Once I had decided my flat TV (Samsung UE 40 D5700) to attach on a wall bracket (Vogels WALL 2245) on the wall, the question was in the room: "What to do with the cables"?
The simplest solution to hang the cable just down came for me any more in question, as the prying the wall for an invisible cable laying.
Thus remained as a solution only a wall-mounted cable channel, hiding the cables behind a screen.
The use of plastic rails could not convince me visually and therefore eliminated in advance from.
Thus, only remained the metal solution.
The Implementation:
At Amazon, I came across the ALBUS aluminum cable channel of eSmart. The length of one meter and width of almost 8 cm were ideal for my purposes.
The aperture is the ALBUS from high-gloss aluminum (piano lacquer) and looks really classy.
The guide rail is also made of aluminum and provides enough space for (in my case) 5 cable (2x HDMI, 1x antenna 1x 1x Scart and power cord).
Space for additional cable is still sufficiently available.
Sits the TV on a swivel wall brackets should be taken in any case that the cables to be laid are not too short.
I have in the run with a cord simulated (as a replacement cable) to capture any position in the wall bracket. A later cable stress remains me then hopefully spared.
The mounting of the cable channel:
For assembly, the position of the 3 fixing holes of the guide rail is first transferred to the wall, then drilled and pegged. Now the guide rail can be screwed to the wall.
The supplied dowels and screws are not appropriate in my view for assembly
(Wall plugs are too short, too long screws and then also provided with a lowering rather than a flat head).
Get the best-fitting brand plugs and screws, then the attachment goes without frustration.
Most concerns I had that the "snap" connected the rather rigid aluminum rail in conjunction with the aperture over the entire length of 1 meter without excessive force is possible.
It worked surprisingly well. After the cables were arranged in the guide rail, I have placed the semicircular aperture and first pressed firmly up with the heel of your hand. The panel snapped a without further excessive force at the top.
Then followed a brief blow with the heel of your hand in the middle and at the bottom and have the panel was fixed to the bottom part. That was really easy.
A lack I have found, however.
The ends of the screen are sheep edged with a sharp burrs on both sides. To prevent risk of injury and also to protect the cable insulation against damage, a deburring should be made here.
Otherwise the ALBUS cable duct is a chic stable cable management has fully served its purpose, and convinced me.
Therefore 5 stars
