Rat’s nest of cables behind the TV - solutions?

[Barchettaman]

Morning,

We have a fairly awful scrawl of cables visible between the wall-mounted TV and the various set-top boxes and ariels underneath it.

Can any if you recommend a solution for tidying it up?

Many thanks in advance!

[Penelope Stopit]

ebay search - Spiral Cable Organiser

[SS2.]

A methodical approach, spiral wrap, cables of the correct length or, if they're a lot longer than necessary, cable ties.

[ZesPak]

Cable ties is a good shout, but recently bought a roll of "velcro", great for organizing cables and allows for easier adjustment as opposed to cable ties.

Edit:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ugreen-Nylon-Cable...

Edited by ZesPak on Thursday 21st February 09:04

[rdjohn]

I am currently going through similar thought process. I think this looks sort of OK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Line-Decorative-Managem...

[SS2.]

Barchettaman said:

We have a fairly awful scrawl of cables visible between the wall-mounted TV and the various set-top boxes and ariels underneath it.

Can any if you recommend a solution for tidying it up?

Are you referring to cables on show between the [wall mounted] TV and STBs, rather than the spaghetti which can form behind the back of the cabinet ?

If so, then I must admit that's one of my pet hates - me, I'd have to bury the cables in the wall. That's easy if it's a stud wall, less convenient (but still achievable) if it's a solid one.

There are plenty of AV wall plates available for standard embedded pattress boxes which, once the cables have been concealed, make it easy to connect HDMI, aerial and other cables such that nothing is on show between the cabinet and the TV.

[pills]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Line-Extension-Electric...

These boxes are quite useful for the base as well.

[chris285]

HDMI switch or receiver, single HDMI cable to tv then and put it in a better location

[keith333]

I love Piston heads!!! I have exactly the same rats nest of cables behind my TV. I think those rolls of velcro look ideal. Thank you :-)

[greysquirrel]

If it is a cavity wall and painted, drill 2 holes and thread them through. You might even get away with it on wallpaper if you can hide the holes.

[captain_cynic]

This stuff.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spiral-Cable-Wrap-6-60-bl...

[SS2.]

greysquirrel said:

If it is a cavity wall and painted, drill 2 holes and thread them through.

That's very lazy .

At the very least fit some pattress boxes and use a pair of these:

[ZesPak]

That looks like a '90s picture where the HDMI is an anachronism .

[alorotom]

rdjohn said:

I am currently going through similar thought process. I think this looks sort of OK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Line-Decorative-Managem...

Also available in B&Q and a few other outlets. I did some work for the guy that is behind the product line and company and he is very entrepreneurial and great at the ideas however the application domestically of DLine more often than not results in a messy install and only the largest tubes will take 3+ cables

[LordLoveLength]

Firstly get cables of the correct length. kenable.co.uk or boxed2.co.uk have a good range.
Then get braided sleeving to run it through. Fold the ends of the sleeving back within itself and keep it in place with a cable tie. Will look neat and tidy.

[Chrisbis]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/d-line-large-cable-tidy...



Used these few times.
Very neat.
White or black.

[alorotom]

Chrisbis said:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/d-line-large-cable-tidy...



Used these few times.
Very neat.
White or black.

They look like Rentokil vermin trapper boxes lol

[Stan the Bat]

pills said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Line-Extension-Electric...

These boxes are quite useful for the base as well.

Yes, I have one of these in white, even OH doesn't mind it.

[Barchettaman]

OP here - many thanks all for the advice.

In the end I went quick & dirty with the cable ties, and it looks marginally less st, and Mrs B is appeased. Happy days.