Replacing Old TV

I replaced my old TV several years ago with a Samsung 32" LED TV. Don't remember the weight, but not very heavy. The new TV is quite a bit wider than the old one. But they are so thin, mounting them outside the cabinet is no problem. Easiest way is to just install a piece of plywood in the cabinet opening and get a wall mount to attach the TV to the plywood. I went a bit overboard on mine, but you can see how well the thin TVs mount outside the cabinet.

Before



The opening



Cabinet insert I made



Insert installed



Complete



I did put a narrow shelf under it for additional support and use velcro strips (not visible in this pic) to secure it while traveling. The velcro strips are attached behind the TV and I can pull them out and stretch them across the TV.

DutchmenSport wrote:
We just purchased a 32 inch LG flat screen for a replacement for the original television that came with the camper when new. The new television can't more than 10 pounds (if that much).

Our original was mounted into a rack that lifted up and down from the top of a floor cabinet. I removed it and put a flat hook mount (removable) on the back of the television, and mounted the wall part on the frame that moves up and down.

Now, we can remove the television completely and lay it on the bed when traveling so it won't bounce so much. It just hooks on the frame and done! (plug it in of course). It's so light weight, it's extremely easy to move around. I feel lot better with it not bouncing around at the end of a 35 foot trailer!

We ended up getting a sound bar for it too. I couldn't tap into the original sound system - radio, so just got a sound bar. WORKS FABULOUS!

What's even nicer, the television can easily be lifted off and taken outside if we want to, brought in the house in the winter if we want to, or easily move it around.

It's the best of all worlds now.

My plan is to replace the surround sound with a sound bar. I priced a replacement for the receiver with the integrated surround sound and blu ray and it was ridiculous. I'm just going to use the sound bar and a blu ray player. The total cost of the swap will be less than $500.

We just purchased a 32 inch LG flat screen for a replacement for the original television that came with the camper when new. The new television can't more than 10 pounds (if that much).

Our original was mounted into a rack that lifted up and down from the top of a floor cabinet. I removed it and put a flat hook mount (removable) on the back of the television, and mounted the wall part on the frame that moves up and down.

Now, we can remove the television completely and lay it on the bed when traveling so it won't bounce so much. It just hooks on the frame and done! (plug it in of course). It's so light weight, it's extremely easy to move around. I feel lot better with it not bouncing around at the end of a 35 foot trailer!

We ended up getting a sound bar for it too. I couldn't tap into the original sound system - radio, so just got a sound bar. WORKS FABULOUS!

What's even nicer, the television can easily be lifted off and taken outside if we want to, brought in the house in the winter if we want to, or easily move it around.

It's the best of all worlds now.

SoundGuy wrote:

mabynack wrote:
It needs to be fairly sturdy to support a 60-100 pound TV as I bounce down the road.

Good grief, how large a TV are you planning on?! :E Modern flat screen TVs are far lighter than their CRT predecssors ... out of curiosity I just weighed a 32" LCD TV I have here in the house and including the stand it measured 21.4 lbs.

Mine is going to be a about 32 inches. I knew the were lighter than the older ones, but I didn't realize there was that big a difference.

mabynack wrote:
It needs to be fairly sturdy to support a 60-100 pound TV as I bounce down the road.

Good grief, how large a TV are you planning on?! :E Modern flat screen TVs are far lighter than their CRT predecssors ... out of curiosity I just weighed a 32" LCD TV I have here in the house and including the stand it measured 21.4 lbs.