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Rig of the Day: I like TV
Flickr user jasonsewell really likes TV. Check out the 50" (yes, fifty) Samsung DLP he's got mounted on his wall, and running FrontRow from a hidden Mac mini. That's fantastic.
"Samsung DLP 50" TV" posted by jasonsewell.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kevin said 4:06PM on 5-23-2006
man, that really is fantastic but why place it in the corner like that?
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withdrawn said 4:34PM on 5-23-2006
I think everyone was thinking the same. So he provided a view of the entire room - http://flickr.com/photos/jsewell/150378840/in/photostream/
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arkowi said 4:35PM on 5-23-2006
best rig of the day so far.
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kevin said 4:47PM on 5-23-2006
hm i woulda placed the display on the west wall in the diagram
oh well
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tr said 4:53PM on 5-23-2006
yeah, i'd move the couches, and put that thing on the big wall. make the tv the main focus of the room.
just my interior design $.02. ;)
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Jason Sewell said 5:20PM on 5-23-2006
I couldn't have put it into any of the other walls without either building an addition on the house (divorce) or having the TV stick into the master bedroom (divorce). It's really not that bad to watch from the couch. If anyone is interested in a similar setup, I'd be happy to put you in touch with the contractor who did the work. He's a great guy and does top-quality work.
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Joe said 7:09PM on 5-23-2006
Jason:
Our home has almost the identical layout - we currently use the space where your DLP is installed, as a mini closet that my daughter uses as her "clubhouse".
Very cool install indeed!!
What I'd like to know, is your HTPC setup between the Samsung and the mini, as my toying with buying another intel core duo, but hooking it up to our Mitsu 55" RPTV..
Congrats on the baby - btw!
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metrobilly said 8:11PM on 5-23-2006
That comcast DVR has firewire 400. Did you connect it to the mini and make a setup with iRecord? Perfect DVR for a Mac!
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Halopend said 9:00PM on 5-23-2006
I don't know why it isn't obvious to the others that you need to put it there as "under-the-stairs" was the only deadspace you could recess it into. The only question I have is did you need to have openings on the back so your TV could "breathe" ?
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icerabbit said 10:25PM on 5-23-2006
... right, most commenters overlooked the DLP detail, which still requires quite a bit of depth. Hence recessing it into the staircase.
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Mephistophelian said 11:58PM on 5-23-2006
And because the post says it is mounted *on* the wall not *in* the wall.
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Jason Sewell said 12:07AM on 5-24-2006
Metrobilly, I did connect the Comcast box the the Mac Mini via FireWire and was able to record High Definition TV. Unfortunately, I haven't found any high-quality intel-native software to schedule these recordings. I may end up waiting for a Series III Tivo.
Halopend, the back of the cabinet is open to the closet, which seems to allow for sufficient ventilation at this point. When summer really hits, I may need to divert a SpacePak duct into the closet for cooling.
Joe, yes the Mac Mini sends its output the the Samsung for viewing of ripped DVDs and High-Definition recordings made with the EyeTV 500 tuner.
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theun4gven said 8:50AM on 5-24-2006
". . . and running FrontRow from a hidden Mac mini."
And by hidden you mean dead center underneath the television in plain view, right?
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