HT026 – HDMI Cables and HDMI Licensing
Steve Venuti, president of HDMI licensing chats with us about - What is HDMI – How HDMI Licensing works- How HDMI can improve your home theater experience – HDMI Cable Lengths
Episode 026 Resources:
Topics - What is HDMI. How long can a cable be. What is coming up next for HDMI.
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The Studs of Home Theater: How to Mount Your Display
Most home theater owners are looking for the most secure way to mount their flat panel displays. In many cases, depending upon the size of the unit, flat panels are mounted on the wall in the home theater room. As far as the mounting to the wall is concerned, it is imperative to make sure that there is good structural support of studs. There is a range of fasteners that adequately meet the demands of most if not all flat panel display units for wood stud applications.
When mounting to stud applications involving the typical 2 x 4, 16-on-center stud application, the industry standards today ensure quality of studding. Normally, it is not necessary to reinforce the studs. If the mounting hardware has been adequately tested before market, there really is not a need to reinforce the installation unless an end user has a particular concern or they just need peace of mind.
Another issue of importance to home theater owners involves the threat of heat buildup. When the flat panels were first introduced, there was an issue as far as heat buildup is concerned. A lot of the manufacturers recommended minimum wall distance spacing. As the products improve technologically, even with the plasmas, which throw off the most amount of heat, heat buildup has been better controlled. The current problem that is experienced with flat panel displays is no longer heat buildup, but the cabling in the back of the unit when adopting a picture on the wall installation. Companies have recognized that the wall mounts are too thin. The actual fact of the matter is that the coaxial cable that from the back of the standard flat panel set curls around, taking up a substantial 3/4″ to 1″ as far as clearance is concerned. There really is no true, ultra-flush mount, unless an in-wall product is used.
Most readily accessible mounting products are designed for standard wood stud installations. With metal studs, the professional installers often have their own solutions they prefer. Unlike wood studs, where a lag bolt is a lag bolt, with the metal studs, there is a variety of different toggle bolts around. The other difficulty that occurs is the lack of a final industry standard as far as the gauge or grade of metal studs recommended. Some metal studs are stronger than others are. Due to the lack of metal stud standards, many mounting manufacturers recommend that only flat and tilt wall mounts be used on metal studs, and that the articulating mounts not be used because of the strength issues of the metal studs, unless there is proper reinforcing applied.
Before mounting any flat panel display, consult your unit’s mounting recommendations. Before purchasing mounting hardware, investigate the design of your home theater room for the stud materials and mounting possibilities. A little homework goes a long way to avoiding future problems after the set is placed upon its permanent mount.
