We recently got a new TV and this time I finally felt motivated to try to hide the wires. This Legrand solution was perfect for our needs. This was suspiciously easy to install. I don't say that to obnoxiously exude confidence or tout electrical prowess. Though I am fairly comfortable with running wires, wiring *basic* outlets and switches, and cutting into drywall, I don't consider myself an extremely experienced electrical DIYer by any means. I think anyone could install this after watching a video or two on youtube of general principles on cutting into a wall, fishing wire through the wall, and wiring the outlet. Just note that when I say it's easy to install, I mean it's pretty quick once you get to the point where you have your wire run, your holes cut, and you are going to install the box itself. Make sure to allot more time for planning, cutting holes, and running wire. Depending on your level of experience, that could take a little while. BUT -- it's worth it! I was skeptical that the outlet box would even fit, even with the angled design. As the proud owner of an older home, you just sort of get to the point where you assume no project is ever as it seems, and that nothing ever works exactly as advertised. But I have to say, the angled design of this product is great, and even in an insulated wall, this box slid right in and fit perfectly after I pushed the insulation aside. It's great that the left side of the box has a pass-through for other cords like ethernet, HDMI, coaxial, etc. It's also nice having the peace-of-mind that there is a surge protector built into the outlet itself without any sketchy power cords running behind the wall. As a nice added bonus, the outlet has a little green light on it, that of course you can't see directly, but when you look behind your TV you'll see a green glow emanating from the outlet area that shows you the surge is still active and working. I definitely recommend this product, and I'm saying this as a true random consumer -- no one gave me a discount to write this review. A few tips for installing an outlet behind your TV: - I recommend installing this outlet box as close to the center of your TV mounting bracket as possible so that you don't see all the cords when you are sitting to the side of your TV. - It's best to plan ahead, especially if you haven't mounted your TV yet, and try to make sure that your new outlet box behind your TV shares the same stud bay as the nearest outlet below. If you end up with a stud between the outlet behind your TV and the closest outlet near the floor, you'll have to cut more holes in your drywall so that you can drill holes through studs and run your wire to the necessary stud bay. Think outside the box too... can you run your wires the other way and perhaps you are in the same stud bay as an outlet 16-24" away in the other direction? What about the room behind the TV? Is there an outlet on that side in the same stud bay that you can tap into for power? - Get "fish tape" if you are installing in exterior wall or other wall with insulation. Don't be deceived. The tape is actually flexible yet sturdy metal that will push its way through your wall. Our application was a bit challenging, as it was an exterior wall. We just got a simple 25' long 1/4" thick fish tape at our local big box store and it worked perfectly. Plus, once you have one, it will get addictive and you'll start thinking of all the other places you want to add an outlet or light fixture. - Make sure to pickup a cable wall plate that will neatly receive your cords at the bottom of the wall. I just traced the actual hole opening of the Eaton plate I got (see the following link) and made sure to cut my hole on the snugger side so that the plate pressed its way in tightly in without even having to use any screws: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NPMXLW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - IMPORTANT! -- Make sure to think through what other wires you need to run through the wall first and purchase them at the length you need to run through the wall, down to the floor, and to wherever your cable box/Blu Ray players/routers/etc. are. Nothing will be more anti-climatic and frustrating then getting your outlet perfectly installed and then realizing you don't have a long enough HDMI cable and having to have that cable hanging from the bottom of your TV until you get the one you need! - You don't need to feed each cord through the wall with the fish tape -- especially if you are dealing with a challenging insulated wall. You can use the first cord you ran through with the fish tape to pull the rest through. For example, I got a longer 15' HDMI cord so I could run it from the new outlet to our cable box in a nearby built-in shelf. Instead of pushing the HDMI cord through the wall first, and then fishing the coaxial cord through the wall next, then the ethernet, etc., I simply got the long HDMI cord through, and then there was plenty of length on the HDMI so I just picked a random point on the HDMI cord where it had yet to be fed through the wall at the bottom, wrapped the first few inches of my coaxial cord tight against the the HDMI cord in electrical tape, then just continued to pull more of the HDMI cord through the wall. This then also pulled the coaxial straight up the wall and through the opening in the new box. Even after pulling my coaxial through the wall, there was still plenty of length left on the HDMI cable that it did not get stuck in the wall or require me to feed the HDMI back through the other way. Then, if you have other cords, like more HDMI, or an ethernet cable, you can just do the same thing with electrical tape, but maybe this time tape your next cord to the part of the HDMI coming out of the box up top and bring it *back* through the wall (cause eventually you'll run out of 15' HDMI if you keep doing this in the same direction). Rinse and repeat until all cords are through and you won't have to fight your insulation running every cord through the wall with the fish tape. Hope that helps. Definitely worth the effort.
