Reddit reviews Arlington DVFR1W-1 Recessed Electrical/Outlet Mounting Box, Single Gang
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Recessed box allows items, such as furniture, to be placed closer to the wallPlugs don't extend past the wall like a regular boxTrim plate is textured / paintableFor power or low voltage applicationsPositioning tabs for 1/2 Inch wall thickness assure accurate placement on studs
It'll be a while before I'm back over where it's installed. I'm pretty sure the electrical was a combination of this, which recesses the outlet nicely, and this, which is a high quality outlet with USB ports.
FWIW, I talked with the electrician about that. You could:
However, the diameter of the Dot is less than that of the power outlet, so you'd be able to see the recessed outlet behind the Dot.
I am using MotionDetector and tasker. I guess it is a little hacky in that is a bit complicated to get it just right but it runs on 3 screens and every now and then if it isn't waking up(maybe one screen every week or so), I just reboot. You can google other peoples instructions but I think this is the clearest. Basically it works like MotionDetector looks for motion and triggers tasker to wake up the display. Nice sensitivity settings and stuff. Doesn't need much light.
I bought 10.5" galaxy s tablets on ebay(2560 x 1600 resolution) for $100-150 and mounted to the wall with these(get the 2.0 like the link). I put in recessed outlets behind the tablets and put a light sensitive night light in one of the outlets plugings so it has back lighting. I also put in the outlets with the usb built in and got the 90 degree angled short cords to make it clean.
I think I'm planning a similar project. I'm not sure what to with the power bricks to keep them out of the way. I think you'll be fine, your crown is going to be 7'6" high in the air so keeping them close to the wall with your crown coming off at a 45 degree angle they will probably not be noticeable. Depends on how tall of crown you're using though too.
You should at least think about using a recessed outlet similar to this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-DVFR2W-1-Recessed-Electrical-Paintable/dp/B002W6ZOR4?th=1
I don't have any experience with this but I'm planning on approaching it the same way as you.
Good luck, post pics when you get it done!
You could use a box like this one to mount it in:
https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-DVFR1W-1-Recessed-Electrical-Mounting/dp/B002W6ZOR4
If the location is within the same stud it is pretty easy to run a wire behind the wall to a recessed outlet (with a USB jack)
For example:
https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-DVFR3W-1-Recessed-Electrical-Paintable/dp/B002W6ZOR4?th=1&psc=1
This guy did it with a weather display:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review/B003FMVQAI/R2NKG4A4DGTXXL/ref=cm_cr_dp_mb_rvw_tr?ie=UTF8
No. You would probably have to replace the box with a deeper box.
USB outlets are typically not compact, because they have 120VAC to 5DC transformer in them. they are already typically a tight squeeze in an existing box.
Here is an 'old work' recessed box .
https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-DVFR1W-1-Recessed-Electrical-Mounting/dp/B002W6ZOR4
The other option is use right angle usb connectors.
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-VCZHS-USB3-0-Converter-Female/dp/B01G8H7I44
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Curious to hear more specifically what you want to do, because it honestly might just be easier to ask for a Cat5 or Cat6 to be run to the ceiling, which you can then use and adapter to make it USB on both ends and have the AC plugin somewhere remote.
Having a plug mounted up in the ceiling with a cord going in it isnt allowed, and you'd be hard pressed to find a recessed box that is big enough to fit a USB brick, that isnt so big that whatever you're wanting to power wont cover it.
A 1G Arlington Recessed Box is probably your best bet for being big enough to for the adapter and whatever extra USB cord you have, but whatever you are powering probably wont cover the entire outlet.
I just installed my wall mount tablet using an amazon fire hd 10. I started with my wink hub and found this app called home habit which is the only dashboard type app that integates with wink. I have now setup a raspberry pi 3 b+ running hassio and will work on some of those customizations
I linked below everything i used for the install. The wall mount comes with a slim line usb charger built in but also comes with other power options included.
Let me know your thoughts
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That's the kind, yeah ... but I recall it as being closer to $350 back when I was looking into this (a few years back). I agree, $600 is a pretty hefty price.
The Pyle ones I was talking about are these guys. They're way more affordable ($30-35 per amp, or $45-50 for the Bluetooth variant), especially if you only need a few. Just keep in mind that Pyle is a budget manufacturer.
Also, they're not very attractive to look at with all the connectors and power cable sticking out in front - when I was considering them, I was thinking of mounting them in a recessed wall box to make up for that somewhat.