Semi-Permanent way of hiding cables?

[ipodlova]

Later this week my dad and i are going to Best buy to buy a 50" widescreen tv, and a 5.1 sourround sound system, for only $3000 (its packaged as a bundle)!! we were looking for something fairly cheap (more on that later), and not too worried about the quality.

we dont mind the (possibly) low quailty of a good bargain, because in aout 6-7 years, when i (hopefully) move out, they are too. soooooooo we are lookin for a way to hide the wires, mainly the ones from the front left and right sepakers, the subwoofer, and the connection from the a/v reciever to the tv, and keep it semi-permanent.

by semi-permanent i mean not wiring through the walls, but then not having the wires out in the open.

any suggestions?

EDIT: after reading a bit more on the site and running some stuff through my dad, we decided were probabaly going to put the a/v receiver and the dvd player etc... at the back of the room.

 

[BMXTRIX]

1. Hopefully you spend some time asking on this site before making a purchase at Best Buy so you can get some quality information and possible comparable alternatives to your purchase. (sorry for off-topic)

I would either try to hide the wires in the wall, which for 7 years is a VERY long time in a home! The work is tough, but speaker wire is really inexpensive. Maybe 100 bucks or so and all the wires for your room are covered, and then some.

Otherwise, if you go to Home Depot, or other online places, they have white tracks that you can put on the wall that can be painted the same color as the wall and contain the wires. Not nearly as pretty, but better than nothing.

You typically would come out of the receiver then down to the floor and track along the baseboard to the speakers, then straight up the wall. I did that, then where it tracked up the wall, I just ran the wire up inside that ONE wall location. About 2 inches of wire came out of the carpet, then into the wall at the bottom, then out of the wall at the top where the speaker was hanging. Very clean and much easier than a full in-wall setup.

When I moved, I left all the old wiring in place so the new owners could more easily set up a 5.1 system.

 

[ipodlova]

i appreciate your helpfulness about the tv, but no i didnt look on the forum( ), because my friend has the same one (bought it a couple days ago, from the same bundle), and it looked fairly nice. the only difference is were using hdtv, and they weren't so were not quite sure how that will look.

i guess in wall wouldnt be THAT bad. were probably hire a professional to do though, as neither me or my dad have any clue where to start.

 

[Tsunamii]

Ipodlova, If you have not bought yet, take your time!!!! You may find a much better deail with a little reasearch. Even if you move out it would be nice to leave your Dad with a decent setup.
Snaking the cables (make sure they are inwall rated) through the wall is not a big deal. You can get the wire snake at homedepot or lowes or your loal Hardware place for pretty cheap. Even if you just drop the cables from the speakers on the wall to the trim on the floor and hid it in the trim it will look good.
But please, please, please take a look through the sight and try to make a well infromed choice rather then what your friend has. It may turn out that what he as is the best deal but its worth checking it out.

 

[jaxvon]

I agree. I'm sure the TV is sexy, but there is a lot of garbage at Best Buy, and a lot of it is severely overprice. If you want, post the system or a link to it at BB's website. We might be able to help you find something better for less.

 

[ipodlova]

i cant find the package online, but here are the products seperatley:

The TV

The Speakers

and before anyone asks, YES, I AM AWARE THE SPEAKERS DO NOT COME WITH THE WIRES!