How do you manage your cables?

[rhinochopig]

The back of my AV cabinet looks like a rats nest, and badly needs tidying up. What's the best solution you've found? I've run the surround cables under the carpet, but I'm still left with a rats nest of power, interconnect, and sat cables.

[Allanv]

I use these. Got them from a pound shop if I recall correctly.

Then thats hidden by the back of the stand.

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:42

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:43

[bint]

Ditto, that and we've cut down on the number of boxes needed for entertainment - TV, amp, media centre, 5.1 speakers, subwoofer and Wii.

[rhinochopig]

Allanv said:

I use these. Got them from a pound shop if I recall correctly.

Then thats hidden by the back of the stand.

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:42

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:43

Do you not get interference though from running the cables together? If not I'll get some of those.

[Allanv]

rhinochopig said:

Allanv said:

I use these. Got them from a pound shop if I recall correctly.

Then thats hidden by the back of the stand.

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:42

Edited by Allanv on Thursday 25th February 12:43

Do you not get interference though from running the cables together? If not I'll get some of those.

No interference on either the HDTV or the upstairs non HDTV

[10JH]

I use a couple of black zip ties to keep them all together. IMO looks better than those cable wraps.

[Cotty]

Huge Ikea cabinets. TV stand that takes the 32" TV, Sky+ & DVD player. Cabinet above takes the sperates, tape deck , CD & amp. Two side cabinets that take the DVD collection. Can't see a signe wire.

Main problem is the speaker wires as there are 7 speakers dotted about the room. Oh and the extra cable from the Sky+ that goes to the kitchen TV.

[anonymous-user]

pretty much cable tied mine up in loops that are hidden behind the entertainment unit, so cant see them anyways, but tidied them up as i was told to do

[Mr E Driver]

I have 14 cables and I made up some new cables linking them in parallel in groups of 4 into 5 sockets at the back of a power supply. I bought some new plugs and cable at a cost of around £12.

Or use one of these