How should I pass HDMI cables from inside to exterior of house?

**six7vdub** · 05-22-2012 11:16 PM

So I just purchased a new TV to mount poolside (just outside my bedroom). Ive got a mount, and some HDMI from monoprice that is rated to pass through the walls. A coworker suggested that I run a wireless signal to the television which will run from my cablebox inside the bedroom approximately 10 feet, through a wall, outside to the TV. Ive never been a fan of wireless, but is the technology good enough so that I should consider it, or should I just cut a hole in the wall and pass it through to outside?

Pics will be posted in a few days once everything is together.

**Jesse** · 05-25-2012 10:17 AM

I believe there are some expensive wireless hdmi devices that work well, but inexpensive one's are probably garbage.

You could try a hdmi->ethernet adapters, then hook it to a powerline (ethernet through your power lines) to avoid drilling holes. So it would go HDMI -> ethernet -> powerline (inside wall outlet) -> powerline (outside wall outlet) -> coverted back to HDMI. There are powerline adapters that work very well for ethernet.

**Ferris Buehler** · 06-02-2012 08:56 PM

Meh Jesse, I don't think that's the best idea.

Just run the hdmi, if the OP's worried wrap it in either automotive wire wrap or something like this Shanghai stuff

http://cninsulation.en.made-in-china...-Sleeving.html

Monoprice might even have exterior HDMI.

**Jesse** · 06-03-2012 12:02 PM

Yea I agree.. just trying to come up with a wireless solution. No one likes drilling holes through their exterior walls.

**GeoffD** · 06-03-2012 06:28 PM

I wouldn't run HDMI cable outside. If you take a lightning strike, it will trash your whole home theater.

**Shamrock** · 06-06-2012 06:39 AM

well if you have a tv outside obviously there is something covering everything for the tv.. just drill a hole and run the wires out if you can get easy from inside the house...

**retrolab** · 06-28-2012 10:18 AM

What are you trying to do exactly? Stream stuff? You could grab a cheapo xbox360 /ps3/mediaplayer/mac mini and use your home network to watch whatever you have on you computer/external hardrives. If wireless lag is an issue you could just copy the file(s) to the console hd through the network or just use a thumb drive.