Flush mounting LCD tv in false wall... heat problems?

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I was wondering, is it ok to

a) mount the lcd tv onto the main wall
b) use MDF (or similar) to 'build' the wall forward so that the front of the TV is flush with the wall?

The concern I have is the heat that the tv will give off essentially 'inside' the fake wall area. The area will be large (roof to floor) and wide (about 3 times the width of the tv) but could the heat build up, and what could I do to stop that happening?

essentially I want to mount the tv so it looks / is resessed into the wall so that the projector screen can come down in front of it rather than having to mount the projector screen forward on the roof to let it get past the screen.

Any thoughts, comments etc would be fab

Thanks in advance

David

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Hi there,

I don't think that you will have a problem. I've done the same thing with my 43" plasma. Even after a few hours viewing there is no real build up of heat - warm air yes - but nothing to right home about.

The attahced picture isn't the best but there is about a 4 inch deep resess that the TV sits in so that the front of the panel is flush. The TV is fully enclosed and there is mood lighting fixed around the inside of the frame. There is about a 2 inch gap around the edge of the screen. MDF is standard 12mm

Sorry I don't have any better pictures

Hope this helps

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Thank you very much. Just the answer I was looking for

Your setup looks great too.