I have a flat screen mounted on the wall. The problem is the cablebox. I really didnt want to put something under the tv. so i searched youtube for some ideas. I figured out what i can do. There is this thing called a remote extender. you put your cablebox where ever you want. i put mine in the closet. then you put the digital reciever on top of the cablebox and put the eye in front of the cablebox. then the transmitter is actually a battery that goes inside the remote.
so everything can hang in the closet with no extra equipment outside and you can still change the channel regardless. kinda neat and solves my problem. you can buy extra transmitter batterys for your dvd remote if you like. cheap even too. the saucer in the pic goes with the cablebox into the closet.