Vanco RL125024-WH Rapid Link Power (White)

Excellent option for a clean tv mount without an electrician or worries about building codes. (adding a new 'hot' outlet without experience is dangerous) works so well the pros use em.A tip, use the cardboard in the packaging as your cutting template. Level it and outline the box holes, buy a 3$ drywall saw, and your power boxes and cable plates will be right next to eachother, super clean.

I'm not afraid of electricity, but I am also not an expert. I wanted something to hide my wires for my Flat Panel TV. What is the point of having a fancy flat panel, if you have to see wires dangling, or have a track for wires going down the wall? It is just an aesthetic eyesore that will ruin your nice decor.After searching high and low for a power cable to push through the wall, I found out that it wasn't recommended. It turns out that your wiring inside your wall is a 'non-flexible' material, as opposed to the wiring to the wall. Local codes and NEC (National Electrical Code) say that you should never do this.I found this product after a prolonged search. There were others that were more expensive, but this one seems to be just right.The hardest part of this installation, for me, was cutting the holes in the wall. I had never cut holes in the wall using a Jab Saw, so I had to buy one, and figure out how to use it. I really recommend getting one for the job, the saw makes it simple. Just remember to let the saw do the work, and use the back and forth motion.This product comes with a brilliant packaging, that also seconds as the perfect template to draw your holes. It comes with everything you need, except the tools and in-wall wiring. My guess is that you probably should go to a local home store to buy wiring anyhow, just to ensure you get the right code.Fishing the wire is easy, but keep a few things in mind. It is easiest to fish wire directly below to a hole that is lined up with it. You can reach in and pull it out. Probably not a bad idea to turn the electricity off before you mess with it. If you need to have the two holes on different parts of the wall, this could cause trouble if you don't get them in the same 'receptacle' or 'well,' between two studs. You may end up in a situation where you can't easily fish through, and may even need to drill a hole in the stud. For ease, I just cut a hole one above the other. Since it is recommended that you plug this into a surge protector, you don't have to line it up right next to the plug.Once the holes are cut, and the wire is run, push the electrical boxes into the holes, and turn the screws. This in turn makes the wings close in on the sheet rock. It is important to test it out beforehand if you haven't done this before. Just try it a bit with a screwdriver and note which direction the screw needs to turn. I think it is always right, but I ended up dropping a few into the wall before I figured that out.Once you have the boxes in and the wires through them, you just push the wires into the color coded holes, and turn down the screws. Finally plug in the provided power cable to the surge protector, and you are done!You should probably test the socket out with a tester before you plug in your $1000+++ tv set. But the process couldn't be easier.I'd give this a moderate difficulty level, but with enough research and reading the instructions, and watching the online video. It is a snap!The best part is, I now have no wires hanging down from my tv, and I can hide the sockets behind the furniture that I plan to get for the devices.I can't recommend this product enough!

We just think it is very expensive, considering materials used in products.

I wanted to wall-mount a flat panel TV above my entertainment console without seeing the unsightly power cord connecting to the TV and this is exactly what I needed. I had to also install separate wall plates to hide the other low voltage cables behind the wall.Originally, I had planned to tap off the electrical outlet at the base of the wall and install another live outlet higher behind the TV, but the problem with that is you can't buy a surge protector less than about 2 inches thick and I wanted to install my TV closer to the wall. However, with this product you can connect the TV to ANY surge protector / power conditioner by placing the conditioner at the floor level or inside your entertainment center and have protected power behind the TV. There are a few other similar products that do the same thing as this, like Powerbridge, but I chose this one by Vanco since it had two outlets on top which allow flat plugs to fit inside the recessed opening. It also gives you the flexibility to power something else beside the TV if needed in the future.If you could purchase each of the components of this package separately (which you can't - that's where they get you), it would cost less than $20 but this cost more than double that when you include shipping and tax. However, the price is in line with other similar products so I can't fault Vanco too much for wanting to maximize their profit.The only item missing which is needed for the install is Romex wire only costs $0.60 a foot. One more bit of useful info is that the single gang boxes used are only 14 cu in. which is a good thing. It makes it a little tight when trying to fit the wires and the plugs inside the boxes, but in my case, my wall depth was fairly shallow and this box just barely was able to fit inside the wall. The most common single gang box I found in hardware stores were 20 cu in which were too deep to fit in my wall (they didn't even sell the 14 cu in size).

Works great to hide your tv cable. Need to purchase your connecting cable (romex) which need to factor into the purchase price (15 bucks at Home Depot). Picked this up for around 45 bucks so worth saving the difference with a PowerBridge. I also have a PB with another tv and both work pretty much the same except the PB comes with the connecting cable so no need for Romex. Connections pretty idiot proof but the PB is a little more plug n play.