I’m on the end stages of setting up a media room and I can’t get the cables looking good does anyone have any genius ideas for this?
Here’s my idea: manage the cables.
You don’t need ideas, you just need to start.
Agreed… Jesus Christ man, get some Velcro and tidy that shit up
Just that simple step would do wonders
Entertainment stand/cabinet thing under the TV.
You could be artsy about it and attach the cables to the wall in straight runs with 90s, but the execution of that is harder.
Looks fine to me.
It looks better in dim light.
See! Just keep the lights off.
Some of the cables need to be longer to not have that effect where they’re being pulled against their own weight.
Then, lean into it: https://www.instructables.com/Maximum-Wire-Management/
Wire ties. Literally just zip ties. Keeps them easy to get to but looks cool as fuck if you bundle them like a wiring harness.
Zip ties are terrible for wire management, use velcro; it’s reusable, soft and doesn’t damage wires or skin, and can be cut to various lengths when purchased in a roll.
Nothing more rage inducing than someone who went ham with zipties in a rack.
Velcro, always.
Plus they make reusable zip ties now.
Not sure if it’s an option for you but, make a cabinet hidey-hole thing on the other side of the wall, run cables through wall and plug in somewhere over there, profit. That is, hide the mess somewhere else.
You could look into getting some cable channels as a pretty cheap and easy solution. They’re just plastic half-tubes that you can bundle the cables into and stick to the wall, so you could just have one pipe that runs up the wall to the back of the TV. You can paint them to match the wall and hide it a bit, too.
I can’t get the cables looking good
It’s because you plan and do cables in the early stages, not in the end stage, if you ever want it to look good.
The only thing I can think of now:
Powerful golden spray paint on all cables. Make it shine, make it look like it was all intended like this.
I would say at this point any type of management would be good lol
Move the pc next to the shelf.
Move the sub under the tv.
Get surface mount cable runs and go down from the tv to the floor, over to the shelf, and up along the side of the shelf.
Longer cables so you can wrap the slack and hide it?
Aye, it’s a fucking shit show alright. Hide the cables behind some low wooden shelves under the TV and put all the devices on those shelves (drill holes in the back of the shelves for the cables to go through). Otherwise stick that big black hairy god-awful pimp carpet over the whole lot of it and velcro it to the wall. Also, you need to get a good plasterer. That back wall is a fucking disgrace.
Do you have attic access over that wall? A really long HDMI/RCA could go from behind the TV into the wall, up to attic, skip a few studs, then down to a brush faceplate behind the consoles
Lots of good ideas here. This is my take:
Get a bunch of Velcro cable ties. Start grouping things together. As you go, you’re going to get better placement ideas. Once everything is organized, you can decide the next step. Personally, I would look at having the PC in the bookshelf, and look for a way to put the cables in the wall.
If you do that, I’d suggest having 2 cable runs with a string looping through so that when you change things up you can easily pull a new cable.
I tried this with velcro ties. Looked good for a while. Then I had to replace one and add another cable. It was a royal pain unwrapping everything and rewrapping it.
Haven’t used them, but look interesting:
Honestly I hate those things. It’s fine if you’re not going to add or remove anything, but velcro is easier than those. Plus the cheaper ones don’t round off the edges and can crease the cable insulation.
