Flat Panel TV Cable Organizer Kit with Power Solution

This product offers a clever solution for hiding your wires yet keeping code compliant. The package shipped quickly and arrived well packaged. It took about an hour to install, but mostly because I had to figure certain things out that weren't clearly explained and a couple of work arounds to issues, standard fare for a do it yourselfer. Pros of this product are that it has all parts required minus the tools. Everything from wiring, screws, crimps, etc. were all included and neatly packaged. All you need is a screw driver, pliers and a straight blade/box cutter to cut the drywall. Also, I like how it is recessed and allows for a clean look even when the TV is off the wall, and the color and shape make it look like it was an original outlet already there. some of the other brands are shaped oddly or in black and therefore, the outlet clearly looks out of place. Additionally, some of the other popular choices stick out more and are less recessed. The final product looked clean and did what it said it would, it ran the wires through the wall and kept it to code. Unfortunately, despite doing what it said it would, there are still some cons. First, the directions are horrible. In order to save on paper, they made it wordy with few pictures. The few pictures they did have were confusing and only one of the three served any purpose. These instructions were not for a beginner "Do-It-Yourselfer" to follow step by step without any confusion. I've done simple wiring for home repairs before and even with that, this was not that clear. Luckily, I had a general understanding of how this product worked already as well as how to run the wiring, but even I became almost discouraged. Also, the box fastening tool isn't very secure as they are essentially loose flaps that screw tight and hold the box tight to the drywall. Even at its tightest, there was some give. There are also some companies that make a similar kit but make everything horizontal in alignment for the top part behind the TV. I now see why. Most people put the outlet in the middle of the TV mount bracket on the wall as most have a square cut out in the middle specifically for this purpose. This square design of this kit's outlet didn't fit so it wasn't completely flush, some of it overlapped metal. A horizontal alignment here would allowed for a lot more flexibility with different kits. Finally, although a minor problem, the extension chord for the bottom part of the kit sticks out too far at the plug going into the recessed socket, making for about an inch sticking out beyond the wall that the entertainment console can't go closer to. It is odd that they would think about recessed plugs but not factor this in with the extension chord they supply. This is a quick fix by purchasing another one, but then that somewhat defeats the purpose of an all-in-one kit. At the end of the day, the kit did what it claimed it would. However, factoring in all the pros and cons, and then weighing that against the price, I can't really give this product a high score. It did what it said, it hid the wires and allowed for recessed plugs, all while keeping compliant. However, the price wasn't cheap for the kit (I expected more for the price) and purchased separately, you could possibly make this kit cheaper. Additionally, there are other kits that offer the same end result, some with better prices. The directions were bad and there were some design flaws. Were the price to be more competitive, I would have given this four stars, but considering I had to figure out how to put this together myself since the instructions were so poor and unclear, I couldn't rank it any higher. I would most likely try another kit for future efforts.