Replacing old TV with flat screen
I removed the bulky 12 year old TV from the compartment over the cab. Plan to install a 29" flat screen. If the wall mount works as expected, I will have access to the compartment by rotating the moun...
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Many TV's now have the speakers on the bottom, so if leaving the TV in place is an option, you might leave a gap on the bottom under the TV when it is set in place.
In my case, I used the old framing to attach a piece of two by eight right across from side to side. Then I mounted the pull out swing/tilt mount onto that so that when the TV was in place, the mount was at a minimum extension.
I mounted two pieces of Teflon from a cutting board on each side of the original mounting frame, and these turned from horizontal to vertical to let the TV come out and swing, or hold it into place without having a bungee cord or other vision reducing strap across the screen.
I also mounted a 400 watt inverter to run the TV, that size is large enough so that a small load will not usually cause the inverter fan to run. Noise reduction and less overall draw not running the inverter fan.
Look for a TV with a power saver mode too.. It can save as much as 25% of the necessary wattage.
After mounting the two by eight to bold the swing arm in place, the storage behind was compromised, but we never seemed to need more anyway.
In my case, I used the old framing to attach a piece of two by eight right across from side to side. Then I mounted the pull out swing/tilt mount onto that so that when the TV was in place, the mount was at a minimum extension.
I mounted two pieces of Teflon from a cutting board on each side of the original mounting frame, and these turned from horizontal to vertical to let the TV come out and swing, or hold it into place without having a bungee cord or other vision reducing strap across the screen.
I also mounted a 400 watt inverter to run the TV, that size is large enough so that a small load will not usually cause the inverter fan to run. Noise reduction and less overall draw not running the inverter fan.
Look for a TV with a power saver mode too.. It can save as much as 25% of the necessary wattage.
After mounting the two by eight to bold the swing arm in place, the storage behind was compromised, but we never seemed to need more anyway.
