alright, i over came my fear and took the plunge.
the back comes off super easy, 8 screws. the back serates perfectly from the front, and hte bottom is stil lthere, the a/v jacks are on their own bezel so they stay too, there wasa ton of room inside the tv, so with the back off, it fit in my cabinet perfectly and the door closes for the first time sice i got it

so to anyone who has or gets a an apex tv, the back comes off reall yeasy, just keep it incase you need it later. i will put up some pics today hoepfully of the new montior in place and how i wedged it in there
gnat