| Okay, you’ve bought yourself an all-singing, all dancing home entertainment system, you get it home and start to unpack all the components, and what do you find? Cables, cables, cables. Now, it’s a fact of life that electronic items require cables and connections but the more pieces of equipment you introduce into the mix, the more cables you will need. What does this all add up to? I think you will agree, a big tangled mess!
As part of these home entertainment systems, the television of choice is either LCD or plasma. Displaying these televisions on our walls is incredibly popular, but comes with a headache, which is that once they are wall mounted, where do we run the cables? After all, without careful thought and planning, all we will be left with is an expensive television with unsightly, dangling wires hanging down our walls.
How do we get round this problem? Well there are various solutions. Normally, a groove or hole is cut into the actual wall itself and the cables run through them. In the instance of using the groove, re-plastering over the wires would be necessary but if making holes in plasterboard walls, the whole process is much easier. The other way of routing a cable is by using plastic moldings or boxing to hide the cables. These can then be painted or papered over to match the décor but will still be visible.
Whatever method we choose (excluding the molding), perhaps the ideal way of finishing the project is by using a wall plate. With a choice of connections available, wall plates allow an easy way to hook up all your entertainment gear. The benefit of using a wall plate is that not only can they accept multiple connections but also they are safe, secure and put a welcome end to clutter.
Wall plates are available in various formats, which depending on your technical ability and intended use can be loaded, unloaded, or fully assembled. With the unloaded variation, of course all you receive is the cut out plate (which incidentally is great if you already have the connectors). Loaded comes with all connections needed and the fully assembled wall plate is just that, fully assembled.
Using a wall plate ensures that your finished home entertainment installation has all cables safely hidden and the only visible components are the pieces of equipment and the wall plate. Of course, if you wish, the wall plate can be concealed behind your television thus giving you the flawless, clutter free appearance that is in keeping with the modern look at the moment.
One final thought. Where do you go to purchase a wall plate? Euronetwork has a comprehensive range of solutions to most modern cabling problems. Not only that but they stock a range of wall plates that are suited for multiple applications including home entertainment systems. Find out more at www.euronetwork.co.uk. |
