I am about to hook up a cable box, and the current configuration of the television and existing coax junction box have me scratching my head a little bit.
Please refer to the below picture of what I mean. I have my TV mounted above the fireplace, and the interesting thing is that behind the TV on the fireplace is an empty junction box. There appears to be a "laced line/string" from this junction box to an identical junction box closer to the floor on the right hand side. And then on the other side of the stud from the empty floor junction box, there's a coax junction box.
What exactly was the builder's intention here? I'm guessing the connected empty junction boxes are a guided tunnel to easily run coax? But on the floor how would I tie that bottom coax into the existing coax junction box?
Any ideas here on how to get house coax behind this TV is much appreciated. I have also included a picture of one of the two identical "empty" junction boxes (really quite confusing what the intentions are here).
Thank you in advance!
Best Answer
You would just need a jumper from the COAX plate to the new box next to it. Or you could just run a COAX through a hole in the blank plate then up to the TV.
Question is, WHY do you need COAX at the TV? Do you not have/need a cable or sat box?
Typically for new TVs we just run one or more HDMI cables form the cable box/blue ray/game console/etc up to the TV.
You are lucky to have that sleeve from the floor area up to the TV.
(And my post is fine. Writing "COAX" does NOT come off as shouting. That's just silly.)