[mythtv-users] OT Wall mount or other setups

[R. G. Newbury]

Barry Williams wrote:
> I am just now getting a LCD/Plasma screen for the lounge and I was thinking
> about wall mounting it but not sure what to do with the PC suggestions and
> experiences would be appreciated photo's / links if available. I am trying
> to do away with the entertainment unit and minimize used space, cheers
> 

To a certain extent this depends on your setup. If you have a separate 
backend, then your frontend can be small, and you can hide it in various 
ways. The Mac Mini and even Asus EE are small enough to hide behind the 
LCD. You could even mount a 1U rackmount style case behind the LCD with 
many wall mounts (I could with my wall mount bracket...hmmmm!).

If you have space nearby, you are only limited by the length of the 
video cable feeding the LCD. This is, in fact, the only real limitation 
on placement of the frontend computer, However, you may need a remote IR 
receiver near the LCD and you would then have to deal with it's wires.

If you have space in the room behind the LCD, the cable length can be 
quite short even if the BE/FE is in a cupboard in the next room. 
Electrical wiring for power outlets and cutting and finishing holes in 
drywall are indicated specialties.

If it is a combined BE/FE then the size requirement increases, but then 
the limitation is the type of tuner you use. If the tuner is a remote 
unit (hdhomerun or set top box with firewire, for example) then the 
backend is size limited by the storage. If you have a choice, then the 
1Terabyte hard drives start to look good for lots of reasons.

In the last chance roundup, you purchase a good looking case, which can 
fake being a piece of audio equipment (say SilverstoneTek) and stack it 
with the stereo receiver/amp and leave it at that. You will have more 
trouble with all the wires from the stereo than with the myth box.

You must realize that a myth project is more driven by the technical 
requirements of what you want, than by the aesthetics of the box. 
Unfortunately, technical requirements sometimes smash directly into the 
Wife Acceptance Factor. I have NO advice on that!.. Will not go there! I 
may practice law, but I don't do divorce!

Geoff







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