"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message
A new LCD TV might have some heat issues, but probably will have a gap
around it on three sides. If that's not enough, a PC style cooling fan
could be rigged up to provide quiet active cooling. (I have a computer
next to the TV; power wouldn't be a problem.)

On the plus side, most of the heat emanated from the LCD screen, so it would
face forwards out front. While there was some heat behind my LCD TV, it
wasn't nearly as much as in the front.

I retrofitted my most of my entertainment centre this past winter going from
a CRT TV to the current LCD TV. I'm currently in the throes of figuring out
what to do with the heat coming from the massive Yamaha RXV3800 surround
sound receiver I added. I've got to do something because the shelving around
it is jammed with electronics and heat will be an issue. I'm considering
some type of fan with 6" tubing to remove heat, but I've been warned about
static buildup, so I'll have to jury rig something around that. I've posted
an image of my unit it ABPW.