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I'm in the planning stages of a home theater setup. What do I need to run to the tv so I can hook up various components? I planned on running power, HDMI cables, RCA cables, coax, and an ethernet cable. Is there anything else I need? Can I run the power in one conduit and run the rest in another conduit or do they need to be run in separate conduits?

Tester101
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John Byrne
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As for what wires to run to the TV, it entirely depends on what you plan to hook up. If you're going to have a receiver set up (e.g. to power surround sound speakers) you can run all your devices to that, and only have a single HDMI from the receiver to the TV (plus power). If you're going to run all your individual devices to the TV, you'll need to take a look at what you have.

Running conduit is a good idea so that you can pull more cables later on. I wouldn't install a bunch of extra stuff just on the off-chance you might need it. Make a reasonable plan now and decide what you want. In 5 years there may be entirely new standards so it would be a waste of time and money to try to speculate. Conduit with a little extra room is the best future-proofing.

Hank
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