Tv on a wall

[townfanjon]

We are moving shortly and fancy a large tv on the wall but no sky / virgin box wires on show.
Is there a way round this , the wall backs on to a office .
Thank you in advance

[mcg_]

Yes.

Do you know if it's a stud wall or solid wall?

[fat80b]

It's a simple enough job and there are several ways to do it - It depends how handy you are.

If it is a solid wall, it can be simpler to just overboard with plasterboard to get a perfect finish. You just need to sort out the skirting and the electrics etc but you have to do all this whichever way you go.

I did one the other week in our living room this way and it took me about an afternoon all in and it's now the best wall in the house.

[townfanjon]

Thanks guys, yes its a stud wall and can put sky box on the other side but have no idea if the remote will work through the wall etc , our current one wont but it is a solid wall

[anonymous-user]

Stud wall, dead easy Check there are no horizontal studs between where the wires go in , and where you want then to appear. Make hole by TV location. Make hole by cable exit location. Pull down a "draw" wire (bell wire is great for this) until you can see it at bottom hole. Pull partly through.

Attach AV wires to draw wire, pull through (ensuring you also pull through a new draw string/wire).

Anything that needs to be on the other side: make another hole. Repeat the same.

IR/remote - get an IR wireless repeater. IR won't go through solids

[townfanjon]

RogerDodger said:

Stud wall, dead easy Check there are no horizontal studs between where the wires go in , and where you want then to appear. Make hole by TV location. Make hole by cable exit location. Pull down a "draw" wire (bell wire is great for this) until you can see it at bottom hole. Pull partly through.

Attach AV wires to draw wire, pull through (ensuring you also pull through a new draw string/wire).

IR/remote - get an IR wireless repeater.

Roger , enlighten me about Ir wireless repeater please , never heard of one lol

[Andeh1]

I have had success with these a few times....


IR Signal Extender IR Remote Emitter Receiver Infrared Repeater System Kit 1 Receiver 1 Emitter with HDMI Port for HDTV DVD https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01A6WBMC6/ref=cm_sw_r...

[anonymous-user]

This kind of thing.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Extender-Repeate...

In my bedroom I have a TV and use a wireless video sender (plugged into the scart port of my you view in the lounge ) - sends the TV signal and the remove control ir. Wireless. SD but plenty good enough for the bedroom.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-All-Wireless-channels...

[townfanjon]

Cheers to all , thank you .

[VEX]

If you have Sky Q, then the remotes are all now BlueTooth, so it may well reach without any need for an extender.

If you need one, I recommend (and use) these on our base installs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet-Infrared-Control-Ext...

V.

[ChrisNic]

VEX said:

If you have Sky Q, then the remotes are all now BlueTooth, so it may well reach without any need for an extender.

If you need one, I recommend (and use) these on our base installs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet-Infrared-Control-Ext...

V.

Sky Q remotes comfortably work through a double skinned external wall so should work fine through a stud wall.

[hornmeister]

I think supplied Sky Q mini remotes are still IR though but you can use the touch BT remotes on them as long as they are paired up.

What I've done is swapped my main touch remote to secondary a mini box that doesn't have line of sight. I might purchase an extra touch remote at some point.

Edited by hornmeister on Thursday 31st January 11:37