need to tidy the tv equipment

worried_jim

Okay, this is a kind of techie related question.

Over time I have added more and more equipment to my tv set up and it is looking a mess-





I want to hide it all away but I want a unit/cabinet that is wheeled so when I am adding to it is easy to get to the back. The current unit used to support a 32" crt set and it weighs a ton.

I don't mind if the entire unit has doors or is covered as I will get the little gadgets that relay the remote signals. I've had a look at Ikea but can see nothing that fits the bill. Has anyone got any suggestions or links to other products sites please.

The back with sub-

googler

I got one without castors from Ikea, and added the castors from B&Q ....

You might want google 'corner TV bench' ...

stef73

Would you think about TV on wall ? With shelves behind the TV hiding everything ? My room looking at the pictures is about the same but my alcove for chimney is filled in. TV on left hand wall on canter leaver wall mount and shelves made behind the TV for sky box android box and blu ray player. Sound bar is hung off bottom of TV with sub underneath

Fightsback

How good are your joinery skills ? You could build in a corner unit.

worried_jim

googler wrote: »

I got one without castors from Ikea, and added the castors from B&Q ....

You might want google 'corner TV bench' ...

There is nothing in the Ikea range I could even attach wheels to-

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/10475/

googler

worried_jim wrote: »

There is nothing in the Ikea range I could even attach wheels to-

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/10475/

This is on the front page of TV benches, and I attached B&Q casters to ...

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20105341/

There must be something from a google for "corner tv bench cabinet casters" that suits ...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corner+tv+bench+cabinet+casters&espv=2&biw=1152&bih=730&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-gQ9VZD1G4fxaJXqgOgO&ved=0CEkQsAQ

worried_jim

The Ikea one has no where near enough room for the amount of equipment I have.

I have found some old Ikea ranges with wheels and hopefully will be picking one up tonight from Gumtree for £25.

worried_jim

Well three hours later, one trip to Tesco for another hdmi lead (that side project failed) and a trip to B&Q for some cable ties.....

woody2234

good set up also in original post picture what is the device above the xbox and to the left of the other 2 boxes , it looks like a mini tv screen on a stand

worried_jim

Its the central speaker for the 5.1. It's the smallest of the set but it kicks out the volume.



The speakers came part of a package system with a Panasonic dvd player I bought 11 years ago. I was never happy with it and a couple of years ago I up graded to an AV receiver. I also bought an active sub to replace the passive one and Wow!

It shakes the windows on the lowest setting!

With Google Chrome stick and Amazon tv I can stream everything as well. Amazon tv has blown me away- a great investment. I love that I can stream from ipad spotify direct through the 5.1. I have listened to records that I have owned for years in a different light- such as Queen's A kind of magic- its superb.

I also play a lot of opera and classical and the quality using the sub is amazing.

Next stop is a bigger screen. This is a 43" 3D Plasma and when I first got it it was massive (replaced a 12 year old 32" crt- which was the biggest tv I could buy at the time-which has given up the ghost) but with in a few days of buying it I was thinking that I should have gone bigger! Maybe 60"+ next time?

Back of the tv is still a jungle, albeit a tidier jungle thanks to the cable ties and with the unit on wheels it is easier to get behind and add/remove items. I actually discovered that one of the speakers wasn't connected properly so now the sound quality and volume is even better.

woody2234

I like the set up and what make tv you got at the moment