@Dashrender said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@DustinB3403 said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@DustinB3403 said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@wirestyle22 said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@Dashrender @Pete-S I've considered all of this. The reason I want an electrician to move the power outlet/ethernet is because it's an external wall and if I need to replace cables here and there (replacing the roku, tv, or other) I am worried I will rip up my insulation and a true conduit isn't to code in NJ. If I have him move the ethernet and power then there is no problem.

Nah that wouldn't be a real issue, just use a fish to feed the cable down, clean and simple.

@Pete-S said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@wirestyle22 said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@Dashrender @Pete-S I've considered all of this. The reason I want an electrician to move the power outlet/ethernet is because it's an external wall and if I need to replace cables here and there (replacing the roku, tv, or other) I am worried I will rip up my insulation and a true conduit isn't to code in NJ. If I have him move the ethernet and power then there is no problem.

I wouldn't do it. If you want something else on that wall down the line, the outlets will be in the way.

Have some nice cable management installed instead. You can have it painted as well.

That's ugly as all sin, and removing the cable after the fact and doing a drywall patch is stupidly simpl

With the cable molding option as well you'll need longer than the cables that are provided with the TV in almost every case.

Not a huge issue, just a headache. A drywall saw is ~$4 plus the power cable for maybe $15 for 25 feet.

I'm with Wire - it's definitely not a clean... I just installed a new power plug myself behind my TV... though not an outside wall, not that that should be that big of a deal...

The one thing I can say is I think this may actually be a blessing in disguise. After measuring I realized that it was very likely they would've put the outlet exactly where I wanted to mount the TV. It covers a reasonably big area directly in the center of the wall. I have an electrician coming to give me an estimate for my islands pendant light power and I'm going to ask him about it.

This is the one I think we are going with if anyone's interested: https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/mercer41-chingford-5-light-kitchen-island-linear-pendant-w001859257.html

@coliver said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@Dashrender said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@coliver said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@DustinB3403 said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@Dashrender said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

I'm with Wire - it's definitely not a clean... I just installed a new power plug myself behind my TV... though not an outside wall, not that that should be that big of a deal...

Yeah, unless these walls are filled to the edge with spray foam, feeding a few power cables down isn't going to be an issue. With fiberglass you'd just push through the insulation in those specific paths and it still wouldn't be that big of a loss.

Yeah, It's a new building so I hope there is spray foam. But even then it might not be that difficult. Might just need a wire probe.

No one around here does spray foam by default.

It should be. But yeah I don't think it's the default where @wirestyle22 is either.

Yeah it's not spray foam, but it is a 5 star energy rated home. We hit our spending limit due to all of the other upgrades so it wouldn't have been possible anyway.

@travisdh1 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Has anyone played around with the Unifi Door Access stuff?

I haven't, but I've seen reviews. They can only be controlled with a dream machine, so that limitation makes them not so useful (unless you happen to already have a dream machine on site, and then I'd still question business decision making.)

Yeah I've watched reviews too. The lack of reporting is a big deal for me and needing a dream machine is pretty crappy.

@krzykat said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

@JasGot I like mine higher, but then use a Pan Tilt swivel on my 70" ... this way when in the couch, it is pointing "Down" towards you. Also nice with the pan / swivel ... you can be in the kitchen, and just swing it that direction, or whichever way works best.

The TV I replaced with this new one I am putting in our bedroom with a pan tilt. I also like that

Has anyone played around with the Unifi Door Access stuff?

@Carnival-Boy said in Amazon Prime Day - Oct 2020:

I don't like wall-mounting TVs at all. Don't you find them too high? Aren't you having to crane your neck upwards? When I'm lying on the sofa I like the telly to be at eye level, so just stand it on a TV cabinet.

It's not uncomfortable for me or Laura, but I can see why someone would feel that way. I think when you walk into a room it looks weird when there is a line of things on the bottom half of the wall and nothing on the top half. In the pics above I measure it out to be perfectly center in regards to the two windows. I'm very particular about aesthetics.

I'll think about it but I hate the way it looks. Can't imagine ever not having a TV there

@Dashrender @Pete-S I've considered all of this. The reason I want an electrician to move the power outlet/ethernet is because it's an external wall and if I need to replace cables here and there (replacing the roku, tv, or other) I am worried I will rip up my insulation and a true conduit isn't to code in NJ. If I have him move the ethernet and power then there is no problem.

Idk if you guys remember me complaining about Laura not wanting to move the power outlet into the center of the wall (when we were building our house), but after weeks of discussion I just gave up. I knew eventually that she would realize how wrong she was.

What we could've had:

What we have:

I put in a call to our electrician to get an estimate, but it's easily going to cost us 3-4x the amount we would've spent during the build. At least Laura will learn to listen to me next time (she won't)

I get my RTX 3090 (Founders Edition) on Tuesday