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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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well i finally decided to ditch my 50+yr old leaning tv stand those whol helped me move know exactly how fragile it was . so i started my project for a built in , wall hang the speakers, all wires in wall for a nice clean look and add a tad more room to mantown. so far so good
now if all goes as planned there will be a new tv after the new year

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Leaning tower on the way out


Any one want a tv stand
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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About time you got rid of that POS stand

Of course you should of given it a push--then you's have to get a new TV
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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where's the bar? heh looking good keith
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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Holy ****!! I don't believe my eyes! Looks good man!
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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well i saw a nice little offer at best buy today and marcel didnt stop me like he was susspose to
so now stage 2 is done it will be wall hung at some point .
42" lg this tv kicks ***!!!!!!!!!!! and i dont even have my HD cables yet .
So thanks Marcel for NOT telling me to turn around .
still learning some adjustments . i will say nows the time for anyone looking though no interest till 2010 yup 3 yrs no interest on all home theatre totaling 999+
there were alot of choices and it wasnt easy but the fact the HP was already having issues at the store i knew i wasnt gonna go that route

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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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oh yea and ill be going hard and straight in the spring too

UPS dropped that for me today
Thanks Matt for the quick shipping
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lookin sweet!!
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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It's still on a stand ---- and Fast / Furious is playing
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
It's still on a stand ---- and Fast / Furious is playing
yes , no wall bracket yet still have to get one ,as for the movie well um , it was just the closest and first one i grabbed
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
lookin sweet!!
thanks man
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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Looks good! You have to post up picks when you get it hung up! Wait till you get your HD box, and some HDMI cables!!
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NICE TV, that will be one of my purchases when I get back from the sand box in 2008
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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looking good keith
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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nice! i just picked up the 42" Samsung plasma....i got the no interest until 2009
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Default Update!

Well got my bracket in finally so evrything is all set now
built-in is done, all new wiring behind wall with surge panel, everything wall hung .
Room is alot bigger now and HD defiently makes regular tv look sub-par to say the least now .

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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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I'd say that makes the room quite a bit more roomy...

Looks really nice Keith!! Enjoy

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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Wow! What a difference! Looks really good!
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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Looks good. You and Don are making me want to get a new TV.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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Yeah, Don's setup is going to be insane!
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