Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
We want to thank all of our members for their participation and input over the years, and we want to especially thank those that have acted as Moderators for us during our amazing journey living and traveling in our RV and growing the RV-Dreams Family. We will be forever proud to have been founders of this Forum and to have been supported by such a wonderful community. Thank you all!!
Has anyone had experience with switching out the standard TV that comes with most units prior to 2008 with a LCD or plasma flat screen? How did you do it and what modifications to the cabinet did you have to make? thanks.
I put in a LCD but its not built into the unit so had no trouble fitting the hole for the TV, remember to set the TV to Analog not Didgital, learned that the hard way.
We have a Hitchhiker fifth wheel and I just got finished with changing out the tv. First I got rid of that big old heavy 27" set. Then I went to Fry's Electronics and bought an adaptor plate that fits on the back of the new 26" Sony Bravia. I built a platform out of 3/4 plywood and mounted the adaptor plate to it. Then I attached that platform to a base board that was finished to match the wood in the 5er. I mounted that board to two 14" full extension roller slides. That way the whole set will slide out to expose a lot of storage space behind the tv. I built a shelf in the storage space in order to double deck all the electronic and camera gear that we are carrying. It is really found space that would have gone to waste any other way. If I had pictures I would post them but haven't had time to take any. We are moving out of our house and into the rig before the end of January. Pray for us. We are just about exhausted. Hope this helps and if I can be of any further assistance just drop me an email at octoolguy@gmail.com. Ray
remember to set the TV to Analog not Digital That's an odd statement. Most of the over-the-air broadcasts are available with the digital signal and is vastly better than the analog broadcast. You might need to do this if you are using satellite TV which takes the existing digital satellite signal and converts it to analog. If you have the choice the best option is to use the digital setting for OTA and use either video or composite output for any video feeds.
Ray thanks for the good description of your work. any chance you could post pictures of what you did. for me a pic is worth about a 1000 words. thanks.
Gregs, I will but it may take a bit as we are really up to our eyeballs in packing, sorting, and selling all of our stuff. We are going to move our rig down by the beach in a few days so maybe I will have a chance after that. We really need some time to decompress. This has been a real b---h. Not to mention that the buyers are being unreasonable in their demands and we have to go along or take a chance on losing the deal. Their inspector really put the screws to us and there's nothing we can do about it. Anyway, be patient and I will get some pics for you. It would be easier to email them to you if you don't mind. Ray
I replaced our 27" Sony television with a 26" Sharp Aquos. I wanted a 32" but that would have required way too much reworking of the entertainment center.
The sharp has a stand that has a post that goes up into the bottom of the television with four bolts to holding it in place. I just built a wooden one that matched it which allowed me to mount it to a plywood base. The Sony was taller than the Aquos so I built a pedestal that would raise it up and also allows my VHS/DVD player to slide into it. I used screws to attach the post and base on top of the pedestal. Then I made a face plate out of oak that I mounted to the front of the pedestal. The old television set on a turntable so I just mounted the pedestal, face plate, and television post on top of the turntable using screws. Then installed the television onto the post using the four bolts. I also use a couple of slide locks to keep the turntable from sliding out while we are traveling.
You can see the before and after pictures of this on our website: http://www.WanderingAmerica.com. Go to Travelogues, then April 2007 - Part I. If you have any other questions regarding this installation please feel free to email me - you can do that from our website Home Page.
We love the Sharp Aquos and would highly recommend it. Darn, wish I could have accomodated the 32" but 26" is ample for our needs.
__________________
Wandering America 2006 38' Cedar Creek Custom 2500 HD GMC Sierra Duramax Diesel
When we bought our conversion it used an old tube style TV.
DAMN that thing was huge! It was a 19in but what a paint to remove, ended up making a cabinate where it sat at the foot of the bed and installed a dual-voltage 12-110volt 24inch LCD TV using a wall mount, installed it on the roof ;).