do too much altering.

 

[Electric Amish]

Haven't hid them yet, but am looking at this:

Wall mount shelf w/ cable management