Lentz
Three Rivers, CA
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Well I decided to replace my old tv with a new 32" Visio LED. Got the old tv out after it fell on my knee so if you try it be careful and have some one hold it while you remove the screws. I used an ajustable swing arm mount and mounted it to a 4x4. I also keep the face of the cabinet with the bottom lip and used weather stripping on the bottom to rest the tv on. Then used velcro on each side to hold tv in place for veiwing. I am still trying to find some hold downs that would attach to sides of cabinet and hook onto tv to secure when under way. I am temporarily using a hold down strap when under way. Not very pretty but will do the trick until I can find what I want. Look great.
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hwilkerson
Modesto, California
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Do you have any pictures you can post, I want to do the same thing?
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PAIRAJAYS
Washingston State
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What I did was attach a small diameter steel cable from the back of the TV to the back of the cabinet attached to a turnbuckle. I installed the swing arm so I had an opening between the bottom of the TV and the cabinet to allow access the turnbuckle. Closed the slot with a wooden plate, stained to match the cabinet, after tightening the turnbuckle.
The new center mount TV was a 32" LCD that was slightly larger than the existing cabinet by about 2" on each side. It also extended about 3" further into the MH interior, not a significant amount to create a head knocker.
Jim
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Note: It is still an LCD, the led's on this brand is ONLY used for backlighting.
Jury is still out on performance. Led's don't like inverters that are not True Sine Wave designed.
Carefull is the word on these LED TV's when used with the cheaper modified sine wave inverters. LCD is fine.
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Van Helden
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I got hold of a black strap that are used to tie bundles of 2x4's etc. together and screwed it to the inside of the cabinet on the upper right side, pushed the tv tight, brought it around the top front and then screwed the strap on the upper left outside surface for a tight fit. Since my tv was black, it's hardly noticeable. I put a thin adhesive rubber buffer between the strap and the TV. I had already tried the most aggressive velcro, but it wouldn't hold.
Hope this helps.
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wilanddij
CA Desert
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I replaced a couple of Panasonic CRTs with LCDs last spring. Found two LCD units at Best Buy that fit within the cabinets (26" and 22"), routed out the the existing frames to accept the new LCDs, mounted them securely to the frames, and fastened the frames to the cabinet using piano hinges.
Front TV.
Modified the mounting clips that came with the CRT unit to hold the LCD into the frame. You can see the piano hinge at the top
Bedroom TV.
Backside of the BR TV. Had to use some wood to mount this one, and swing it open to the side.
A few screen door latches hold everything closed on the road, and I have room under each TV for the satellite boxe. There is quite a bit of open space behind each TV now, and I plan to build shelves for storing some soft stuff.
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Jahnavi
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There many brands of TV in market. I vote for Sony LCD which good quality pictures and clear sound .
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Lariat trucker
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I am confused as to why no one in this thread is using the proper wall mount? I changed both of mine in my Beaver by cutting a piece of plywood to fit the cabinet interior wall dimensions and secured it with 2X2 strips inside the cabinet at the proper depth settings. The wall mount was bolted to the plywood and the TV mounted securely to the wall mount. The rear TV had a DVD player so I had to make the side DVD port accessable and even that was no problem. The mounts are available at Best Buy, Conns, WalMart etc. I used Insignia brand TVs from Best Buy one 32" and one 40" probably got better mileage with all of the weight I shed by changing out the old TVs.
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Most Wall Mounts are for stationary mounting. Lots of play in the hinges,etc...Not a good idea for in-motion mounting.
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I removed the tvs from the cabinet and installed a piece of 3/4 plywood inside the cabinet with angle brackets. For the front tv I used a regular wall mount from HomeDepot to secure it. Here's a pic:
For the bedroom, I wanted to have a place to mount the solar controller and some random switches, so I wanted to be able to swing the tv out of the way. Also, I wanted to be able to adjust it while laying in bed, so I used a swing arm mount from Best Buy. I used the same method as the front tv to secure the swing mount. Here's a pic:
Best of luck....Dennis
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