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Options abound for camouflaging flat panel TVs
From the Shreveport Times
by Devin White
August 7, 2010
When Eric and Heather Muslow, of Shreveport, were decorating their condo, they knew a large black hole couldn’t be the first thing people saw when entering their home.
“We didn’t want a big TV to be the main decorating piece, so we bought a bookcase lift system to hide the TV,” Heather said.
The Muslows aren’t alone.
In the last decade, flat screen TVs have skyrocketed in popularity, challenging decorators and interior designers to create new ways of hiding and displaying the wide, dark pieces.
The Muslows decided on a bookcase lift system controlled by a remote from Ethan Allen.
“When the TV is hidden, you still have a place to display knickknacks and books,” Barbara Colvin, interior designer at Ethan Allen in Shreveport, said. “The TV doesn’t monopolize the entire wall like it has for so long, and plus it’s not quite as deep either.”
Lift systems come in a variety of disguises including a dresser or chest of drawers for the bedroom or a buffet table for the living room. At Ethan Allen, prices range from about $3,400 to $4.400.
According to Heather Muslow, people don’t even realize there’s a TV in the bookcase.
“You cannot tell there’s a TV in there. Everyone who looks at it says ‘there’s a TV in there?’” she said.
Some people opt to mount their flat panel TVs and hide them with rolling tapestries or moving pieces of art.
Tapestries are attached to a mechanism that retracts it to reveal a TV. When viewers are done watching, all they have to do is press a button, and the tapestry rolls back down.
“We have to send the tapestry to the company, and then they install everything on it,” said Sandra Wood, designer with Hudson House Interiors in Shreveport. “They make the rod fit the tapestry, put the display brackets on the front and then put the censor on it with the remote and ship it back to us.”
Wood says any tapestry can be used, but installation can be costly, averaging about $1,000.
According to Jimmy Mays, manager of Wright’s Sound Gallery in Shreveport, motorized artwork is another stylish way for people to conceal their TV. Similar in function to the mechanized tapestry, any artwork can be used and is controlled using a remote.
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Sharp Unveils 3D Quattron Lineup
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Sharp has introduced, what we may believe is the perfect television. The Sharp Quattron series TVs have revolutionized the flat panel industry over the last few months by introducing the first 4-color processing in a flat panel set (red, green, blue, yellow.) The picture & color produced by the 820 & 920 series looks better than any other TV on the market.
Sharp is now rolling out the 925 series of the Quattron lineup in a 52″ and 60″. These sets have built in WiFi for online streaming, process motion at 240hz, and are 3D ready. We have the Sharp 60″ (LC60LE925) in stock, and set up for a 3D demo. Stop by for a look today.
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A/V Furniture, TV Stands in Shreveport/Bossier
We are pleased to announce a new furniture program effective August 1, 2010 that enables Wright’s Sound Gallery to be a furniture distributor. What does this mean? Read on…
If you buy a piece of furniture in Shreveport/Bossier City today most of the price you pay covers the high freight charges from the manufacturer, and you can expect to wait at least 4-6 weeks for delivery. We are now buying TV stands, and Audio/Video furniture by the truckload, with trucks arriving weekly. This way all our freight is prepaid, so we do not pass those costs on to you. In a nutshell, we now have over 25 models high quality of various TV stands, Audio/Video racks, cabinets, and furniture, all in stock, and all less than $1000. These stands are of exceptional quality, and are made specifically for housing electronic components (one example – the shelves are vented to provide proper circulation – #1 killer of satellite & cable boxes.)
Click to see the furniture pages from our online catalog
New Headphone Display
Our new state of the art headphone display is now open. Bring in your iPod/MP3 player and audition a variety of headphones from Sony, Bowers & Wilkins, Rockford Fosgate, and more. We also have a variety of iPod docks & cradles to play with in this area as well.
View these items and more in our online catalog.
Learn from the Experts, Watch Our 3DTV 101 Video Series
Part 1: The Audio and Visual Basics of 3DTV
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Part 2: Cost Versus Performance
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Part 3: Just What IS 3D TV?
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Part 4: The Different Types of 3DTV
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Part 5: The Future of 3DTV
iPod Event Wrap Up
Our thanks to Mike Van Horn and the 12 Volt News for making Saturday’s iPod event a success. Congratulations to Andre Downie, Thomas Holloway, Dylan Evans and Hayden Flint who each won a pair of earbuds at this event. Click here for the article.
