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My New pad - My New TV setup

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Old 27-12-2006, 10:12 AM   #1
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My New pad - My New TV setup

Right after buying my first place the lounge was mine to decorate. The rest of the bungalow was left to my Girlfriend

Money was tight and I had already bought a TV a few months back, really I would have liked a Better DVD/sounds system maybe next year

The plan:



Right, first off I found the best height for the TV and bought an adjustable wall mount. (www.digiuk.com)
I also had made some Custom glass for the Shelves


I had 2 double plugs put in behind the TV. I grinded out a nice long channel from the ceiling to the back of the TV to house the conduit. In that had the Sky Plus cable, Ariel, and 4 speaker cables.






Its finished now but I haven’t got an up to date photo but this will do. Ill post one tonight for you if you want



All the cables are now hidden and will properly be best to show you when I upload new pics of it

Comments welcome
Any way im new HELLO!!!

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Old 28-12-2006, 8:14 AM   #2
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Speakers


Overview from lounge


Side:


These 2 small wires will be put into the wall later this week

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Old 28-12-2006, 8:28 AM   #3
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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

nice lookin setup! I really like the look of the samsung dispays, they are certainly more appealing than some! good job matey
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Old 28-12-2006, 8:47 AM   #4
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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

Thanks Barty. Been looking through the DIY Installs and some look amazing. now in the Summer im looking to redo mine.

As you can see form this pic:


The wall which the TV is set on is inset slightly and im now thinking of creating a Fake wall.. what do you think?

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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

I love the custom glass shelves. What did you use for wall brackets?

z
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Old 01-01-2007, 3:34 PM   #6
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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

Why are the front speakers so high? Ideally they should be either side of the TV or at your seated ear height.
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Old 01-01-2007, 6:21 PM   #7
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Hi,

The brackets are from Focus and were about £5 a pair i was loooking at some huge brackets but there have worked a treat..

Seeing this is my first install i assumed that it made very little difference where they were, should they have been placed lower?

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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

nice work, where did you get the shelves from? and how much weight can they hold?

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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

It may sound a little odd when watching a film if a sound pans from left to right e.g. a motorbike driving from left to right (visually). The sound will start up high (one of the fronts), drop to the centre and return the other front speaker.
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nice work, where did you get the shelves from? and how much weight can they hold?

cheers
The Glass i had made from a local Glass Maker and the mounts hold about 5kg. there perfect for the DVD player and sky plus but couldnt really hold any more than that
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Re: My New pad - My New TV setup

Looks a little lost to me and im not a big fan of a centre speaker placed on top of a dvd player?????

The idea of the glass shelves is good and nice to see you've tidied up those wires.

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Looks a little lost to me and im not a big fan of a centre speaker placed on top of a dvd player?????

The idea of the glass shelves is good and nice to see you've tidied up those wires.

Jonny
what do you mean lost.. i didnt want the speaker on the dvd player but now the shelfs are in i dont know where to put it.. above the tv?
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