TV/Home Entertainment System

[TOBIAS]

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I am about to run wires into a closed area for a TV located in front of a jacuzzi tub, and I was advised that the TV I purchase must have not only a A/V input, but a A/V output as well.



The receiver will be in another location, my question is:


Is the only thing I need is one set of speaker wires running to the TV?

Then use the wires for the A/V output of the TV, send it to the receiver/home entertainment system, then do branches to speakers out of the Home Entertainment system?



I am about to put drywall up, and wanted to make sure I have enough wires going into this location.

[mdshunk]

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I am about to run wires into a closed area for a TV located in front of a jacuzzi tub, and I was advised that the TV I purchase must have not only a A/V input, but a A/V output as well.



The receiver will be in another location, my question is:


Is the only thing I need is one set of speaker wires running to the TV?
You mentioned that the receiver will be in another location. I assume that you ment the combination FM receiver/amplifier? And not the cable/satellite receiver? If you meant "receiver" to mean the amp then, yes it seems you only need two sets of cables for the left and right audio out of the TV.

Then use the wires for the A/V output of the TV, send it to the receiver/home entertainment system, then do branches to speakers out of the Home Entertainment system?
Yes... but you might want to consider how you might operate the home entertainment system controls while you're in the jacuzzi. There are IR systems which may require some additional wires if you wish to remote control the home entertainment gear from the jacuzzi television location.

I am about to put drywall up, and wanted to make sure I have enough wires going into this location.
If you still have some doubt, or wish to "future proof" the installation, you may wish to install some cheap and flexable ENT conduit from the television location to the home entertainment center location. This type of conduit is corrugated plastic. It is very lightweight, and normally blue in color. With this rather inexpensive provision, you can install or change cables in the future without tearing up the house.