Submitted by Puppyismycat t3_ycfxw1 in LifeProTips
Many TV’s have ports on the back, and once you have the TV mounted on a wall, with a fixed mount, adding a new device can be a MAJOR hassle. I learned this the hard way when I tried adding an HDMI cable for my Apple TV box. Not easy to one hand tilt an 80” TV while reaching where you can’t really see, to plug in cable. Don’t be like me. Add extras before mounting.
Thanks. Stupidity was the mother of this thought! What a PITA!
Yeah, I didn’t want anything but fixed mount, because it’s an 80”tv and somehow swinging it around and having that extra stress scared me.
Great idea. It's more difficult to try to plug in cables once the tv is mounted. Don't forget the ethernet cable if your Wi-Fi signal sucks.
If it's installed correctly, you can hang a fully grown man from the fully extended arm and it won't budge
LOL the guy at best buy said almost verbatim what you just said! But I got stuck on “installed correctly “… I’m kind of a wing it guy.
He's probably seen many a TV installer check their work by extending the arm and swinging from it
Properly usually means it's structural, either into brickwork or completely through studs, depending on your home's construction method
While you are at it, label each end of the cable with the port ID or what device is at the other end.
> I’m kind of a wing it guy.
I hope you have the idiot accident insurance on that tv.
Protip, put the tv as close to the wall when you have it at the angle you want, even less stress on the mount.
Also, the TV Itself is pretty at risk when extended from the wall. Its fine that the mounts can hold a gorilla.
Extend the TV out and somebody walks by and accidentally catches the corner of the TV on their coat, or pants pocket and you can easily crack the screen or electronics inside.
1-3ft extention cables are perfect for this. You can plug whatever length cable you need into them when you need it and don't have to worry about hiding a bunch of cable when you don't.
In this scenario the mount is only being extended to provide port access, the TV is not being left extended for viewing
Right ? When I was shopping for mine it was only a few bucks more for the swivel mount.
I didn't even need it for the tv I have now though because the ports are on the side and super accessable
Owning a ladder is also relatively handy...
Nice try big cable
r/tvtoohigh
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I did just put a bunch of cables on eBay 🤣🤣🤣
My plan B was going on Amazon and ordering a HDMI hub. They have some pretty decent options for under a hundred bucks.
Newer televisions have fewer HDMI ports. We got a 55" LG this year that only has 2.
This is the guy I was talking about officer.
It's fucking brilliant. So simple.
No, you just have to pay attention. Mine has 3, this one has 4, this one has 3.
The two linked were both in the first few listed on Best Buy, and filtered to only show one brand (Samsung).
This seems to be catching on. Hopefully it's close to a global standard pretty soon, assuming there isn't some shitty patent for the idea itself
They can support hundreds of lbs
Curl them up in nice coils Velcro and Labeled...(can't stress that enough) behind the TV.
There was a skyscraper window executive that was bragging about the strength of some new window. It can stop a person running at full speed. Well it kinda worked, the window didn't break but popped right out and he fell to his death. So unless you're putting that mount on the wall directly into studs (or added studs behind the drywall) you'd have a sad possibly.
Regardless, it's always a pain in the ass plugging into mounted TVs your idea makes sense. I'd even suggest a couple of female to female HDMI adaptors to easily add Roku or Fire stick and such.
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