How To Hide Samsung One Connect Cable
Yous tin hide I Connect Box & One Connect cablevision out of sight by installing AV Back Box affluent into the wall backside wall mounted Frame TV.
This AV Dorsum Box will provide the space needed for One Connect Box and One Connect Cable to exist nested & hidden backside the Idiot box.
*Samsung Ane Connect Cable from 2018 and subsequently are not rated for in wall application. Therefore, information technology's against the code to hide Ane Connect Cable inside a bare wall. Nosotros've confirmed this with Samsung Canada rep.
This article is written for Samsung Frame TVs & QLED TVs 7 series & in a higher place from 2018 to the latest 2022 models.
These are the generations that come with One Connect Box & One Connect Cable that too supplies power to the TV.
The latest 2022 "Slim Fit TV Wall Mount" & previous gen "No Gap Wall Mount" are both designed to go along the Frame TV or QLED TV affluent against the wall. Therefore, yous demand to create space within your wall for One Connect Box & One Connect cable to be hidden behind the Idiot box.
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AV Back Box Installation
FYI: In this example, we've used 17×14 inch AV Back Box for 75 inch Frame TV installation.
First, yous need to locate studs in your wall with a stud finder where you wish to mount your Frame Idiot box.
After locating studs in the wall, mark the outline (width x pinnacle) of the AV Dorsum Box betwixt ii studs in a location where it will exist completely hidden by the Television in one case the Frame TV is mounted on the wall.
Cut and remove drywall where you've outlined, which should be the same dimension (west ten h) of the AV Back Box.
Once the drywall is cutting open, install AV Dorsum Box recessed into the wall with a Power Outlet installed within of the AV Dorsum Box.
Ability Outlet Inside AV Back Box
Ability outlet is required within AV Back Box to plug One Connect Box power cord like the photograph below.
Frame TV Installation
Install the wall subclass for your Frame TV. If necessary, you can install the wall bracket partially overlapping / covering the AV Dorsum Box.
Place the I Connect Box into the the AV Back Box and plug I Connect Cablevision to the One Connect Box and plug ability cord into the power outlet.
Concluding footstep is to connect the 1 Connect Cable to your Frame Goggle box and hang your TV onto the wall bracket.
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Infinite required for AV Back Box installation
For 17×14 inch AV Back Box installation, required space inside the wall are: 17″ (H) 10 xiv 3/viii″ (W) 10 4″ (D).
Your wall must have at to the lowest degree 4″ of depth/clearance in the wall from the surface of the wall to fit AV Dorsum Box into a wall. *For example: ii×iv studs + 1/2″ drywall equals to 4 inches in depth which is standard in newer houses & townhomes. 4 inch clearance is the absolute minimum depth required for AV Dorsum Box to fit affluent within a wall.
Besides, there must be at least 14 three/8″ of clearance betwixt the two studs. *Standard stud spacing is 16″ apart-on-center which equals to 14 i/2″ of clearance between 2 studs.
Common Walls Applicable For AV Back Box Installation Include:
- Drywall with 2×4 Wooden Studs (standard for newer Houses & Townhomes)
- Drywall with two×four Metal Studs (newer commercial buildings and *some condos)
- Plaster Interior Wall with Wooden Studs in older homes/buildings with at least iv″ of clearance
- Custom-made walls with at least 4″ of clearance from surface of the wall to the back
Common Walls Not Applicable For AV Back Box Installation Include:
- Concrete walls (usually in condos & apartments)
- Brick walls (ordinarily above woods burning fireplace)
- Drywall with 2×2 metallic studs (usually in condos & apartments)
- Exterior Plaster Wall without any studs (older homes & buildings)
- Cinder cake wall
- Any wall that doesn't have cavity
9x14 AV Dorsum Box could also piece of work to hide ane connect box with slight modification
If yous accept a 32″ or 43″ or 50″ Frame Television set, y'all could use 9×14 inch AV Dorsum Box with slight modification. You lot just have to cutting off a pocket-sized nub with a mini hacksaw which takes simply a minute to do.
Photos shown below are from our installation of 43 inch 2021 Frame Boob tube with ix×xiv AV Back Box installed behind the TV to hide One Connect Box as well as Rogers Ignite cable box. Although, infinite was little tight simply they both managed to fit inside this 9×14 AV Back Box.
Orientation of this 9×14 inch AV Back Box can exist installed either long vertically or horizontally. If you install it long vertically like the motion-picture show shown below, make sure the AV Back Box is installed shut to the stud on the opposite side of where the electrical outlet will exist installed.*You need to make enough room for junction box (for electrical outlet) to fit within the wall between the stud and AV Back Box.
Now, you only demand to cut off a little nub shown in the picture below by using a small-scale hacksaw to exist able to slip in Ane Connect Box into this 9×14 AV Back Box.
The electrical outlet within the AV Back Box will power the One Connect Box, which will feed power to the Television set.
As you can see in the picture below, I Connect Box fits into this 9×14 AV Dorsum Box after cutting off a nub. Yous just need to slip it in from the side that you cutting off the nub.
For this installation, we also added Rogers Ignite cable box into the AV Back Box as well. Information technology was a tight fit but we managed to put it in front end of the 1 Connect Box and it was notwithstanding flush to the trim edges around the AV Dorsum Box.
nine×14 AV Back Box fits perfectly between the 2 wall brackets and totally out of the style. *FYI: Simply 32″ & 43″ Frame TVs come with these modest wall brackets. For 2020/2021 yr models, 43″ & bigger Frame TVs come up with full size Ane Connect Box and 32″ Frame TVs come with Mini One Connect Box.
One Connect Box dimensions
2022 One Connect Box dimensions
2022 One Connect Box dimensions are xiii.7 10 5.four x 2.half dozen inches or 34.8 ten xiii.72 10 6.61 centimeters which is same as previous 2018~2021 models.
2020 Mini I Connect Box dimensions
2020 I Connect Box dimensions are eight.2 ten three.half-dozen x i.3 inches or 20.83 x 9.two x 3.xxx centimeters.
*Only 32 inch Frame TV comes with Mini version.
2022 Slim I Connect Box dimensions
2022 Slim One Connect Box dimensions are 13 ten 11.5 ten 1.62 inches or 33.02 x 29.21 ten 4.1 centimeters.
Samsung'southward 2021 & 2022 8K Neo QLED TVs come with "Slim One Connect Box" which is slimmer than regular "One Connect Box". Although, it's gotten slimmer, it's wider at present and shaped more like a square than a rectangle.
What size AV Back Box do I demand to accommodate I Connect Box?
For 55″ & larger Frame TV, nosotros recommend using 17×14 inch AV Dorsum Box because it's easy to install the Slim Fit wall mount above these AV Back Boxes.
For 50″ & 43″ Frame TV installation, nosotros like to use nine×14 inch AV Back Box with slight modification (as mentioned above) since these TVs are not that big, information technology'due south easier to hibernate the smaller 9×14 AV Back Box behind the TV.
For 32″ Frame Idiot box, choose 9×xiv inch AV Dorsum Box as information technology comes with much smaller "Mini One Connect Box". Install the AV Back Box long way horizontally towards the bottom of the Boob tube if possible.
Tip: You should have AV Back Box installed very close to the bottom edge of the TV then it's away from the Tv mounting brackets as far as possible. Every bit long as your TV can cover the entire AV Back Box when it's mounted, that'due south all information technology matters.
If demand be, "Slim Fit Wall Mount" or "No Gap Wall Mount" can even be installed in forepart of the AV Back Box. You lot just might have to build some extra support backside drywall where it's likewise shut to the AV Back Box if in that location'southward no stud nearby. As an case, y'all tin can use combination of 2×2 dimensional lumber with plywood behind drywall.
Where can I buy AV Back Box for in-wall Storage?
Y'all can purchase AV Back Box for in-wall storage right on our website. We transport to Usa & Canada.
What Ports are on the Samsung One Connect Box?
It depends on which generation information technology's from. But, mostly One Connect Box includes post-obit connections;
- iv ten HDMI (3 x HDMI + i x HDMI ARC/eARC)
- 1 ten Digital Optical Out (Toslink)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Port(southward) 0.5A / 5V HDD Port
- 1 ten Ethernet Port (Not included with I Connect Mini Box)
- 1 ten Antenna In (Not included with One Connect Mini Box)
- 1 10 I Connect Port
- 1 x Power
For more than information, yous can refer to Samsung (Australia) website to compare generation past generation. Please note that Australian versions are slightly different than the ones in USA & Canada. For some reason, Samsung Us & Canada websites don't publish this information.
How do I connect more than devices to my 1 Connect Box in the hereafter if it's subconscious backside the Telly?
Instead of worrying nigh peradventure having to run more cables in the futurity, you can but run all the cables that you lot might need in the hereafter at the time of installation.
Hence, information technology is strongly recommended that you run several HDMI cables at the fourth dimension of Tv installation even if yous don't plan on using any at the nowadays time. That way, you lot're ready to connect any new devices in the future without having to take your TV off the wall and fish cables later.
You can pre-run whatever low voltage cables such every bit HDMI, Coax & Ethernet cables that are fire rated for in-wall application from your components location to your 1 Connect Box subconscious backside the Tv.
Tip: It is best practice to install an innerduct (commonly known as "Conduit") inside the wall, rather than having but pre-wired cables in the wall. Having an Innerduct in the wall is the But true fashion to hereafter-proof yourself so you tin freely add / remove cables in the time to come when you upgrade your Tv set to the latest technology again and again. This is especially true if the TV is being mounted over fireplace or custom wall unit where it's impossible or really difficult to fish cables later. Ideally, you want the inner-diameter of the conduit to be at to the lowest degree 1.v inches.
Tin I Hide Samsung 1 Connect Cable in Wall?
You cannot hide One Connect Cablevision that comes with the Frame Goggle box or QLED TV as it's non rated for in-wall installation.Merely there is anin-wall rated version available which is sold separately (albeit, it's only compatible with very few models).
Samsung'due south Frame TVs and higher cease QLED TVs (seven series & higher models) from 2018 and later don't have a standard power cord of its own that plugs directly from Goggle box to wall receptacle. Instead, the ability is actually supplied from Ane Connect Box to the Idiot box through Ane Connect Cable.
What is One Connect Cablevision?
1 Connect Cable is essentially a Power Cord with Fiber Optic Cablevision wrapped around together in transparent capsule. Non only this cablevision carries AV & Data signals to the TV, but also carries ability (voltage) to the Boob tube as well. One Connect Cable that'southward included with Samsung Frame Tv or QLED Tv is non certified for in wall application. Which means it's against the code to hide it in wall.
Samsung One Connect In-Wall Certified Cable for QLED & Frame TVs
Samsung VG-SOCR86U/ZA Ane Connect In-Wall Cable for QLED & FRAME TVs is certified for in wall application. This cable can exist purchased separately merely plainly information technology'southward but compatible with very specific Frame TV & QLED Goggle box models.
One Connect In-Wall Certified cable has an extra layer of thick FT6 rated white jacket that wraps around the One Connect Cablevision that ends with "cord grip fitting" at the cease of the white jacket on both ends of the cable.
FYI: Generally, power cords of any kind are prohibited from existence hidden or cached in wall. But this specially designed Ane Connect in-wall cable (which likewise carries ability) is certified to – UL approval type OFNP FT6 (NEC, Commodity 770/UL 1651) USA and Canada. Hence, making this cable safe to be hidden in wall.
In Depth
According to NEC Article 400.8 in United states of america & CEC Article 4-010 (3)(a)(ii) in Canada, they both state that "Flexible Cords" (referring to power cords) cannot run through holes in walls, ceilings or floors.
The reason behind this is because power cords are considered to be fire gamble if hidden inside a wall. This edifice lawmaking applies to almost everywhere in USA & Canada. And edifice codes exist to protect people from any potential accidents such as electrical fires.
Samsung (US) website shows following list of Tv set models that are compatible with One Connect In-Wall Cable;
- QN98Q900RBFXZA
- QN82Q900RBFXZA
- QN75Q900RBFXZA
- QN65Q900RBFXZA
- QN82Q90RAFXZA
- QN75Q90RAFXZA
- QN65Q90RAFXZA
- QN65LS03RAFXZA
- QN55LS03RAFXZA
- QN49LS03RAFXZA
- QN43LS03RAFXZA
- QN85Q900RAFXZA
If your Television receiver is listed above, y'all tin can buy this One Connect In-Wall Cable on Amazon.com (The states) or Amazon.ca (Canada) and hide the One Connect in-wall rated Cable in wall and place the One Connect Box elsewhere away from your TV inside the cablevision's reach.
If your Telly is not listed above, y'all will demand an AV Back Box for in wall storage installed backside the Television receiver to hide the Ane Connect Box & One Connect Cable backside the TV since the One Connect Cablevision that comes with your TV cannot exist hidden in wall.
As you tin encounter in the photograph above, the In-Wall Certified version of the I Connect Cablevision looks quite different than the one that comes with the Frame or QLED Telly.
In-wall version of Ane Connect cable is quite thick. Information technology'south picayune over one/two″ in diameter. So any excess cable needs to be carefully coiled into the wall to install the wall plates for it.
There are ii wall plates also included to secure the cable by the "string grip fitting" at the entry & exit points of the wall every bit shown in the photo below.
Departure between 2021 vs 2020 Frame TV from installation perspective
In terms of aesthetics, the biggest difference is that the 2021 Frame TVs have become noticeably thinner than the previous generation models, hence making information technology look much more sleeker when wall mounted. For example a 55″ 2020 Frame TV is i.8″ in depth and 2021 & 2022 model is only 1″ in depth. That'south about half the size!
Besides the difference in depth, the only other notable difference is the different way of mounting subclass.
Frame TV wall mount design changes
Samsung has changed the mount design going from "No Gap Wall Mount" from previous gen to "Slim Fit TV Wall Mount" for 2021 & later models.
No Gap Wall Mountain (2020 & older)
"No Gap Wall Mount" came with merely a unmarried slice blueprint wall subclass for mounting to the wall and single piece attachment on the back of the TV for hanging information technology on to the wall bracket.
Slim Fit TV wall mount (2021 ~ 2022)
For 2021 & later models, wall mount has been completely redesigned and it'south now called "Slim Fit TV Wall Mount".
The new blueprint comes with ii separate pieces of wall brackets for mounting to the wall and 2 separate attachments that goes on the dorsum of the Telly for hanging them on to the wall brackets.
Is there any improvements to the Slim Fit Goggle box Wall Mount compared to No Gap Wall Mount?
Since Slim Fit Wall Mount comes with 2 split up pieces of wall brackets, you'll accept a better chance of hitting at least i stud per wall bracket.
No Gap Wall Mountain comes with just a single piece wall bracket, and then chances of hitting two studs based on where you want to position / mount your TV is going to be very slim.
Either fashion, when y'all're installing a Frame Television set from any generation, information technology requires some actress fabrication to get it installed properly to go far expect good. So if building some extra support behind Frame TV is necessary for mounting, that should also exist done equally office of the installation process.
Other than being able to peradventure hit 2 studs with the new Slim Fit Wall Mount, nosotros don't run across any other benefit over the No Gap Wall Mount.
*If yous want to learn more than near technical differences between 2021 & 2020 Frame TV models, y'all should visit rtings.com (opens in new tab) to become full in-depth technical analysis comparisons.
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