Help on A/V Wiring Location

[florad]

Hello. My basement has been studded and I'm ready to begin running some A/V cables in the wall before the contractor starts running electrical. I've attached a diagram of what I envision the wall plate layout will be on the wall behind where my tv will stand. I know I have a lot of stuff. The perpendicular wall to the right of the wall you see will be where all my wires will be centrally located. When running them, my question is, how should I run the wires? I want to stay as far away from the electrical as possible, so is it better to drill through the studs towards the top of the ceiling and then when I get to the stud where the wall plates will be run the wires down? Do contractors usually run the electrical down closer to the floor? All my wires are CL2 rated, so I'm hoping that feedback won't be a problem even if I have to cross electrical when I'm pulling the wires down. Also, is it ok to stack the plates like I have shown? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Dave Basement Wiring Diagram1.jpg

[Hammie]

I'm really confused as to what you plan on running and where the other ends will be. Are all those going to go to the TV?

Can you explain what each will be used for (in your setup, obviously)?

If you are worried about electrical interference, then keep all your cabling on the opposite side of the stud.

[florad]

Originally Posted by louhamilton

I'm really confused as to what you plan on running and where the other ends will be. Are all those going to go to the TV?

Can you explain what each will be used for (in your setup, obviously)?

If you are worried about electrical interference, then keep all your cabling on the opposite side of the stud.

I will have an A/V closet on the perpendicular wall to the tv. All these lines will be coming from the closet to the tv. I still have some old devices that could use the older technology like component video as well as S-Video and RCA inputs. Ethernet is in case I have something that needs the internet that can't be placed in the A/V closet (game console possibly). It's a little overkill, but I'd rather do too much as opposed to not enough.

As I stated in my original message, I'm just worried about running the lines before the electric is run, and I want to make sure that if I run the lines through the studs towards the top of the ceiling that I won't be too close to where the electrician will most likely run the electric lines. I'm hoping the electrical would be run on the bottom, but I just don't know, which is why I am asking the question.
Thanks

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by florad

I will have an A/V closet on the perpendicular wall to the tv. All these lines will be coming from the closet to the tv. I still have some old devices that could use the older technology like component video as well as S-Video and RCA inputs. Ethernet is in case I have something that needs the internet that can't be placed in the A/V closet (game console possibly). It's a little overkill, but I'd rather do too much as opposed to not enough.

As I stated in my original message, I'm just worried about running the lines before the electric is run, and I want to make sure that if I run the lines through the studs towards the top of the ceiling that I won't be too close to where the electrician will most likely run the electric lines. I'm hoping the electrical would be run on the bottom, but I just don't know, which is why I am asking the question.
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It may be easier to have a receiver convert all these to a single HDMI cable or HDMI and component cables.

As far as electricity is concerned, wiring is usually run at about 24 inches from the floor.

[Lucy Diamond]

Yeah man...one cable. Try to minimize the runs, because as you have it now, you will have:

A cable coming from a componant

To a plate

With a cable running

To a plate

And a cable running to the output source.

This will be awesome for you...WHEN YOU SET IT UP.

Then time will go by...dust will settle and you will most definitely need to change a piece of gear and SOMETHING will go wrong.

Also...too many junctions may adversely effect signal flow.

it is up to you, but try to consider running everything to your receiver and then minimizing the runs.

Either way, good luck and enjoy in good healty.

[florad]

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately I have an older flagship Onkyo receiver. Even though it is good and has the 7.1 analog inputs for passing through the new Dolby and DTS surround sound, it has NO hdmi inputs or outputs on it. So I'm basically hosed there, and I don't have the money to buy a new receiver that can do it. So in the meantime, I'm left with this. Yes I understand it is a bit on the overkill side of things, but I'll take that chance.

Thank you all for the information. I'll plan on running the wires through the top of the studs and run them down to where they need to be.

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by florad

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately I have an older flagship Onkyo receiver. Even though it is good and has the 7.1 analog inputs for passing through the new Dolby and DTS surround sound, it has NO hdmi inputs or outputs on it. So I'm basically hosed there, and I don't have the money to buy a new receiver that can do it. So in the meantime, I'm left with this. Yes I understand it is a bit on the overkill side of things, but I'll take that chance.

Thank you all for the information. I'll plan on running the wires through the top of the studs and run them down to where they need to be.

What does it upconvert to? Component or S-Video? It would still only require you up run a couple cable runs.

- 4x1 HDMI switch could be added.
- Everything else run to your receiver and then upconverted to whatever it can handle and then run across an additional cable to the TV.

[anntong]

wow,thanks for sharing!

[DiverSpear]

AS long as your low voltage wiring (LV) is at least 12 inches from the power you will be fine. Your LV cables can run perpendicular to power but not parallel within 12". This will maintain signal integrity on the LV cables. When I run data cable this way they still maintain their certification for speed and throughput.