Re: TV Lift

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> no. 4 is closer up, watching TV.

What're you using, card-wise, to handle the TV watching?

> no. 5 shows inside the screen cabinet. Note all the spare connectors on
the
> screen for audio, composite video, etc. I'm thinking of cutting those off,
> though I'm hesitant to destroy the breakout cable.

Can you get another one from the vendor?  Hack up a spare.

> If I were doing this in a
> pro install, I'd build a wooden conduit  box to match the cabinetry.
Because
> of stud locations, I had to dogleg mine over to the right, as you can see.

I'd have gone into the cabinet and then right in through the bottom of the
shelf.  Then run the cabling back to the wall.  that way as little as
possible is inside the working storage area.

> no. 6 and 7 are the lower cabinets, one with the PC and one with most of
the
> cabling. 6 is a corner cabinet. Took me a while to find a PC case that fit
> perfectly. My first microATX machine!  7 shows the cables coming in
through
> the adjascent drawer unit.

Since it's only 1024x768 I'd put the PC somewhere else.  The kitchen never
has enough space, and isn't exactly a PC-friendly location anyway.  I've run
good quality VGA cables upwards of 40 feet.  USB as much as 30' but I'd
probably situation a hub somewhere along the length if anything more was
needed (or an 'extender' cable).

> My system uses CompUSA's cheapest powered speakers. I'm finding I use it
an
> aweful lot for listening to music during dinner, so I'll probably upgrade
> the speakers in short order.

I've already got in-ceiling speakers.

> Speakers and IR reciever (visible in no.2) are simply hot glued to the
> underside of the cabinet. :)

Nicely done overall!  Thanks for posting the pix.

-Bill Kearney