There are a couple other threads floating around where people are complaining about certain features. These features are available/common in the particular brand I'm looking at right now. I can understand the frustration that might go with having a fridge installed in the slide resulting in constantly running fans. But this seems like it could be easily remedied in a variety of ways. The other feature I thought was pretty clever was the TV that rises out of the counter top. It appears to me that adequate counter space is usually even more rare than adequate storage space. The pop-up TV seems like a great way to solve some of that. I want a TV and my wife wants counter space, but usually not at the same time. Unless it's prone to breaking, what's the beef with this feature?

That pop up TV takes up storage space when it is not being used and when it is used, it takes up counter space. I fail to see an advantage here either way.Ron

A refer in a slide requires the upper vent to come out horizontal. When the refer is installed in the rig, the venting is not installed in such away that air moves up and out efficiently. Even with the fans the air movement forms an eddy so it doesn't move over coils. Some of the fans will not last vey long and hard to replace. Most you need to remove the refer. A person can install a curved section of sheet metal on the upper portion of the refer cooling unit to help. You can also close up the distance between the cooling unit and lower portion of the cooling unit for force more air through cooling unit.I am not thrilled about TV coming up out of counter top adjacent to galley. I would be afraid of liquids being spilled and going down onto TV components and operating mechanism.

I suppose it also depends upon how you feel about having a TV as part of the decor. Unless it's turned on all the time I don't find a big black rectangle to be all that attractive, it would be nice to put it away when not being used. Our current 32" Tv in our fiver is only about 3" deep and would only take up the very back of a cabinet if we had a televator.

BillyW wrote:There are a couple other threads floating around where people are complaining about certain features. These features are available/common in the particular brand I'm looking at right now. I can understand the frustration that might go with having a fridge installed in the slide resulting in constantly running fans. But this seems like it could be easily remedied in a variety of ways. The other feature I thought was pretty clever was the TV that rises out of the counter top. It appears to me that adequate counter space is usually even more rare than adequate storage space. The pop-up TV seems like a great way to solve some of that. I want a TV and my wife wants counter space, but usually not at the same time. Unless it's prone to breaking, what's the beef with this feature?when we were shopping for our new MH we wanted a residential fridge so I can't comment on that question. as for the TV we found that the TVs that rise out of a cabinet not only took up valuable storage space but also placed the TV far too close to the viewers for comfortable viewing.

do you really want the TV in a kitchen counter?bumpy

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CampbellDaycrui
Explorer
Jan 07, 2017
I suppose it also depends upon how you feel about having a TV as part of the decor. Unless it's turned on all the time I don't find a big black rectangle to be all that attractive, it would be nice to put it away when not being used. Our current 32" Tv in our fiver is only about 3" deep and would only take up the very back of a cabinet if we had a televator.
enblethen
Nomad
Jan 07, 2017
A refer in a slide requires the upper vent to come out horizontal. When the refer is installed in the rig, the venting is not installed in such away that air moves up and out efficiently. Even with the fans the air movement forms an eddy so it doesn't move over coils. Some of the fans will not last vey long and hard to replace. Most you need to remove the refer. A person can install a curved section of sheet metal on the upper portion of the refer cooling unit to help. You can also close up the distance between the cooling unit and lower portion of the cooling unit for force more air through cooling unit.
I am not thrilled about TV coming up out of counter top adjacent to galley. I would be afraid of liquids being spilled and going down onto TV components and operating mechanism.
lanerd
Explorer II
Jan 07, 2017
That pop up TV takes up storage space when it is not being used and when it is used, it takes up counter space. I fail to see an advantage here either way.

Ron

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