Plasma/LCD over Fireplace

[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

I have a fireplace in the middle of my loft that is unvented. It just
burns gas and spits the heat out into the room. Of course the perfect
place to hang a nice new flat-screen TV is above that fireplace.


When I have the fire on and hold my arm above it where the TV would be
it is pretty hot.


Is there any guidance on temperature ranges, or is this just a really
bad idea?

[Dave Bugg]

jrmwillis@gmail.com wrote:

> Is there any guidance on temperature ranges, or is this just a really
> bad idea?

Who says there is no such thing as a stupid question? :-)

--
Dave
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[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

I hear it is a common issue. Walk into any electronics store and you
will hear people asking the same question. The answer I was looking for
is how hot is too hot.

[azzure@olypen.com]

jrmwillis@gmail.com wrote:
> I hear it is a common issue. Walk into any electronics store and you
> will hear people asking the same question. The answer I was looking for
> is how hot is too hot.
>

Ask your question at AVSFORUM.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&forumid=40

This is the Plasma Forum. It is worth doing a lot of reading here. And
you can post questions after you get a screen name.
AVSFORUM is an excellent place to learn more.
I found out about the projector I ended up buying from posters at AVS in
July, '03. It was an excellent purchase. I've gotten a lot of good
advice. And rude people don't last long there. People are there
because of common interest.

[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

OK, I will head over there.

In case anyone here can help I took the temperature of the wall and 3"
off the wall with the fire roaring, it went over 110F. That's bad. I
have no mantel and I'm wondering if this might help enough to put the
TV there. If I get a no go on this, I am out to buy a tube TV... sucks.

[Dave Woodall]

> In case anyone here can help I took the temperature of the wall and 3"
> off the wall with the fire roaring, it went over 110F. That's bad. I
> have no mantel and I'm wondering if this might help enough to put the
> TV there. If I get a no go on this, I am out to buy a tube TV... sucks.

Have you considered DLP? A DLP won't hang on the wall, but there are
definitely advantages (clarity, no converenge, no degradation over time,
etc). I finally took the plunge and bought a 61" DLP three weeks ago. My
jaw is still hanging open at the picture (I got an HD cable box, and a
matching upconverting DVD player). Truly awesome!!! There is *NO* reason
*EVER* to buy a tube TV!

[David B.]

Dave Woodall wrote:
> There is *NO* reason *EVER* to buy a tube TV!

If you piss money, I can't argue with this.

David

[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

I bought the LCD, we'll just have to see what the fire does to it.

[azzure@olypen.com]

jrmwillis@gmail.com wrote:
> I bought the LCD, we'll just have to see what the fire does to it.
>

Can you tell us about it? The Picture Quality and sound. What model is
it. How are you mounting it.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

It's a Sharp Aquos 32" LC-32G4U. Looks fantastic. I use the
functionality that lets me use the TV speakers as my 5.1 center
speaker. Pretty cool. I have HD cable and a Windows Media Center hooked
up to it. I don't remember the name of the mount but it has a fixed 5
degree tilt, but I haven't mounted it yet... Very happy.

I still fear the fire...

[jrmwillis@gmail.com]

It's a Sharp Aquos 32" LC-32G4U. Looks fantastic. I use the
functionality that lets me use the TV speakers as my 5.1 center
speaker. Pretty cool. I have HD cable and a Windows Media Center hooked
up to it. I don't remember the name of the mount but it has a fixed 5
degree tilt, but I haven't mounted it yet... Very happy.

I still fear the fire...