Fishing HDMI cable behind narrow dot & dab wall

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Looking for the first step of our install today as we've just put in the power sockets for our wall mounted TV.

Only problem is the gap behind the plaster board is very thin-too thin for any hdmi cable I have lying around! The problem isn't so much the cable, more the connectors at each end-does anyone know of a 10m cable that has really thin connectors at each end?

I measure the gap behind plasterboard and brick at about 12mm

[PAULJ5555]

Can you not chase into the plaster board with a sharp blade and make a channel for just the wire. Filler and sand back. Done it myself but over about 2ft.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Large runs unfortunately, it's possible of course but fishing would be less disruption.

[Mr Pointy]

CPC do a number of different types, some of which are pretty small (Thinwire). With luck this link will be for 10m HDMI cables for you to have a browse:

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/S...

The Cable Power ones look small as well.

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg04082/flat-su...
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg04076/round-s...
http://cpc.farnell.com/cable-power/cpal011-10m/4k-...
http://cpc.farnell.com/cable-power/thinwire-10m/hi...

Edited by Mr Pointy on Wednesday 2nd September 13:21

[Emeye]

I believe you can get converter boxes that allow you to run HDMI over cat5 network cable - you'd need one at each end - I have never used them so not sure how reliable they are - I also think you need 2 runs of cat5 per HDMI cable.. Last time I considered them there were loads on amazon.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Emeye said:

I believe you can get converter boxes that allow you to run HDMI over cat5 network cable - you'd need one at each end - I have never used them so not sure how reliable they are - I also think you need 2 runs of cat5 per HDMI cable.. Last time I considered them there were loads on amazon.

Only problem is the cat5 cable ends look chunkier than the hdmi cable

[Emeye]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Emeye said:

I believe you can get converter boxes that allow you to run HDMI over cat5 network cable - you'd need one at each end - I have never used them so not sure how reliable they are - I also think you need 2 runs of cat5 per HDMI cable.. Last time I considered them there were loads on amazon.

Only problem is the cat5 cable ends look chunkier than the hdmi cable

The point is you don't run cat5 with the ends on - you can crimp them on quite easily after you have run the cable. You can buy the cable in reels and the end separately.

[PAULJ5555]

Emeye said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Emeye said:

I believe you can get converter boxes that allow you to run HDMI over cat5 network cable - you'd need one at each end - I have never used them so not sure how reliable they are - I also think you need 2 runs of cat5 per HDMI cable.. Last time I considered them there were loads on amazon.

Only problem is the cat5 cable ends look chunkier than the hdmi cable

The point is you don't run cat5 with the ends on - you can crimp them on quite easily after you have run the cable. You can buy the cable in reels and the end separately.

Yep done it myself, bought the cat5 crimpers and tester on ebay £10 and loads of videos on youtube of how to do it.

[Foliage]

If your using cat5 cant you just use them power adapters?

You could run Mini/Micro HDMI cables (smaller size head) then put an adapter on it. You might have trouble finding the cables that are long enough and the right adapters


ETA -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Invero%C2%AE-MICRO-Connect...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Hdmi-Female-HDMI-Ada...

Found them hehe