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Vash:

So I'm 90% done with my cabinet.  I've got the control panel finished, and the whole thing assembled almost exactly to my original plans.  We're painting tomorrow, and I'm excited for it, except for one small problem.  My TV doesn't fit inside the cabinet.  Side to side it's fine, but it extends about a half inch to far in the back.  Short of taking it to a TV repair place to see if they'll decase it for me, I'm SOL.  I'll either have to get a new TV or revamp my cabinet in the back with some pretty awful post-construction fixes, but I'll see what I can do.  The thing that gets me the most is that it would have been fine, but I added in a recessed door frame at the last minute to help with stability and completely forgot how close I was cutting it with the TV already (which I had already planned for).  D'oh!  Aw well....I'll figure something out (I hope).  Just wanted to vent a little.

Teebor:

How thick is the wood?  You could cut out a section and fill it with mesh to provide a heat escape and regain the thickness of the wood as space behind the tv

Paint the mesh in black or the same color as the cab it would not look out of place, and how often will you see the back anyway?

Stobe:

I've always had my cabs straight against a wall, and never used doors on the back.  Sure, someone could peek in the crack and see inside, but it just never happened.

Another option is cutting the door (like suggested above) and putting a slightly bigger piece in its place that sits on top of the back planks. (See copyrighted figure below)

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-Stobe


Turnarcades:

You don't necessarily need to fuly de-case it, just take a Dremel bit to the rear and remove the excess plastic.

padstack:


--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 05, 2008, 07:43:14 am ---You don't necessarily need to fuly de-case it, just take a Dremel bit to the rear and remove the excess plastic.

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This would be my first option.

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