Flush mount monitor idea

[crice 0]

Hi All,

 

Does anyone have an idea how to handle this...

 

I need to install a small monitor (7in or so) into drywall. It needs to be flush mount, but look clean. It's going into a very nice looking home's entry and the wife won't allow a monitor hanging off the wall.

 

I was going to try a rack mount 12v monitor but I need to hide the screw edges.

 

Then I thought about a photo frame that could support video.

 

Does anyone have experience with this issue? Please let me know what you think.

 

THanks!

Chris

[bpzle 0]

scorpion had some links to some 2way mirrors. looks like a regular mirror until the monitor turns on. can't remember who makes em. if the monitor is only showing the front door cam, it might be cool to add a PIR outside and attach that to a relay to only turn the monitor on when it detects motion at the front door...

[Soundy 1]

If it needs 7" of depth, it's going to stick out the other side of whatever wall it goes into (unless they're 2x8 or larger studs)... presumably this would be a closet or utility room or something? You could build a box back into that area, use an articulated wallmount to attach it to the back of the box, then position it up flush with the visible wall and put a frame around it. Wouldn't be hard to mount a piece of tinted glass or a two-way mirror there, and wrap the frame around that, so it just looks like a wall mirror.

[Soundy 1]

Sorry, mis-read that, I see it's just a 7" monitor... same idea applies, you could use an articulated mount of some sort attached to a stud inside the wall, so you could adjust the position of the monitor to sit flush.

[rory 0]

Some manufacturers make flush mount LCDs, eg:

http://www.totevision.com/Second/ToteVision%20-%20FLUSH%20MOUNT%20MONITORS.htm

[bpzle 0]

meh... just not as neat as a 2 way mirror....

[crice 0]

Thank you for the suggestions. I am going to call the Totevision people tomorrow. It looks like they make a line of flush mount products. They look a bit like they're for a server room, but maybe we can make something work.

 

Question though...

 

Do you think one of these video picture frames would work? I'm not sure of the refresh rate on them, but some of the Kodak ones say they can display video. I'm assuming that's off of a memory card, I'm not sure what would happen if I tied a camera directly to it...

 

Anyone tried that?

 

Thank you all again!

Chris

[bpzle 0]

if you find one, just be sure that it doesn't have some sort of auto-off feature. and if it does, make sure you can bypass it.

[bpzle 0]

what did you end up doing?

[hardwired 0]

A lot of manufacturers of automotive LCD monitors make them with a flush mount bezel for mounting into a headrest, you could look into those. Look at mp3car.com for some ideas.

[survtech 0]

SonyStyle has a flush-mount 6.5" monitor, Model # XVM-H65. It's made for vehicles but could be adapted for a wall. Other companies also make flush-mount monitors for vehicles.

 

 

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665258907

 

Also, VMP makes flush mount adaptors:

 

 

http://www.videomount.com/LCD-F.htm

http://www.videomount.com/LCD-FT.htm

[thewireguys 3]

What type of input do you need?

[lengfeng203 0]

Hi All,

 

Does anyone have an idea how to handle this...

 

I need to install a small monitor (7in or so) into drywall. It needs to be flush mount, but look clean. It's going into a very nice looking home's entry and the wife won't allow a monitor hanging off the wall.

 

I was going to try a rack mount 12v monitor but I need to hide the screw edges.

 

Then I thought about a photo frame that could support video.

 

Does anyone have experience with this issue? Please let me know what you think.

 

THanks!

Chris

 

Most video frams dont have video input, a vehicle monitor with mounting options may be a good choise, about the mounting kits, many cute,hiden kits in the market. good luck!!

[scorpion 0]

For this post, or for others who read this post....

 

If cost is not a problem then you can use most A/V "smart pads". They are built in to the wall flush as you have described. They are usually expensive, but that is more because they are touch screen for the various controls.

 

You will find them from every section of AV. It could be as a hometheater product, or automation product, or it may be a standalone device that comes with a "whole house Audio, and Video" device.

 

http://images.google.com/images?q=av%20in%20wall%20touch%20screen%20controller&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

 

Try to find a used on EBAY, or some other source.

 

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If your project is "budget is of the essence" then use those auto style monitors.

Mount it with in the wall the cheapest way you can and you can install crown moulding, or some woodwork as a frame.

 

http://www.rd.com/images/tfhimport/2004/20041101_Crown_Molding_page003img002.jpg

 

http://images.google.com/images?q=crown%20moulding&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

 

http://images.google.com/images?q=door%20and%20window%20wood%20trim&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

 

I would probably put in a "media box" or an alarm panel box. I would mount it so the edge is flush to the drywall (and not the 2x4 studs) and then mount the "tv" mount inside, and then mount the tv to the mount, or what ever you need to do. The you install the wood trim to surround the box to hide the imperfections, or to flush the wood up against the monitor whether the monitor is flush to the wall, or if it protrudes will determine how the mount is to be placed behind the TV.

 

For this project will the camera be the only video source, or will you have multiple video sources? The old VCRs back in the day had PIP (picture in picture). If you can dig one out of your closet, or find one at a pawn shop, or a thrift shop then you can have two videos on this screen.

 

The question is: do you wire the source directly to the monitor, or do you run the video source back to an "electronics closet", or an entertainment unit, and run the monitor wire back to the same place? This will allow you to do your own video switching, or to have access to both video wires for troubleshooting. Is the camera dead? Plug the monitor wire in to a DVD player to verify the dead monitor, or a dead camera issue. This set up allows for more flexibility in the future.

 

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You can take a picture frame, and install a plain piece of glass. You tint the glass with window tint that is mirrored. It will allow the video source to pass through, and you have a mirror on the wall.

 

The other style is electronically controlled crystals. When it is not energized it is a mirror. When energized the crystals realign allowing video to pass through. This is conected so both source, and mirror are energized at the same time.

 

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Camera BNC to Video RCA

http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-1010_connector.html

 

One video / audio input and 4 video / audio output for multiple monitors!

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103065

 

What do you think?

Edited February 24, 2010 by Guest

[thewireguys 3]

Yea Scorpion is correct and that is why I was asking about the input needed...... Elan Home Systems have some nice setups