Connect Computer to TV/Receiver through wall.

[doug_7506]

Purpose:
My office and living room are separated by a wall. My computer (office) is against the wall and my tv (living room) is directly on the other side. comp || wall || TV. I want to hook up my Computer to my tv by running a HDMI cable through the wall. In the living room I plan to use a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard to control the computer for web usage and Bluetooth PS3 remote for gaming.

Hardware:
TV Setup:
DirectTV DVR box connected to Samsung P64D7000 (64" plasma) for picture and audio receiver for sound (Not A/V receiver).
Office Setup:
Custom built rig in sig. Video card is Asus 7970 (1 dvi-d 1 dvi-s and 4 display port)

Connection so far.

Use two of these HDMI wall plates + two low voltage mounting plates. Going to connect the two HDMI wall plates with a 1.5ft HDMI cable.

For a keyboard I was thinking of a Logitech mediaboard.

I've never done a setup like this. Would love to get some feedback on how to make this work.

Also, I need to see how Im going to get my audio from my computer to my tv. I have an optical out on my tv and a extra optical in on my receiver. Can you do audio over dvi/displayport?

OR

Use plates with HDMI/Toslink built in http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=1042504&p_id=5985&seq=1&format=2#description

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=3395&seq=1&format=2

 

[climber07]

Purpose:
My office and living room are separated by a wall. My computer (office) is against the wall and my tv (living room) is directly on the other side. comp || wall || TV. I want to hook up my Computer to my tv by running a HDMI cable through the wall. In the living room I plan to use a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard to control the computer for web usage and Bluetooth PS3 remote for gaming.

Hardware:
TV Setup:
DirectTV DVR box connected to Samsung P64D7000 (64" plasma) for picture and audio receiver for sound (Not A/V receiver).
Office Setup:
Custom built rig in sig. Video card is Asus 7970 (1 dvi-d 1 dvi-s and 4 display port)

Connection so far.

Use two of these HDMI wall plates + two low voltage mounting plates. Going to connect the two HDMI wall plates with a 1.5ft HDMI cable.

For a keyboard I was thinking of a Logitech mediaboard.

I've never done a setup like this. Would love to get some feedback on how to make this work.

Also, I need to see how Im going to get my audio from my computer to my tv. I have an optical out on my tv and a extra optical in on my receiver. Can you do audio over dvi/displayport?

OR

Use plates with HDMI/Toslink built in http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=1042504&p_id=5985&seq=1&format=2#description

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=3395&seq=1&format=2

I think the HDMI wall plate is a great idea. Your video card will output audio through the HDMI cable:

"Integrated HD audio controller
- Output protected high bit rate 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required
- Supports AC-3, AAC, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio formats"

...so there is no need for audio over TOSLINK.

The keyboard you are looking is only for the PS3 and isn't very functional. You will need a different keyboard for the computer. Take a look at this one:

Logitech diNovo Mini™

It has good reviews on both the Logitech site and on Newegg... It is small though (palm sized) so if you want a larger full size keyboard try this one:

Logitech diNovo Edge™

 

[doug_7506]

I like the edge, will probably look into that one.

The problem I am running to is that I dont have any HDMI ports on my card. I have 4 DP and 2 DVI

 

[climber07]

I like the edge, will probably look into that one.

The problem I am running to is that I dont have any HDMI ports on my card. I have 4 DP and 2 DVI

Didn't know they made those cards without HDMI. Silly if you ask me... Guess it's a dedicated gaming card. LOL

Yeah, built in TOSLINK connector will work perfectly. I used to run audio to my TV over fiber optic cable (TOSLINK) before HDMI...

 

[YeuEmMaiMai]

I like the edge, will probably look into that one.

The problem I am running to is that I dont have any HDMI ports on my card. I have 4 DP and 2 DVI

use a DVI to HDMI or display port to HDMI adapter and then run audio via fiber or coax. If you need more than 5.1 you will have to use analog as Optical/SPDIF only support a max of 5,1 Although DVI does hae an audio specification, it is not implimented in the PC setup and therefore you will not be able to

 

[doug_7506]

Yeah this seems to be my best bet. Hook my comp monitor up with dvi-d and hook my tv up wtih dvi-s to hdmi. Then use the on board optical for sound.

 

[Mabu]

Most AMD cards come with a proprietary DVI->HDMI adapter that is capable of carrying audio. I don't know if the 7970 supports it, but I can't imagine that it would not. You may want to check into that before going the split audio/video route.

 

[doug_7506]

Most AMD cards come with a proprietary DVI->HDMI adapter that is capable of carrying audio. I don't know if the 7970 supports it, but I can't imagine that it would not. You may want to check into that before going the split audio/video route.

Did not know this. The ASUS 7970 comes with a DVI to HDMI adapter so Ill hook it up and see what happens.

However, I will eventually have to split the audio to HDMI/optical. My receiver is just audio and not video. So I would have to run an optical cable from my tv to my receiver.

 

[Mabu]

Did not know this. The ASUS 7970 comes with a DVI to HDMI adapter so Ill hook it up and see what happens.

However, I will eventually have to split the audio to HDMI/optical. My receiver is just audio and not video. So I would have to run an optical cable from my tv to my receiver.

Just be aware that you be limited to 2ch stereo from the TVs SPDIF output when using the HDMI input. No idea what your receiver is capable of, but if it has multichannel support, and you plan on using 5.1+ content from the PC, then you may be better off having the optical go straight into the receiver if your TV is limited to 2ch SPDIF output on its non-Cable inputs.

 

[climber07]

If you have a stereo receiver you are good. If you want 5.1 surround digital signals to be passed through the SPDIF optical, you have to use the Dolby Digital or Dolby DTS formats. Your receiver will have to be compatible with these.

SPDIF Explained

 

[YeuEmMaiMai]

If you have a stereo receiver you are good. If you want 5.1 surround digital signals to be passed through the SPDIF optical, you have to use the Dolby Digital or Dolby DTS formats. Your receiver will have to be compatible with these.

SPDIF Explained

Any Home Theature receiver made within the last 5 years should be able to handle that and if he is using stereo receiver, he can set the soundcard to downmix all to 2 channel...

 

[doug_7506]

Yeah Im going to go with the hdmi and optical separate.

 

[Schro]

I've been doing this sort of setup for a few years now.

I'm running a DVI -> HDMI cable through the wall, so that is covering my video, and an optical cable for audio into the receiver.

Keep in mind that bluetooth doesn't do well through the walls, so you might want to consider a USB extension cable to the wall plate as well, and plug the receiver in on that side of the wall (I'm doing that with my Lenovo wireless minikeyboard).

 

[YeuEmMaiMai]

Did not know this. The ASUS 7970 comes with a DVI to HDMI adapter so Ill hook it up and see what happens.

However, I will eventually have to split the audio to HDMI/optical. My receiver is just audio and not video. So I would have to run an optical cable from my tv to my receiver.

it will pass audio. This is how I do it with my 4870...... but if you use a DVI to HDMI cable, it will not pass audio.

 

[doug_7506]

I've been doing this sort of setup for a few years now.

I'm running a DVI -> HDMI cable through the wall, so that is covering my video, and an optical cable for audio into the receiver.

Keep in mind that bluetooth doesn't do well through the walls, so you might want to consider a USB extension cable to the wall plate as well, and plug the receiver in on that side of the wall (I'm doing that with my Lenovo wireless minikeyboard).

Thanks for the tip. I have been also looking at the keystone plates. I could do USB, HDMI, and OPTICAL to stay on the safe side.