I am about to purchase a 32" LCD TV. It will be in a cabinet. Are they difficult to install?

Question

I have a cable box (it also is a recorder like Tivo). It has a cable in and out as well as six other outlets for Tv and Vidoe that I have not used with a regular TV.

Answer 1

The most straightforward connection would be: your cable connection goes from the wall to your cable box, and another coaxial connection goes from your cable box to your TV.  

You will have multiple other options, and may wish to connect things like a VCR, DVD player, computer or game as well as your cable box/video recorder.  The user manual that comes with the TV should have several setup options illustrated.

Answer 2

How big is the cabinet? Flat panels do produce some heat, and they can have overheating problems (though this is more common in plasmas). It's best not to have a cabinet that is a really tight fit around the TV, especially from front to back.

Are you mounting it, or is it just sitting in a cabinet? Mounting is obviously more difficult, and I recommend having someone professional do it unless you're a good handyman.

If you're running it like a normal TV, the connections won't have to change from your current television. If you upgrade to high definition, you'll obviously need to get the proper cables (HDMI cables; component cables cannot run true HDTV). Likewise, you can purchase new connector cables for your devices (DVD player, game systems) that could possibly improve the picture from a standard coaxial cable.

More info would be helpful, such as what you're connecting to it and what kind of connections are on the back of them: standard coaxial, composite (red, white, yellow), S-Video, or component (red, blue, green).