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How do you turn on tv when its mounted inside of a cabinet?
the3eyedblindman:
Im using a 27 inch tv as my monitor and just thought of a question, How do you turn it on and off once its bolted under a bezel and plexi glass?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: the3eyedblindman on August 01, 2004, 11:16:10 pm ---Im using a 27 inch tv as my monitor and just thought of a question, How do you turn it on and off once its bolted under a bezel and plexi glass?
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Just drill a small, inconspicuous hole in the bezel right in front of the IR sensor and use the remote.
RandyT
the3eyedblindman:
is that how most people do it? and is there any other way besides puttin a hole in the bezel?
RandyT:
Other than selecting a TV that remembers it was on and on S-video when you pull the plug and plug it back in, no.
But if you use one of those, there's the powerstrip switch (even smart ones out there that the PC can control, IIRC).
RandyT
Bgnome:
the TVs we have had in our family generally would turn on and be on the same channel when plugged in if they were on when unplugged. i would try that first..
you could also hack the remote, mount the ir transmitter directly in front of the ir receiver on the tv, then wire a button to the cp. or hack the tv power button in the same fashion with a button/switch/relay/capacitor, etc..