That's how it was done 30 years ago. My friend built his basement around the TV so it would be in the wall and he had a room behind it for all the cables and equipment.
My house has it too. It's not a full room but a cut out with a door. Because originally if there was a big TV there would be no way to get behind it.
It was also a handy place to put all the AV equipment that has fans and clanks around and stuff. People still have AV rooms now, but the TV usually isn’t part of the room.
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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 88d
That's how it was done 30 years ago. My friend built his basement around the TV so it would be in the wall and he had a room behind it for all the cables and equipment.
My house has it too. It's not a full room but a cut out with a door. Because originally if there was a big TV there would be no way to get behind it.
EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app · 16 pts · 88d
that's interesting, i wonder what might be a cool modern use for those TV equipment rooms now
AugustusBeauvais@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 88d
Server room
EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app · 9 pts · 88d
love that idea
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 88d
Weed
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 88d
It was also a handy place to put all the AV equipment that has fans and clanks around and stuff. People still have AV rooms now, but the TV usually isn’t part of the room.
printerhell@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 88d
Those things got pretty hot if i remember correctly. Does it have any ventilation?
fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 4 pts · 88d
if it is big time it will, if it was amateur hour, probs not
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 88d
“It’s nice, but it takes up too much space in the bathroom.”
fireweed@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 88d
*TVs
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 88d
Some did that with speakers too back in the day (infinite baffle).
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 88d
What's up with that doorknob?
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 2 pts · 86d
Padded to protect the TV (not padding the TV to maintain ventilation of the projector and keep warranty)
Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 87d
Frontend vs backend
Hupf@feddit.org · 5 pts · 88d
It's free real estate
tynansdtm@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 88d
That screen looks awfully flat to me
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 88d
I wouldn't mind one of those depending on if I had the space but the picture quality was shit