In the lounge room
TELEVISIONS
Swap your bulky CRT TV and the huge stand required to house it for a wall-mountable flat panel LCD or plasma screen. And big isn't always better - If your TV room is too small for anything larger, chances are you don't need such a large screen to get the full experience anyway.
Baumann Meyer DT2620D $1899
www.baumannmeyer.com.
au
Good things come in small packages – this 26-inch TV comes with a fully integrated high definition television digital tuner.
MirrorImage NLCM 37 $12,999
www.sampford.com.au Pricey but nice – this is an LCD TV hides as a mild mannered stylish mirror when not in use as a TV. Decorative as well as useful!
Rock Digital Photo Frame $199
www.anyware.com.au
A different kind of LCD - just for photos! Forget displaying favourite snaps in multiple frames around the home, just one digital photo frame like this one by Rock can display all these photos and more on rotation via a USB or SD card.
MOUNTS
Now you have your big screen – you should think about how to mount it. There are some really innovative designs available, including some which can hold your DVD player or other AV gear too.
Omnimount Tria $469
www.e-hifi.com.au
A clever 3-shelf system allowing you to mount a flat panel, DVD player and other home cinema equipment on your wall, while keeping all the associated cable clutter hidden from view via an integrated cable management system!
Skunkworks Trak-Kit $POA
www.skunkworks.com.au
Designed for open-plan living spaces (common to apartments), this system allows you to move your flat screen around to different rooms of the house along the length of a track that suspends your TV – say from the TV room to the kitchen.
