Besides the Corona Virus. We have talked about it for a while, and now both ready to do this... yeah, pick out a new TV. We built this house in 2003, and had a lot of custom built-in cabinets; and an entertainment center in the living room, and a TV/chest of drawers in our bedroom. The 2003 reference is significant, because... it was before flat screen TVs became affordable. We had custom cabinets built for TVs that had "flat screens" but still had cathode ray tubes... yeah, those really deep TVs that became dinosaurs just a few years later. Those same custom built-in cabinets meant we couldn't find current TVs that fit the space. That left us with a 32" TV in the living room - the biggest flat screen that would fit the opening.
It took a while for us to come to the conclusion that we could utilize the space in front of the entertainment center, and still make it look reasonable.
Using the space we have between upper and lower cabinet doors, we picked out the TV we liked, and that would fit the space. Joan ordered it from Best Buy, and they delivered it today...
Well, "delivered" in the sense that they brought it to our house. With concerns about the Corona Virus, their new company policy will not let them enter anyone's house right now... so, they brought it close to our door. Joan, wearing gloves and a mask, wiped down the box before we brought it inside. We had also ordered an articulating arm mount for it from Amazon, and it arrived today. Good timing.
While Joan took down everything related to the old TV (not that old), I started engineering a secure way to mount the TV. I braced a side wall in the entertainment center, and mounted the main arm to that; it took some careful measuring to get the angles just right so the new TV would be centered and spaced properly. Then, on to the brackets that mount on the back of the TV.
The big test: fitting it in place to see if the measurements all worked as planned...
Yep. Joan plugged it in and we went through the process to pair it up with the wifi, the smart stuff, the cable box, and the tankless water heater. Yeah, I'm kidding about the water heater - just wanted to see if you were paying attention.
After all that...
Our TV viewing has moved into the modern world: 55"... sitting in our chair or on the couch, if we turn off the lights, it feels like we are back in our younger years at the drive-in. I'm not going to tell you about the necking. Really - don't ask.
Rufus was a bit concerned about all the commotion... well, mostly he was concerned that Joan had moved his favorite toys that usually live right in front of the TV. He relaxed when the toys all reappeared after cleaning up from this project.
2 comments:
I'm sorry-- Most things you two do look Fine when done..
The TV Just don't Rite as it is..
You Three are the ones that will be looking at-- As long as it looks fine to you that's all that matters..
Don't be sorry. But, yes, we're good with it.
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