We’ve got quite a bit of technology on order at the moment. I’ll be writing more about this in the comings days and weeks.
First off, we’ve mounted a new 26″ Sharp LC-26D44E LCD TV on an Ionics Luna 102 wall brace in the kitchen.
This HD Ready TV is only for incidental viewing, so the input is standard analogue cable via coax. The wall mount is extremely versatile and allows the set to rotate 360°, tilt 15° and pivot 180°. This means that it can be watched from any location around the kitchen counter and island, as well as from the dining-room table (but not all at the same time, obviously).
Since it’s not connected to a MythTV front-end, we can only watch live TV, which isn’t all that useful. Still, I’ll enjoy watching the morning news bulletin as I sip my coffee, which is enough for me. And Sarah can watch something light whilst cooking, which is probably good enough for her.
In fact, thanks to live TV, I’ve just seen my first ads in over two years, which, I have to say, was quite a novelty. I’m sure they’ll become tedious again very quickly, though.
There were already cables protruding from the wall in that location, so it made sense to put a television there, just because it was so easy to do. It would be nice if we could pipe the TV’s sound through the Sonos to the overhead speakers, but due to the fact the TV and the nearest zone controller aren’t close to each other, that’s a difficult goal to realise.
I also need to find some rubber strips to stick to the corners of the TV to prevent it from damaging the wall if the hinge is moved carelessly. At the moment, it would be quite easy to gouge chunks out of the wall.