Home-made LCD mount?

[LeeinNC]

So we have a 70's-vintage entertainment center that my wife has invested a lot of time in updating (custom drawer front, painted back with a matte cabinet paint that was a huge pain in the tuckus not to mention time consuming project not to mention she nearly ruined my garage but that is another story...).

Net: I have an old cabinet with limited space. The biggest LCD I can put in there is a 32".

I'm pretty well set on getting the new Samsung LN32B650, which is the 120Hz panel with 1M:1 contrast, etc. The problem is I only have 22.25 inches of height to work with and the TV is 23.7" tall with the stand. Without the stand, it is 21.5".

What I'm thinking is to make a mount out of 1/2" plywood with a low-profile wall mount (since I only have 19" of depth to work with), weighted at the back to offset the ~30lb TV. I'd use metal brackets at the base where I join the front (as many as necessary)

Something like this:

Is this totally crazy? Anyone done something like this?

 

[Hipnotic4]

Not crazy at all, it cant be that hard to make a home mount..have you seen the mounts in the stores? i would go take a look at them so you can get an idea of how they are made and apply it to your project.

To save time, hassle and worry, I would check Monoprice.com..cheap & reliable mounts.

You can also check into Craigslist for some old furniture you can modify to hold the tv itself. Good luck

 

[lsiberian]

So we have a 70's-vintage entertainment center that my wife has invested a lot of time in updating (custom drawer front, painted back with a matte cabinet paint that was a huge pain in the tuckus not to mention time consuming project not to mention she nearly ruined my garage but that is another story...).

Net: I have an old cabinet with limited space. The biggest LCD I can put in there is a 32".

I'm pretty well set on getting the new Samsung LN32B650, which is the 120Hz panel with 1M:1 contrast, etc. The problem is I only have 22.25 inches of height to work with and the TV is 23.7" tall with the stand. Without the stand, it is 21.5".

What I'm thinking is to make a mount out of 1/2" plywood with a low-profile wall mount (since I only have 19" of depth to work with), weighted at the back to offset the ~30lb TV. I'd use metal brackets at the base where I join the front (as many as necessary)

Something like this:

Is this totally crazy? Anyone done something like this?

It wouldn't be too hard especially if you use 1/2" ply. Just make sure you make good joints.

you could also use 1 x 4". Heck you could even build a few braces on the back of the cabinet mount the metal braces there and hold the LCD that way.

Sounds like a lot of fun. Let us know what you end up doing.

This isn't a hard if you take your time and use your brain.

Join the braces to the sides or top and bottom of the cabinets. Mount the screws on that. I suggest you use at least 3 oak 1/4s, but you could use pine.