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TV upgrade
Dick Simonis:
Thanks, I really really like what you did and might try to emulate it. Big obstacle is I have no idea how to make panels that match my light oak interior. Bet Beaver coach could do though if i stop in on our summer trip.
Marty and Suzie Schenck:
Dick, Try taking one of your trim rings (the framework around the TV) to a local cabinet shop. Thats what I did, a friend that owns his own shop. He then recomended a finishing shop to take it to. The finisher said it would be no problem to get it dark enough to match. The bonus was that I was only charged $53.00 to stain and clearcoat both front and rear panels. That was one quarter the cost to put the panels into the frames. Marty
George H. Wall:
Joel, I would be interested in how you mounted your 2 x 4 post , and how you mounted the TV to it???? G H Wall
Joel Weiss:
George:
Here are a couple of pictures of the installation. We inherited the basic TV mount although we replaced the TV itself. We also replaced the audio system since the Bose had failed and we wanted a digital system that could take an HDMI input.
1. The TV in the closed (travel) position. This is a 26" LG LED HDTV. A portion of the sound bar can be seen under the cabinet on the right. In this fully closed position the cabinet door to the right of the TV is blocked but only the Blu-ray player is in there.
2. The TV in the fully extended position. The cabinet housing the DirecTV DVR is left open because of the heat generated by the unit. In the old TV cabinet you can see the subwoofer/receiver for the Sony soundbar system. The fiber optic cables coming from the Logitech RF remote control can be seen on the front of the subwoofer. The RF unit itself is in the bottom of the old TV box with fiber optic cables running to the Blu-ray and the DVR.
3. The TV mount itself. It is a standard articulated TV mount that appears to have been designed for a larger TV so it is somewhat stronger than needed in this application, but that is comforting to know. The black band at the bottom of the cabinet opening is a piece of plywood that covers up the opening below the TV when it is in the travel position (just aesthetic).
As you can see this was a low-budget conversion. One of these days we might remove the fabric trim around the cabinet opening and have it trimmed out in walnut, but the price of walnut is rather high and the fabric gives the TV some padding while we travel.
Let me know if you have other questions.
George H. Wall:
Joel, THANKS!! What a great setup! This is what I've been looking for. George
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