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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: Institutional Control on July 30, 2013, 08:34:32 AM
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So, I have an extra 42 inch LED TV and nowhere to put it. I was considering mounting it in the garage but I didn't really know if I would use it enough to justify installing DirecTV in the garage. Then I just realized, I have an old PC that I can hook to the TV and stream DTV on it.
Man.... life is good.
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I got a small 20 inch led tv that I set up in my kitchen, no cable just bunny ears. I usually only watch it when I'm cooking.
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I got a small 20 inch led tv that I set up in my kitchen, no cable just bunny ears. I usually only watch it when I'm cooking.
I didn't know bunny ears still worked since the move to HD.
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I got a small 20 inch led tv that I set up in my kitchen, no cable just bunny ears. I usually only watch it when I'm cooking.
I didn't know bunny ears still worked since the move to HD.
You still need "bunny ears" to pick up the OTA digital signal.
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Same problem here. I have an extra 21" and an extra 37", both perfectly functional. I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
Thinking about putting the two extras down next to the basement 42" for NCAA tournament stuff.
My 37" is still hanging on the wall immediately behind my new 46" in my bedroom because I have been too lazy to take it down and the new 46" covers 90% of it.
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Well I have one hundred extra TVs so in your faces.
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Well I have one hundred extra TVs so in your faces.
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I think The Ed could help with tv placement. Did you guys know he has 11 television sets in his house?!
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I would sit down and ask yourself if you want to be the type of person who has a TV in their garage.
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TV in the garage > TV in the bedroom IMO
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SD wishes he had a TV in his garage
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I would call my garage "the lab"
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
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I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
play with my kids? no thanks says cns. i'll just lock them in the basement and fire up the old 42" with an episode of cops.
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
I would rather set it on fire than put it in my garage. I mean at least then you're getting some use out of it.
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
I would rather set it on fire than put it in my garage. I mean at least then you're getting some use out of it.
ridiculous. you have no idea what he does in his garage in his spare time. maybe the guy makes stained glass and then sells his art for profit and donates the money to the local battered womens shelter and he wants a tv in there to have a sporting event or two on in the background.
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I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
play with my kids? no thanks says cns. i'll just lock them in the basement and fire up the old 42" with an episode of cops.
Kids are so over Cops. Now, it's Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
For real, though, the basement is great. Bunch of kid stuff down there. Place where they can go when bored with everything else.
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
I would rather set it on fire than put it in my garage. I mean at least then you're getting some use out of it.
ridiculous. you have no idea what he does in his garage in his spare time. maybe the guy makes stained glass and then sells his art for profit and donates the money to the local battered womens shelter and he wants a tv in there to have a sporting event or two on in the background.
I guess. I have trouble with distractions, so I wouldn't like a TV where I create art to benefit battered women.
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I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
play with my kids? no thanks says cns. i'll just lock them in the basement and fire up the old 42" with an episode of cops.
Kids are so over Cops. Now, it's Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
For real, though, the basement is great. Bunch of kid stuff down there. Place where they can go when bored with everything else.
"dad can we have something to eat?"
"i just gave you some fruit snacks two hours ago! now get back in the basement!" :shakesfist:
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Same problem here. I have an extra 21" and an extra 37", both perfectly functional. I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
Thinking about putting the two extras down next to the basement 42" for NCAA tournament stuff.
My 37" is still hanging on the wall immediately behind my new 46" in my bedroom because I have been too lazy to take it down and the new 46" covers 90% of it.
The 37 sounds like an excellent deck/patio tv
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I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
play with my kids? no thanks says cns. i'll just lock them in the basement and fire up the old 42" with an episode of cops.
Kids are so over Cops. Now, it's Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
For real, though, the basement is great. Bunch of kid stuff down there. Place where they can go when bored with everything else.
game rooms in the basement are awesome. We had pool table, Foosball, air hockey, and ping pong table + video games and TV in our basement as kids. Like you, my parents never went down there. Now though that all but one sibling has moved out of the house I think my dad just goes down there and falls asleep in front of the tv while watching public access television.
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So, I have an extra 42 inch LED TV and nowhere to put it. I was considering mounting it in the garage but I didn't really know if I would use it enough to justify installing DirecTV in the garage. Then I just realized, I have an old PC that I can hook to the TV and stream DTV on it.
Man.... life is good.
you just need a cable run, the new small hd boxes are much easier to move around. I love piddling around in the garage with Thursday night ACC matchup on in the background that will be 17-6 for most of the game but will get entertaining at the the finish.
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I am working on a backyard fireplace design that incorporates a flat screen mounted on the chimney facing the seating area. College football in the fall with a fire and drinks....yes please!
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
I would rather set it on fire than put it in my garage. I mean at least then you're getting some use out of it.
ridiculous. you have no idea what he does in his garage in his spare time. maybe the guy makes stained glass and then sells his art for profit and donates the money to the local battered womens shelter and he wants a tv in there to have a sporting event or two on in the background.
This is pretty much me, except woodworking instead of stained glass and pretty much never for profit/battered women. I enjoy having the TV in the garage and that is probably far down the list of things that SD and MIcat would make fun of me for IRL.
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I am working on a backyard fireplace design that incorporates a flat screen mounted on the chimney facing the seating area. College football in the fall with a fire and drinks....yes please!
Post pics. :drool:
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I had an extra 42" and put it in my basement where only the kids play(seriously, haven't been in my basement in like 3 weeks).
play with my kids? no thanks says cns. i'll just lock them in the basement and fire up the old 42" with an episode of cops.
Kids are so over Cops. Now, it's Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
For real, though, the basement is great. Bunch of kid stuff down there. Place where they can go when bored with everything else.
"dad can we have something to eat?"
"i just gave you some fruit snacks two hours ago! now get back in the basement!" :shakesfist:
"Lunch time!"
:unlocksBasementDoorAndThrowsFruitSnacksDownStairs:
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I hate being in my garage.
Also, have thought about the whole covered deck TV thing. Would be ridic for football season.
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I hate being in my garage.
Also, have thought about the whole covered deck TV thing. Would be ridic for football season.
it is great, you feel much better about yourself wasting a whole beautiful fall Saturday watching cfb when you do it outside.
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please move to crap white midwesterners like
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I would just sell it on craigslist. What's the point?
I would rather set it on fire than put it on Craigslist.
I would rather set it on fire than put it in my garage. I mean at least then you're getting some use out of it.
ridiculous. you have no idea what he does in his garage in his spare time. maybe the guy makes stained glass and then sells his art for profit and donates the money to the local battered womens shelter and he wants a tv in there to have a sporting event or two on in the background.
This is pretty much me, except woodworking instead of stained glass and pretty much never for profit/battered women. I enjoy having the TV in the garage and that is probably far down the list of things that SD and MIcat would make fun of me for IRL.
well you know what then? they're jerks. i mean...
hey i'm going to this crazy hypnotrance concert up in redwood heights tonight where cover charge is a bar of soap.
sounds great. i'm gonna go pound a bunch of brews at upstream and then come back and turntable.fm.
sounds great too. have fun.
yeah you have fun too.
oh btw did you hear about d claxton? that guys is staying at home with his family and doing some woodwork in his garage with the louisville/va tech game on in the background. omg. lol. what a dip.
i mean really? really?
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putting a tv in your garage is very king of queens-y
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for me it's purely a distraction thing. I'm sure your woodworking is very cool, daddy claxton.
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I find other activities are a distraction to my TV watching.
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
CFoD (OP)
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
Don't you have a pool? Watching the cats thrash some D2 school from the pool on a hot August evening is not something you would enjoy?
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my favorite pimp my ride with xzibit was the one where the guy liked to work on his truck and so they put a tv underneath his truck facing down so he could watch tv while under his truck working on his truck
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
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It's certainly white mid-westerny. I won't concede white-trashy though.
Either way, I love my garage TV and the fact that I bought it for $15 at goodwill.
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You're fine CFoD, don't listen to these jealous losers.
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Have a friend that insulated his garage a bunch, and made his garage a rec room. No car storage at all. He has carpet and everything and opens the doors on nice days. Pool table, bar, etc. He loves it. :dunno:
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Have a friend that insulated his garage a bunch, and made his garage a rec room. No car storage at all. He has carpet and everything and opens the doors on nice days. Pool table, bar, etc. He loves it. :dunno:
Very popular in so cal as well.
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Have a friend that insulated his garage a bunch, and made his garage a rec room. No car storage at all. He has carpet and everything and opens the doors on nice days. Pool table, bar, etc. He loves it. :dunno:
I'm thinking about doing this on my roof. Put carpet over the shingles and probably mount a TV to the chimney. I'm afraid if the carpet gets wet it will smell so I may need some sort of roof over it.
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Have a friend that insulated his garage a bunch, and made his garage a rec room. No car storage at all. He has carpet and everything and opens the doors on nice days. Pool table, bar, etc. He loves it. :dunno:
I'm thinking about doing this on my roof. Put carpet over the shingles and probably mount a TV to the chimney. I'm afraid if the carpet gets wet it will smell so I may need some sort of roof over it.
i thought about doing this exact same thing but ended up laying some sod and putting in a fire pit up there.
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
Ones with a third garage stall
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So, I should forget about the beer fridge too?
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So, I should forget about the beer fridge too?
:thumbs: Love ya, CFoD
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
maybe re-evaluate living in denton too
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
by and large, WT are happy people
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
You will probably enjoy it after construction is complete. Don't have an ETA on that yet though.
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
You will probably enjoy it after construction is complete. Don't have an ETA on that yet though.
I thought my joke would have done better. For the record, I have a large tube tv sitting in a wooden entertainment center on my patio next to the pool. The tv isn't plugged in either and will require a converter box when it is. Half of this board has been over to see it. The white trash thing was a joke. I'm just surprised no one called me on it.
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Well you are pretty WT
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Well you are pretty WT
Racist.
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What kind of stupid white trash wants to put a tv outside of their house.
You will probably enjoy it after construction is complete. Don't have an ETA on that yet though.
I thought my joke would have done better. For the record, I have a large tube tv sitting in a wooden entertainment center on my patio next to the pool. The tv isn't plugged in either and will require a converter box when it is. Half of this board has been over to see it. The white trash thing was a joke. I'm just surprised no one called me on it.
That is why I said you would probably enjoy it. :cheers:
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My 37" is still hanging on the wall immediately behind my new 46" in my bedroom because I have been too lazy to take it down and the new 46" covers 90% of it.
You mounted a 46" TV on top of a 37" tv? That was easier than taking the old one down?
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Tv table has always been there under the old tv. We just put the new one on its stand on the table in front on the one one the wall.
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people in fresno spend a weirdly large amount of time lounging in their garages. i've tried to think of reasons why, and i've failed.
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Garage dwellers are an odd bunch.
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my neighbor has a tv in his garage
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my neighbor has a tv in his garage
doubt it
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I don't, but don't think its a big deal. also, there have been a couple of times in the last five years or so where I wished I did. before some cats fball games and after some.
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
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I really don't like garages so spending extra time watching tv in one sounds unpleasant
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
guy in my neighborhood watches racecar driving in his garage. also has a racecar hood on the wall of his garage. it's quite the deal. told me it's the only area of his house his "old lady" hasn't claimed. he has an HVAC business which is nice for me, the owner of various HVAC type things. nice guy.
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
maybe re-evaluate living in denton too
lol
I live in Denton County, not the city of Denton, if that's any better.
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
guy in my neighborhood watches racecar driving in his garage. also has a racecar hood on the wall of his garage. it's quite the deal. told me it's the only area of his house his "old lady" hasn't claimed. he has an HVAC business which is nice for me, the owner of various HVAC type things. nice guy.
They are like second man caves (or primary man caves if your old lady has taken over the place. In this case maybe put your balls in a jar on the shelf of your garage man cave.)
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
guy in my neighborhood watches racecar driving in his garage. also has a racecar hood on the wall of his garage. it's quite the deal. told me it's the only area of his house his "old lady" hasn't claimed. he has an HVAC business which is nice for me, the owner of various HVAC type things. nice guy.
Sounds like a neighborhood for poors.
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
guy in my neighborhood watches racecar driving in his garage. also has a racecar hood on the wall of his garage. it's quite the deal. told me it's the only area of his house his "old lady" hasn't claimed. he has an HVAC business which is nice for me, the owner of various HVAC type things. nice guy.
Sounds like a neighborhood for poors.
did you see my mention of the racecar hood? seems like maybe you missed that part.
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In this case maybe put your balls in a jar on the shelf of your garage man cave.
Not a bad idea regardless of the old lady situation.
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The garage TV is not about not being able to watch TV in the house. Sometimes, I like to be out in the garage doing things and it would seem nice to have a ballgame going on while I'm doing that. Especially baseball. I like to do other things while baseball is on. During college football season, I like to know what's going on with non-KSU games but I don't necessarily want to sit in the house and watch every play.
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people in fresno spend a weirdly large amount of time lounging in their garages. i've tried to think of reasons why, and i've failed.
My colleague in Fresno has built a little annex onto his garage that will allow him to brew more, and higher quality beer. It's conditioned controlled to the extreme. Anyway, yes he spends a lot of time in there.
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i kinda associate garage TVs more with the NFL than college ball. is there any basis for this or am i a giant racist?
guy in my neighborhood watches racecar driving in his garage. also has a racecar hood on the wall of his garage. it's quite the deal. told me it's the only area of his house his "old lady" hasn't claimed. he has an HVAC business which is nice for me, the owner of various HVAC type things. nice guy.
They are like second man caves (or primary man caves if your old lady has taken over the place. In this case maybe put your balls in a jar on the shelf of your garage man cave.)
it is unlikely the op's new home in Texas will have a basement, so the classic mancave is not an option.
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My neighbor owns 2 harleys and a 1970's el camino; listens to Hannity and Rush non-stop; and displayed 7 full-size American flags on memorial day/4th of july.
I had college/nfl games on my garage TV as I was building him an outdoor TV cabinet for his patio. We split a sixer of Lagunitas IPA from his garage fridge after we moved the cabinet from my garage to his patio and hooked up his TV.
That is not only a cool (and true) story, but is the epitome of white guys in suburbia.
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:sdeek: hope you didnt drive after that half a sixer
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Hooked up the TV last night. I felt like a king.
Now, I may put my extra 19" in the bathroom.
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
maybe re-evaluate living in denton too
lol
I live in Denton County, not the city of Denton, if that's any better.
that is better. fiancee went to twu and lived in denton and it was awful. guess I'm just a tarrant/dallas elitist even though I don't live there yet.
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I must be white trash because I pictured having a TV in the garage while I smoke a brisket and enjoy a cold beer as a sign I had finally arrived in this world.
I will re-evaluate my life and report back later.
maybe re-evaluate living in denton too
lol
I live in Denton County, not the city of Denton, if that's any better.
that is better. fiancee went to twu and lived in denton and it was awful. guess I'm just a tarrant/dallas elitist even though I don't live there yet.
I've lived in Dallas and Tarrant counties. But I'm old now and the suburban life is better suited for me at this stage in my life.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
same thing as a la metro thread, which is the same as a chicago metro thread, which is basically the same as a kc metro thread, which is an extended townie thread. which is just like every other thread.
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seems like a tv in the bathroom would bring up some issues with humidity and the electronics. but i am not electro_cat so i have no idea.
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My neighbor owns 2 harleys and a 1970's el camino; listens to Hannity and Rush non-stop; and displayed 7 full-size American flags on memorial day/4th of july.
I had college/nfl games on my garage TV as I was building him an outdoor TV cabinet for his patio. We split a sixer of Lagunitas IPA from his garage fridge after we moved the cabinet from my garage to his patio and hooked up his TV.
That is not only a cool (and true) story, but is the epitome of white guys in suburbia.
This guy sounds like he could make some fantastic additions to the Political Facebook Posts thread.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
Hey now. No TV in the garage at the Cassidy Dallas residence. I'm not sure it's really a huge thing down here. Then, I haven't been here long enough to know.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
Hey now. No TV in the garage at the Cassidy Dallas residence. I'm not sure it's really a huge thing down here. Then, I haven't been here long enough to know.
apparently it is a big deal in texas. love it or leave it, yankee.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
Hey now. No TV in the garage at the Cassidy Dallas residence. I'm not sure it's really a huge thing down here. Then, I haven't been here long enough to know.
Do you live in Dallas or in the burbs?
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
Hey now. No TV in the garage at the Cassidy Dallas residence. I'm not sure it's really a huge thing down here. Then, I haven't been here long enough to know.
Do you live in Dallas or in the burbs?
Burbs. Plano.
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TV in garage thread has turned into a Dallas metro thread. nobody surprised.
Hey now. No TV in the garage at the Cassidy Dallas residence. I'm not sure it's really a huge thing down here. Then, I haven't been here long enough to know.
Do you live in Dallas or in the burbs?
Burbs. Plano.
Used to live at Coit and Legacy :gocho:
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Hooked up the TV last night. I felt like a king.
Now, I may put my extra 19" in the bathroom.
Hey CFoD, how you enjoying that tv in your garage? All you had hoped for?
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I missed this thread during my summer hiatus. I had a tv in my garage in undergrad, but we had a beer fridge, a dart board and a sound system for there, and the back patio, out there as well. We kept the jazz in a microwave out in the garage too, which was weird, but my roommate had established that practice before I moved in with him.
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I missed this thread in during my summer hiatus. I had a tv in my garage in undergrad, but we had a beer fridge, a dart board and a sound system for there and the back patio out there as well. We kept the jazz in a microwave out there in the garage too, which was weird, but my roommate had established that practice before I moved in with him.
Where did you live?
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I missed this thread in during my summer hiatus. I had a tv in my garage in undergrad, but we had a beer fridge, a dart board and a sound system for there and the back patio out there as well. We kept the jazz in a microwave out there in the garage too, which was weird, but my roommate had established that practice before I moved in with him.
Where did you live?
on 24th street.