On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:30:25 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

marble wrote:
On 16 Jan 2006 14:29:43 -0800, "mountfords"
..

Planning on putting the flat panel above the fireplace is the first
mistake. It should be closer to eye height. Add to that it sounds like
youre planing on boxing it in which'll make it overheat.

I nearly wrote that! - but then realised the OP doesn't actually mention
a fireplace, and the presence of existing plasterboard made me think it
more likely there isn't one, and therefore he's planning on fitting the
thing at a sensible height.

Who knows? He has smashed the plaster off the wall to fit a TV

I agree that it's very odd how many people seem to be fitting these
things above the mantlepiece.

It replaces the print of a couple of naked cherubs watching a sunset
over the sea with horses splashing through the surf. Also the
neigbours can see it from the road.


Trouble is, in the
conventional/traditional living room arrangement, IME you have chairs
arranged around the fireplace, with the TV to one side or in the corner.
That's fine with a 24" box, but in most places there isn't room for a
40" flatscreen job to sit there or evan attach to the wall next to the
chimmney breast. It would certainly put me right off buying one.

David

A screen that size doesn't make sence with our current broadcast TV.
When HDTV comes along maybe it will but untill then my 28" IDTV is
good enough to fall asleep infront of.