we are finishing basement and will have a tv wall with a built in electric fire place below it. Then a built in seating/bench below that.

Something like this, but no upper mantle/shelf.. and the full wall will be flush not bumped out.


We want it to be ultra clean/modern, with no cables or equipment and a flush tv. TV will be a fire tv, so it won't even need a dongle, but what other considerations should I be thinking about?

Suggestions for recessed tv box. Conduit from tv to anywhere? I want to wire for in ceiling speakers.. where should all the wire go? Is a sound bar/sub just as good at this point?

I have an unfinished storage area directly down the wall from where this tv is, so I threw a 2" pvc back there thinking I can use it to run any cables.. but I don't even know what?? lol.

See pic for reference.
Black storage area will be unfinished, so i have that conduit running to that area if needed.. is this the right idea?? or do components need to be below tv on the bench?
Where can a sub go if we just go sound bar route?




I know nothing about all this, but want to make it have a bit of wow and want to have everything thought of before we drywall it all up.

Some real pics for more reference.
Here is the wall, the opening is for fireplace, bench below it, tv above it.




And the electrical room where the conduit can terminate (I haven't cut the pvc yet so it's longer than necessary)
I will likely build some shelves on this wall.

Most real A/V folks will shy away from recessed displays and speakers because things change and you get stuck with current technology based on your recess limitations. Displays are so thin these days that with a recessed box and mount, the TV is near flush.

However, if you are stuck on flush everything, I would look to peerless mounts for their recessed mounts and cable management and then james loudspeaker for their recessed sound bars.

Aggietaco said:

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Most real A/V folks will shy away from recessed displays and speakers because things change and you get stuck with current technology based on your recess limitations. Displays are so thin these days that with a recessed box and mount, the TV is near flush.

However, if you are stuck on flush everything, I would look to peerless mounts for their recessed mounts and cable management and then james loudspeaker for their recessed sound bars.

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sort maybe I wasn't clear, we don't want the front of tv flush. I am not recessing the tv area, it will be mounted with the 1-2" gap or whatever.

I would add a chase for cables. Maybe to the right of the fireplace feature. You could easily put an end table there to house any future devices.

I had a Frame TV installed and it has box the size of a DVD player that is the brains. Had no idea. Chased to my buffet and I keep it in there so the frame tv is just hanging on the wall by itself with no wires.