Secure one of the panels with aluminum tape, so if you have to pop it off, its easy to slap back on.
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DIY Hidden Retractable Ceiling TV
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Not really -- if all you have to protect is a 55" TV, you could easily build an insulated shell out of some drywall/insulation and a frame. Bolt some handles on the shell and have it sitting on top of the entire apparatus. Some weatherstripping and whatnot on the edges and you'd be good to go.
Actually OLED TVs randomly go on sale all the time. Probably 3 weeks ago there was the 65" LG OLED on sale on Dell's website for around $2200. You can hit up Best Buy and get a 55" for $2500.
Course his is neither of those. It's a Sony Bravia X90C. Looks to be a 55". It's $1000.
I think your idea of expensive and most others is a bit different, lol...
I"m not sure which price you're referring to, but I'd consider a grand very cheap, but when I buy a set, I'm not going to get the cheapest set in the store. 1k-2k is pretty much the sweet spot for good sets of that size. And when you consider that the newest OLED costs 7 or 8k for 65" and last year's model typically sells for 4-5 grand, 2200 is a virtual fire sale. Obviously if your budget is under 1000, then that doesn't matter, and I don't see OLED getting down there in the next few years, but it's now down in the range where enthusiasts will buy.
I've gotta say I've been eyeing the LGs for about a year now, but I'm in no hurry to buy a TV, but so far, I like the LGs the best, so far.
edit: For some reason I thought 2016 was last year. All prices are for this year, but you can get a 65" from last year for 2800, so 2200 is a deal, but not as good as I thought (assuming Dell was selling the 2015 model and not a 2016 model.
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When they installed my new furnace (from a circa WW2 gravity heater that was literally just a big metal box with a flame thrower in it to modern forced air) they used aluminum tape as a way to secure the filter for the furnace... it sucks. While yeah it's easy to add more foil tape when you replace the filter, damn man, it's ultra ghetto. And I was briefly watching these guys, they had electric tin snips, lots of sheet metal as they added duct work, they could have easily fabricated some sort of lid for it... they didn't.
I don't think so. Super cheap would be below $500. Cheap would be $500-1000. Midrange $1000-2000. Expensive above that. At least for 55" TVs. I'm just going based off what's available on the market.
Now if you're looking at nothing more than the dollar amount, then yes. It is a lot of money. I personally don't pay $1000 for a tv. I much rather wait for the price to drop to around $800 or below. It's mainly cause I don't use my TV so much. I'll drop $1000 on a computer monitor, but not a TV.
A lid would never be air tight. The tape probably is the best solution -- even though it doesn't look fancy.
Yeah, but 2200 is for this year's 65" model and Krotch was basing it on a 55" model. You can get last year's 55" OLED for $1799 on Amazon, but at that point, I think I'd rather get the 65" for another 400.
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