Cable, the thingy in the wall that gives the cable, and its location woes

The Wolfman

Couldn't really think of a better title for it. Here's the deely-o. The cable hole that gives the internet and the TV shows is in the top left corner of a room on the north wall. For the longest time that's also where the TV and modem naturally were as well. I've been doing some redecorating, and I've thought about moving the TV to the bottom right corner of the room, against the east wall. I have since realized this might be an issue.

I'm just curious as to what my options are here? If technology has advanced in cable distribution, or if I'm possible looking at running 50+ feet of cable across the perimeter of the room. I am also fairly sure a cable technician can't feasibly run a line and install a connection in the opposite corner of the room, but I'm not 100% on the process. There is a phone jack (hey remember when they were a thing) on the east wall if that means anything.

I also have ways of just dealing with it. Like realizing I've never actually used said cable box in years (the reason we even have cable tv in the first place is because of other people in the house). And I have long cable wires, so the modem location isn't really a problem.

Anybody got any advice?

Foomy

Not really much for options you havent thought of.

Either run a cable along the wall at the floor or you can poke some holes in the drywall and fish it through the wall and then patch it when done.

Enc

The Wolfman wrote: »

Couldn't really think of a better title for it. Here's the deely-o. The cable hole that gives the internet and the TV shows is in the top left corner of a room on the north wall. For the longest time that's also where the TV and modem naturally were as well. I've been doing some redecorating, and I've thought about moving the TV to the bottom right corner of the room, against the east wall. I have since realized this might be an issue.

I'm just curious as to what my options are here? If technology has advanced in cable distribution, or if I'm possible looking at running 50+ feet of cable across the perimeter of the room. I am also fairly sure a cable technician can't feasibly run a line and install a connection in the opposite corner of the room, but I'm not 100% on the process. There is a phone jack (hey remember when they were a thing) on the east wall if that means anything.

I also have ways of just dealing with it. Like realizing I've never actually used said cable box in years (the reason we even have cable tv in the first place is because of other people in the house). And I have long cable wires, so the modem location isn't really a problem.

Anybody got any advice?

If you own your property, call your cable company. This is something many cable companies will do for a reasonable amount (usually between 100 and 400 bucks depending on difficulty). If they need more line in the wall they also provide that generally.

That said, a better option is to get a wireless router and go entirely wireless in your tv connections. Will cost you less in the long run and with digital cable that is entirely possible with about ~$75 worth of equipment.

Darkewolfe

Someone can run a line from just about anywhere to just about anywhere, it's just how much drywall they have to bust up and whether they have to cut through any joists. Depends on how unimportant it is to you.

You could also run the cable along the wall and conceal it with shoe moulding or something.

Enc

If you have an open attic floorplan and a single floor, this is actually super easy to do. They will pull up the insulation, and just drop down a new line from your main cable line in your attic to where they need to go. On multiple floors, you are looking at a small number of holes or, if you have a gap behind your baseboards, running it around the corner that way.

Again, though. Going wireless is pretty affordable comparatively and with modern internet packages you can get digital cable + multiple gaming rigs using the same wireless connection with little difficulty and usually no loss of service. Once your TV systems are wireless the only limitation to where they can be is where there is power, which is pretty superior in a lot of ways over time.

MichaelLC

Would CAT5/6 be a better choice if you have to run cable? Is it coax from outside into router then cat5 into TV tuner? Maybe leave the router on the one side then run the network cable through wall or along baseboard.

mts

That cable line is coming up from below or dropping down from above. If its the top floor just split it and drop a new line down or run it through the basement. Really not difficult

The Wolfman

We own the property, but it's a condominium/apartment (never understood what the difference was). I imagine what a guy can do is rather limited. Just splice in and run a cable completely around the room, which would be a pain in the ass. The cable hub is in the top left corner on the north wall, and the second bedroom on the other side of the wall gets its cable there too. Where I'd want it is on the lower right on the room, so they'd have to go down and right, and then we're into shared wall space with the bathroom (the lower right wall has an open hole with the bathroom). And they couldn't go the other way, because there's a pesky door in the way.

Either way, I'm sure it could be done, but it's gotta be done the long way, with few shortcuts available, in the most inconvenient direction possible, and I'm not sure I give that much of a shit yet.

I can easily go wireless with any of the consoles connected to the TV. But I've found that it's the difference between a 2 meg/second download and a 6 meg/second download. Every bit helps with today's game sizes. Modem placement though is very malleable. I've got long coaxial cables and network cables. They can be run alongside the wall easily enough. So I'm not worried on this front.

End o' the day, it's a pretty old building, and my physical options are limited. This was a redecorating whim anyways. But like I said, I don't think I've used this silly cable box in years anyways, and redirecting the cable internet around is by far easier than redirecting cable television. So the "problem" might not even be a "problem" anyways.

I think I got all the information I need from this. Thanks everybody!