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billpa:
I have a cp I put together for playing games on my tv in my living room. The pc sits on shelf in my basement (directly under where the TV is upstairs). I set it up so that I have a PS2 and USB port installed on the plate where the cable comes through but I would like to set up a remote power on so that I can just plug the panel in and press a dedicated power button (just an arcade style button) to fire up the PC.

My question is, what would be a decent connector to use for something like this? It should be pretty sturdy as I would be unplugging and plugging it in every time I decide to play. And it would be great if i can flush mount it to the plate behind my tv.

TIA,
billpa

MustardTent:
What are your aesthetic requirements?

billpa:
Well since the connection is behind the tv, not much really. Im planning on ganging the three wires/connections (PS2, USB, and power) together and shrinkwrapping them together so it looks like one wire coming from the panel.

massive88:
Can your computer power on by USB keyboard keystrokes?

I power mine by the mouse button, which is wired as a button on my CP.  I have to quad-click it to get it to fire up, but it prevents me from ever having to touch the computer.

TheShanMan:
If X10 is an option then you could do that. I use that as a way to remotely power up my mame cab whenever I want to do maintenance from my desktop machine. I don't remember for sure what the particular device is called, but it's for low voltage stuff, and it basically acts like a 1 second button press (i.e. it shorts the terminals for 1 second). I have that wired up to my PC's power button connector in parallel with a happ pushbutton (mounted on the top of the cab) so I can turn it on either way.

Hope that makes sense. If this is a route you're interested in I'd be glad to provide more details.

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