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TV behind Tapestry & 4.1 Surround Sound - Douglasville, Ga

Project Type: Home Theaters Under $10,000  

Entertainment - Hidden TV's

This client chose a Tapestry Flat-Screen Cover (picture above) because it offered a stylish, yet economical solution to hiding a flat-screen television. She actually found us through the Tapestries, Ltd website. We programmed a Universal Remote to lower her tapestry into place, changing the personality of the room from casual to elegant in seconds. A tilting motorized automated mount was also added to this project. This required ETI to remove stone from the fireplace to accommodate the motorized mount.

The client pushes one button on the Universal Remote and a series of actions happen:

  1. The tapestry rolls up to expose the TV
  2. The TV turns on
  3. The TV chooses the appropriate video source
  4. The automated mount moves the TV into the room
  5. The automated mount tilts the TV down towards the client at a pre-programmed position

The client also chose a tapestry design that suited their décor and the proper size to cover their TV and to fit their living space. Tapestries, Ltd. offers hundreds of beautiful tapestries, woven on traditional jacquard looms throughout Europe, as well as exquisite hand-woven tapestries woven in the aubusson style. The display brackets are hand-painted and are available in various designs and finishes to coordinate with the tapestry, while serving the function of supporting the motorized rod.

In all concealment systems, proper ventilation of the TV must be addressed early in the game. Inadequate ventilation will lead to premature failure of the TV or even worse.

Home Theater Details

Classification:  Media Room

Projector:  N/A (Hitachi UT47V702 1080p 1.5" Thin HDTV 47" Plasma)

Projection Screen:  N/A

Screen Proscenium:  N/A

Front & Center Speakers:  (2) Episode A2-IW-6 In-Wall Speakers with 6-1/2” woofers (Center Channel is "virtually" created by Yamaha amp)

Surround Speakers:  (2) Episode A2-IW-6 In-Wall Speakers with 6-1/2” woofers

Subwoofer:  Velodyne Impact-Mini 8" Down Firing Port Subwoofer

Surround Sound Amplifier:  Yamaha V563 7.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver

Control Systems:  Universal Remote MX900I 433MHZ Hand Held Remote

Surge Protection:  APC P8VT3 8-Outlet Surge Protector

Acoustic Panels:  N/A

Acoustic Draperies:  N/A

Acoustic Floating Floor:  N/A

Seating:  N/A

Lighting Controls:  N/A

HVAC Controls:  N/A

Room EQ Method:  Audyssey2 EQ

Audio Rack/Furniture:  N/A (used client's shelving in pantry)

Available Sources:  
Client’s DirecTV satellite receiver, Client’s turntable, Client’s VHS player, and ETI supplied LG BD300 Blu-Ray Player With NetFlix

Additional Features:  
Omnimount Power55 Motorized Mount for 37" To 55" Flat Panel was used to mount Hitachi plasma to stone fireplace. It was automated to come out into the room and tilt down for optimum client viewing. Motorized and automated Tapestries, LTD Old World Crest Tapestry was picked by the client to cover the Hitachi plasma. We used a Tapestries, LTD IR Remote Control-Motor-Rod for automation of the tapestry. Client also picked out Tapestries, LTD Alabaster Medallions to go on each side of tapestry rod.

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