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hugo7
Has anyone built a corner TV cabinet?

We have an alcove and are wondering about increasing storage and putting the TV.

Just wondering what factors I need to consider...
1. TV size - not changing the TV, but want to provide for a bigger one at some point.
2. TV height - how do you work it out?
3. Ventilation - assuming there will be lots of hot stuff down there
Anything else that I might not think of?

It's a 1950s house, so a lot of the Victorian / Edwardian vibe inspirational I'm finding isn't great. So if anyone has some mid century style eg that would be helpful. As an eg would you go full height? Or does that make it feel smaller given its a lower ceiling so more accessible than in an old house.

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aggi in reply to @hugo7

The width of the alcove is really going to be your limit for tv size.

My cabinet does not have much ventilation, it is noticeably hot. Doesn't generally seem to be an issue so long as the stuff in the cabinet has reasonable airflow but on a few of the hottest days last year my Tivo box overheated.

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Soul in reply to @aggi

Building a new cabinet setup soon and I'll be installing a few of these underneath.

They'll fully replace the air in the cabinet every few seconds and at only 18dB.

Imperceptible air gap at the top of the cabinet by the wall and hot air will come out the top.

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