I got no input in the owner's thread -so I thought I would repost here. I took the plunge and purchased the UN46B8500 yesterday from Amazon for my master bedroom/bathroom remodel. I also bought the Yamaha YSP 4100 sound projector, the SPM-K130 mounting bracket for it, and also thanks to Kizo in the mount thread here I got the Peerless SP-850 for the Samsung panel.
The new toys won't be here for about a week, and it will be another month till I can hook it all up once the work is all done, but my question for you guys is about what size to make the recess for this hook up and what should I do for cables. Framing is on Monday. With the swivel mount I don't have to worry too much about access to the back of the TV,I think. Below is a simple diagram of the room for perspective.
The power outlet and the HDMI outlet will be inside the recess and then the HDMI cable will go from point A, up and above the doorway and down to near the floor at point B - about 14 ft in total. I'm getting a 3 X 1 HDMI switch that will sit in a small corner unit at point B, and I just plan on putting the DirectTV box (switching from Comcast-arrgh!!) and a PS3 in there. So I am thinking to just run one 22AWG HDMI cable in the wall. Should I add an optical digital cable too? I thought I read somewhere that without that you can't get the TrueHD sound via the HDMI, but now I can't figure out where I read that.
Dimensions (I think) for the recess are 46" x 38":
-------------------------------------------------- Ceiling
16"
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38"
|__________________________|
42"
------------------------------------------------------------- Floor
Should I put the sound bar on top or on bottom (~8.5" high)? Does anyone have this in a bedroom and think there is an ideal height watching it from bed? This seems too high, but as we won't be sitting on a couch it is hard for me to judge. The bottom of my family room Panny (TH-50PH9UK) is only 27" from the floor so I am worried that this is too high, but there is no bed in that room to judge better now.
Any input on the cabling or the recess dimensions is much appreciated!
The new toys won't be here for about a week, and it will be another month till I can hook it all up once the work is all done, but my question for you guys is about what size to make the recess for this hook up and what should I do for cables. Framing is on Monday. With the swivel mount I don't have to worry too much about access to the back of the TV,I think. Below is a simple diagram of the room for perspective.
The power outlet and the HDMI outlet will be inside the recess and then the HDMI cable will go from point A, up and above the doorway and down to near the floor at point B - about 14 ft in total. I'm getting a 3 X 1 HDMI switch that will sit in a small corner unit at point B, and I just plan on putting the DirectTV box (switching from Comcast-arrgh!!) and a PS3 in there. So I am thinking to just run one 22AWG HDMI cable in the wall. Should I add an optical digital cable too? I thought I read somewhere that without that you can't get the TrueHD sound via the HDMI, but now I can't figure out where I read that.
Dimensions (I think) for the recess are 46" x 38":
-------------------------------------------------- Ceiling
16"
__________________________
|
38"
|__________________________|
42"
------------------------------------------------------------- Floor
Should I put the sound bar on top or on bottom (~8.5" high)? Does anyone have this in a bedroom and think there is an ideal height watching it from bed? This seems too high, but as we won't be sitting on a couch it is hard for me to judge. The bottom of my family room Panny (TH-50PH9UK) is only 27" from the floor so I am worried that this is too high, but there is no bed in that room to judge better now.
Any input on the cabling or the recess dimensions is much appreciated!
