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Hi all. I have the paneling taken down in my family room for a separate reason, and thought I would take the opportunity to hide the power and HDMI cables going to the HDTV on the wall.
The cheapest way would be to just snake my existing HDMI cable through and use low-voltage wall plates, but that would require a 3/4" hole, and if the cable ever fails, or technology changes, I'd be stuck. After reading several threads here, it looks like 2 cat6 cables and these wall plates might be the best solution: :
http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-HDMI-CAT5E-Extender-Plate/dp/B003KQ22W0/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1395005038&sr=1-4&keywords=hdmi+over+cat6
Does that make sense? Also, is there any reason I can't run the romex for the power alongside the cat6 cables? I know analog cables can pick up a hum, but I would think digital twisted pairs would be immune from noise. I have to go through 12 2x4's, including around a corner, so it would be nice if I didn't have to do it twice. Any input is appreciated.
The cheapest way would be to just snake my existing HDMI cable through and use low-voltage wall plates, but that would require a 3/4" hole, and if the cable ever fails, or technology changes, I'd be stuck. After reading several threads here, it looks like 2 cat6 cables and these wall plates might be the best solution: :
http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-HDMI-CAT5E-Extender-Plate/dp/B003KQ22W0/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1395005038&sr=1-4&keywords=hdmi+over+cat6
Does that make sense? Also, is there any reason I can't run the romex for the power alongside the cat6 cables? I know analog cables can pick up a hum, but I would think digital twisted pairs would be immune from noise. I have to go through 12 2x4's, including around a corner, so it would be nice if I didn't have to do it twice. Any input is appreciated.