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UzahNameAlreadyTaken t1_j2uuf2n wrote

The G1 was a pain. When I installed mine, I basically calculated and measured out where the hdmi would connect in relation to the tv’s borders and marked all studs. Cut my hole to ensure the plate was right behind where the a/v wires would connect and was lucky enough to not have a stud where I wanted my hole. For the power I used a power bridge with a recessed outlet and also made sure it would line up with some part of the recessed track on the rear panel. The plates for the power outlet and a/v wires would have pushed the tv away from the wall but thankfully I had put some shiplap here and so I cut out more of the wood around the plates so they were flush to the sheet rock instead of the wood. I ran the tv’s power cable up the wire track on the rear panel to line up with my outlet and secured it along with any extra slack. Before the tv went flush, I popped the hdmi cables in place , plugged the power in and pushed it completely flat. So the cables and power sort of come off the tv directly into their respective hole (one power and one av wall plate).

The right way to have really done it would have been to get a recessed box and just make one big cutout behind the back of the set. But what I did worked out well and it looks super clean on the wall, and sits flush.

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yumri t1_j2uthdw wrote

Mostly sounds like an all-in-one computer design that you can change out the computer part of. The main cited reason why the all-in-one computer design failed is to change out one part you had to change out it all as everything was to integrated with each other.

Mount your workstation to the back of it and you can have a wire free desk so you can use said space for other work stuff. For example a physical note book to jut down notes about the tasks you are doing that you might need later. Days, weeks or even months later having them on a physical paper is better. Depending on the job it could be good for the main monitor for a business conference room to connect to a remote business conference room.

For the end consumer uses i cannot think of any that have a 32-inch 6k monitor with a USB 4 input hub for 4 USB 3 ports then with the webcam separate from it would not be better.

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JustSayTomato t1_j2upgi4 wrote

This is true about every technology. CD players, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, laptops, etc. EVERY technology is expensive and bulky and limited at first. And then it’s not. And suddenly everyone has it and the cycle starts anew. You sound like a fifth grader who has never seen a single product cycle in their life.

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DarthBuzzard OP t1_j2uite3 wrote

> VR has been around for a while now, if it was going to take off it would have by now.

VR products have had a shelf life of 6 1/2 years or 8 1/2 years if you want to count the couple of years that VR existed in the 1990s.

That's not long at all in the tech world. The average hardware shift takes 15 years of products being on shelves.

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pissedoffcalifornian t1_j2uh09e wrote

Like for the power, did you run the power cable behind the wall too? Or did you install an outlet behind the TV? Because the main issue I’ve come across which has made me hesitant to put an outlet behind the TV, is even with that there, the cable may push the TV away from the wall, depending on how small or big that outlet is.

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