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Good source for wiring faceplates/connectors?

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10/24/09 at 12:45pm
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I'm trying to wire some faceplates and connectors inside the walls from my father's LCD to his audio cabinet, very basic, he is not a HT nut but likes a clean installation. Right now we just have an HDMI cable and composite cables from his Dish DVR to the TV along the wall, we would like to hook up an HDMI, S-video/Audio, and another basic composite cable through the walls.   And just wondering if any of you have a good source on the internet to buy basic jacks and faceplates?  Would Best Buy carry this stuff because the Lowes and HD sell HDMI kits but not much of anything else...

Jay

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10/24/09 at 2:45pm
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Check here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10425
See "WallPlates", next to the bulk wire, on this page: http://www.parts-express.com/home-audio-video.cfm
These are a couple of good places, for everything you'd need. Especially Monoprice..............
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10/25/09 at 10:33am
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I'm not sure there's a whole lot of value in wiring for S-Video.  Not only are connectors hard to find and notoriously difficult to properly install, but with most low and middle-end A/V receivers doing the analog to digital conversion, you shouldn't need anything other than a single HDMI running to your TV.

Just a thought.

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10/25/09 at 6:52pm
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Monoprice, PartsExpress and Firefold are all good options.
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10/26/09 at 6:01pm
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Well, I'm actually wiring it for his current line of sources, he's got a DVD player that (software) upconverts to HD (1080i) via the HDMI cable, but he's also got an old VCR with basic composite and his Dish DVR (which he never uses!!!) has an s-video output and basic composite output. It is NOT an HD DVR as my father still uses SD on his LCD (ughh.. but it's his TV)...  

Maybe I should wire two HDMI ports, 1 s-video, 1 composite... 

I convinced him to at least connect his LCD via composite cables rather than the F-connector RG-6 mono input... Egad!

 

jay

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