HDMI/Component/VGA wallplates?

Depending on how many connections you need, these can be relatively affordable or insanely expensive to have someone do (I got some quotes that ran upwards of $600). If all you want is 1 (or 2) HDMIs, 1 component, and 1 VGA, I would get a regular old 3-gang backless box, a regular old 3-gang decora-style wall plate and the HDMI Decora insert, the VGA Decora insert, and the Component Decora insert from Monoprice and "make your own". That's certainly the cheapest and easiest way to do it. IOW, I'd piece together something like this (note that this is just an example; I don't have any experience with these vendors other than Monoprice -- whom I wholeheartedly endorse):

Box: http://www.hometech.com/techwire/wallboxlv.html#ER-MP1P (MP34P)

Plate: http://cache.smarthome.com/8573w.html

HDMI Insert: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

VGA Insert: http://www.cablestogo.com/product.as...2713&sku=37052

Component Insert: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=



I personally wanted my wallplate to "replicate" my TV inputs behind my A/V cabinet AND be the terminus for all of my speaker runs AND contain my source cables (cables from the dish, the OTA antenna, the phone system, etc.). So, I ended up getting this and piecing together my own (like described above only on a somewhat larger and more customized scale):

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshow...TOKEN=99764325

That wasn't cheap, though. All told, the plate with all of the inserts ended up costing me a little less than $200 in parts alone. You can check the "Parts List" here to see what I used: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=902002

Anyway, I would check Monoprice and see if they have what you need. If you need a greater degree of customization, I would also check Ram Electronics and Parts Express. Between those 3 vendors you should be able to piece together pretty much anything you can dream up.

Good luck!

--Mav

P.S. FWIW, many people dislike the concept of a wall plate because it interrupts the cable run. That is, it's better to have one, uninterrupted cable between your source and your TV than it is to have a cable from the source to the wall plate, wall plate, cable in the wall, wall plate, cable from wall plate to TV. I'm not 100% sure of whether or not that's true, but it makes sense to me. I, personally, "compromised". I have my a wall plate behind my A/V rack, but don't have one behind my TV (cables come through a 3-gang recessed pass thru style plate). To each his own, though.

DVIGear.com can make custom wall plates. They can probably fit a HDMI connector, 3 RCA connectors (for the component video), and a VGA connector on one wall plate. My guess is that it would cost somewhere between $100 and $150 (they sell a stock HDMI / component / S-video wall plate for $80, and quoted me a custom RCA audio / digital coax / Toslink / RJ-45 Ethernet for a little over $100 back in March).

This is true. There are several custom wall plate manufacturers. It's a sort of pick your poison thing, though; I discovered that having it custom made was cost prohibitive for as extensive of a plate as I was looking for (i.e. $600+). For example, Dennis is probably right that it would cost you between $100 and $150 to have it made. Whereas, piecing together from what is posted above would run about $40.

Supercell Audio will custome make you what you want and the prices are good as well you do not have 3,4 or 5 plates to get what you want. I have pics of mine posted here. You will have to request the proper spacing to add the vga yourself they do not work with vga for some reason, I did my own it was easy. Had to add that I got mine all 4 for around $200 shipped if I remember correctly

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=889669

Later
Phil

I'm using the Sanus VMDD26, but I have a 140 lb. plasma that I need quite a bit of range of motion for. Depending on what you want to spend on a mount and what you need it to do, I think the general consensus is that Sanus, Omnipoint, and Chief are the "good" manufacturers. Most of their tilting or articulating mounts should have adequate room. The "flat" mounts are specifically designed to be as shallow as humanly possible, so those may be an issue. In the end, it all comes down to positioning of the box.

Good luck!

--Mav

I don't think anything about it. I'm just relaying what I've gathered from researching the subject on this site. I haven't heard much about Peerless; although I'm not sure why since it's certainly one of the more well-known brands. The 3 brands I mentioned are the 3 I heard recommended -- in the "oversized" articulating category where a bulletproof mount REALLY matters; putting a 140 lb. TV on a 60 lb. mount and then pulling it 2 feet away from a wall and turning it creates a physics problem that you need to be certain the mount can handle b/c if it can't and all of that comes crashing to the ground, you have an expensive and potentially very dangerous situation on your hands. For a 50 lb. LCD, I would think that a good, solid mount is still important, but not quite as critical.

--Mav

This is what I am looking for! Can one of the owners tell me if you get a loss in picture quality over the analog YUV Panel? HDMI should not be a problem I suppose?

Regards

*edit: two extra connections should not do any harm to the picture? I only know that for audio you should use a direct connection between ie the CD-Player and the Receiver.