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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: mkdevo on September 18, 2003, 09:10:48 am

Title: TV in cab: shell or no shell??
Post by: mkdevo on September 18, 2003, 09:10:48 am
for those of you who are using tv's as your monitor in your cab, i was wondering what the majority of you were doing - keeping the tv in its shell or taking it out? is it safe to mount a tv in a cab without a shell? anyone have any examples? tia..
Title: Re:TV in cab: shell or no shell??
Post by: menace on September 18, 2003, 10:16:23 am
Its safe to mount a tv without a shell as long as the tv remains grounded--the reason I left it in a shell though was that I would then have to build some kind of mount for the tube and chassis, whereas the tv shell already has built in mounts that aren't that much bigger than one I would build myself.  Keeps all the components tucked away nicely.
Title: Re:TV in cab: shell or no shell??
Post by: TalkingOctopus on September 18, 2003, 09:33:13 pm
I kept mine in the shell.  The main reason I did this is becuase I may eventually take it out and use it as a TV.  I think a bezel would fit a little bit better if you took it out of the shell.  My 27" bezel from Happ has less than a quarter inch between the bezel and the tv, but it blends very well.  

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Title: Re:TV in cab: shell or no shell??
Post by: bionicbadger on September 19, 2003, 10:36:53 am
Left my TV in the shell, I may one day want to use it as a TV again.  Its much easier to handle and less work while its in the shell.