Looking for any help, experience or recommendations for an upcoming setup in my new house’s lounge.
I will be mounting the TV on the wall with a VESA-compatible TV Bracket. The ideal setup will be just the TV on the wall, with a soundbar also on this bracket. No cabinets beneath it or cables on display.
Somehow, I will also mount the chosen HTPC behind here, so that it is hidden (including cables). I doubt I will have any spare screw holes on the back of the TV VESA locations as the bracket will take them. Maybe there will be something usable on the rest of the bracket?
But could this bring a new issue that the HTPC’s built-in IR Receiver will no longer be able to receive the remote button presses?
Has anyone experienced this? Did you have to move the HTPC nearer to the edge of the TV, as hidden as possible but enough to receive the signals? Or a plug-in device / cable to extend this?
Another option would be to mount the HTPC onto the wall, nearer to the edge of the TV. I know a number of devices come with inclusive wall mounts in the packaging.
I know different devices seem to have different sensitivity. I haven’t made my decision on the device I will be buying but I’m currently thinking of the upcoming Zotac NANO CI527 (i3 Kaby Lake, silent with no fans), so if people have specific experience with Zotac’s and their IR sensitivity, etc.
Thanks