Everything out, running HDMI cables to rear TV, and outside TV.
Cleaning up rats nest of wires
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Seems the coach is growing on you?
Yup, once I got past the engine thing...It runs so good, and I had put so much work in it.
You got my head straight, when you said "you have to drive the investment out of it".
The biggest's is the smell of her perfume,walnut and leather.
Chris
I like to compare the interior of a old prevost to a Foretravel. The Prevost is like the inside of a Hollywood home. The Foretravel is like a warm Mountain home. Elegant and not overstated.
I have to do the same. My TV area is open. I put the bedroom tv in there for now, but don't want one there. Will be putting in a projection system with it in the middle front storage area projecting towards the back of the coach so we can sit in the drivers seats or jack knife sofa. Have to change the tv compartment out to storage.
The previous owner, took a walnut tree from his friends place, and made the wood for the cabinet. It's beautiful walnut with burl in it. Stain and finish is perfect.
I am with you on the center TV. Have hit my head more then once on other FT's with the TV over the driver.
He cut this one back, so that is no issue. It's a smaller TV then I like, but when parked it unlocks and comes out 4-5" away, so it's much better.
We listen, and the wife watches in-motion.I also have it hooked to one of my dash monitors to glance at .
Post some pic's when you do yours
Chris
This is the way the PO did mine, the bottom is removable uses clips to get behind to connections.
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Nice.
Ours has the panel inside the front overhead left side removed. Then you reach in back, and undo a knob which allows the TV to swing out. You can get to everything.
One bolt the TV comes off bracket for major surgery
Chris
That is some nice woodwork. Not going to have a tv where the wife or passenger can watch while I drive. I feel its to distracting, plus she can watch on her ipad via a app, or go into the bedroom and watch there.
While I love some tv shows, and movies, hope to keep it down to 1-2 hours per day max. Like before bedtime. But do want a projection tv for movies. I will do with a stand screen by the galley, should get 80" that way. Plus we have a samsung smart tv the PO left us, and that will be in the bedroom. Hope to have it all connected to a home theater sound system for each tv. On our first trip, the samsung sound was pretty bad... so it needs some amplification.
Bob
Since Jo Ann wants a television, we have one. If it was only me there wouldn't be one at all.
We replaced the old CRT with a flat screen that is bigger than what we would have wanted, but we were going to a family reunion and my brother-in-law made a dvd for it, so we bought a slightly bigger unit than otherwise. It sits on the pull-out tray when parked, and sleeps on the bed when traveling.
Dave: That's the same way we do it a as well. Works out perfect. In the cabinet where the old TV was, installed sound bar, and DVD player. Also take along the DVR from the house. 200 hours of high def recorded so if OTA signal poor can watch that. Going to install an old Kenwood TS 120s for low band there as well. Going to come up with a way to mount antennas on the tow points under the front bumper. Never going to use low band rig while rolling so not worried about them being up front. 2 mtr / 440 is mounted in the overhead cabinet just above driver seat. Old CB long gone but going to have to break down and get a handheld so I can chat with other coaches if running together.
Sorry for getting off topic here
So here is the update:
All 3 TV's, rear, basement and front are all on HDMI cables. Got rid of a ton of cables.
Installed a nice 4 way HDMI splitter.
Installed the Blu Ray.
Got the remote eye working.
Installed a electronic HDMI A./B switch, between the Satellite and DVR.
The overhead is redone. Had some walnut panels left over from when I did the wanes coating on the walls.
Changed the Off air amp, so we can get cable if we want, without any switch boxes.
Installed a 3 way switch to toggle between the overhead TV inverter, shore power or off.
Installed a switch for my green LED on the dish.
Moved the stereo switch down where I can reach it when driving. Can't tell you how many times I wanted to listen to the stereo, but it was in TV mode, when Tammy wasn't around.
Chris