Having moved into a new house 6yrs ago and it having been constructed
with very little change over 50 yrs ago, the time has come to upgrade
the living room.
My TV is approx 10yrs old and is showing it's age so a new one is
scheduled for Jan or Feb, (SWMBO fancies a wall mounted 50ins) I must
admit I fancy one also.
Modern TVs I understand have a connection named HDMI which I had not
come across before, but they also have a myriad of other connections
some of which I recognise, others I don't .

If the TV gets fixed on the wall I shall need to chase a channel for
many cables perhaps, with separation distances no doubt, so to save
chasing, I'm inclined to make a false chimney breast (floor to ceiling
& approx 12 ins wider than the TV) using vertical 3x2 ins square
battens covered with plasterboard except for a region behind the TV
where the cables will terminate.

It would be useful to have a TV bracket which would allow the TV to
hinge on one side to allow easy access to the rear, does such a thing exist?

I used to have a very good Hi-Fi system in the previous house and it's
been in dry storage for 6yrs, It's now time to dig it out check and
reinstall it. After looking at this NG and mags Hi-Fi News etc I realize
that I am hopelessly out of touch with modern AV systems, I don't
understand most of the jargon.

I noted in a previous thread that Dave Plowman said you can take the
audio (stereo) signal off the back of the TV via Phono sockets (avoiding
delays) which sounded promising for connecting to my Amp. Are these
available on all modern TVs?

I like my Amplifier/Speakers combination, (Linsley Hood 80 Watt / B&W
DM330) I had excellent performance (maybe slightly bass heavy) out of
them in my previous house and despite advice from a computer literate
acquaintance I want retain them. The conversation went something like
this " He said,- Every thing's gone digital now, get rid of your amp and
get a digital one, but my speakers are analogue I said. Get digital ones
he said. But my ears are analogue I said!!!!!!!! :-\
All very confusing.

My excellent CD player, a Phillips went missing in moving house, I have
a cheap sony Video player which also plays my CD collection but only
through the existing TV speakers so cannot judge it's CD performance.

Should I invest in a blue ray for the latest HD Videos and will it also
play ordinary videos and most importantly play my CD collection without
degradation of audio quality?
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CONNECTIONS
Input to TV.

Mains.-
Blue Ray -
Sky receiver-
Second Sat Receiver-
Can the last three be daisy chained or would they best be separated ?

Any others needed?
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Output connections from TV

Audio phono stereo L&R

Any others needed ?


Things may change as I haven't tested my Amp and Speakers yet. :-(

Don