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Is it possible to ...

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:58:46 GMT

... have a flat screen tv, with Sky, on a ceiling

I ask because my living room tv is a 2nd hand colour portable set ... & ... considering how little time I spend in the best room in the house ... & ... how little time I actually watch tv there ... well I'd relax & watch more of what I want on tv 'whilst in me pit'

I don't want to find a tv man or contact Sky just yet 'cos they'd brow-beat me so-to-speak

In addition, as said elsewhere on this forum, I'm after a tablet, because it also would improve my quality of life, like what I've said above, & get me outside my home ... I could go to cpw but I don't want to have them brow-beat me either

Money is a concern ... I don't particularly want something cheap & nasty, just something I can take out, using earphones, whilst eg enjoying a drink outside my home ... any suggestions would be appreciated

Thank you

Re: Is it possible to ...

Bambino — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 02:09:46 GMT

I don't think a large screen TV on your bedroom ceiling is a great idea. Might be too dangerous and it would cost a lot to make certain it was secure, and there would be trails of long cables as well. Better have a rethink, I think.

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Cleoriff — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:55:15 GMT

Hi Jane....A TV on the ceiling ? I wouldn't even consider it. Sounds far too dangerous to me

As for tablets....do you want 7 in or 10in devices? I presume as you have a Windows phone you are looking for a windows tablet? If so,Techrader have done a round up on what they feel are the best 6

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/windows-8-tablets-release-date-specs-and-prices-916134

So many to choose from really and many different outlets to buy...(where the price will vary if you compare them )

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:51:08 GMT

thank you @Bambino & @Cleoriff

as a btw there is not enough wall, in the right place for a wall mounted flat screen tv

the review you pointed me too is a great help Cleo, I can't afford to play with 'the big boys' like on here, & really I don't need an all singing & dancing tablet ... as you so rightly ascertained a Windows 10 tablet is what I'm after

thank you both again

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:35:32 GMT

https://www.ergomounts.co.uk/products/lcd-monitor-tv-arms/ceiling-mount.html?gclid=CPya6PuZk80CFYTGGwodrF4H9A

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:45:31 GMT

thank you @Beenherebefore

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:09:12 GMT

Spitting feathers here

have just been on to Sky to ask them to move the Sky box upstairs onto a unit & my tv ... after a long wait I was told the engineer could move the Sky box but not the tv ... I would struggle to get the tv upstairs ... he stupidly asked me if I had any friends or relatives who would help do that, answer is NO ... & ... the Sky engineer would not be able to connect the tv to the Sky box, so... erm ... how would I know if it is working ... I've been a customer of Sky Broadband for several years & Sky tv much longer

Told the operator Andrew I was shocked at this service

URGH

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:09:27 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
thank you @Beenherebefore

But if you go ahead, to ensure it is safe, you should get somebody who knows what they're doing to fit it.

They would need to locate the ceiling joists. Cables can be hidden within white trunking but the main problem will be the power cable which will need to be extended by quite a lot.

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:16:18 GMT

thank you @Beenherebefore ... you've hit the nail on the head ... & ... I don't know anyone reliable to do a job like that, my ceilings are lath & plaster

Still fuming about the lack of what Sky can offer ... I even said if you tell me which cable goes where I will do it, then we can test the system, but the operator said NO

Not everyone has people be it family or friends they can call upon to do jobs, & personally I don't like to use people, I'm not that kind of person,

so much for trying

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Toby — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:53:10 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

thank you @Beenherebefore

But if you go ahead, to ensure it is safe, you should get somebody who knows what they're doing to fit it.

Totally agree with the above! I got my dad to fit mine properly with right brackets, fixings and screws. He then hung off of it to prove it was safe

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:17:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Not everyone has people be it family or friends they can call upon to do jobs, & personally I don't like to use people, I'm not that kind of person,

so much for trying

If you are of the "qualifying age" try your local council's handyperson scheme, they may be able to recommend somebody or even do the job for you.

Or try contacting Care and Repair, they operate in most areas of England >>>> http://careandrepair-england.org.uk/

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Cleoriff — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:19:49 GMT

Good call @Beenherebefore

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gmarkj — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:26:03 GMT

just to pick at this, did you mean you asked them to move both the TV and the Sky box, or just the sky box?
Surely if you want them to move their box then it shouldn't be an issue?
I can see why they might baulk at moving the TV as well (it was working before you moved it, etc, etc) but their own equipment should not be an issue?

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Bambino — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:15:37 GMT

Sorry to say, @Anonymous, but Sky are not responsible for, nor do they have any obligation to move or place your TV anywhere. They only provide the means for you to receive a signal to be able to watch TV. That's as far as it goes.

Regarding where you want the TV placed, you need to think this through more clearly. If you have your TV put on a ceiling, you would only ever be able to watch when you were lying down. You might tire of that, but you would be stuck with it like that forever. In my opinion, I don't think it's a great idea.

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:27:41 GMT

Surely ceiling mounted is only a few inches (if that) higher than a wall mounted one.

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Bambino — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:34:25 GMT

We don't know the layout of the room, nor do we know where it would be placed, or the work that would be needed to make sure it was fitted securely. It wouldn't be a small job, and would probably cost a considerable amount to do. As @Anonymous has said that money is a consideration, I think she needs to consider another alternative.

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Cleoriff — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:57:33 GMT

Each to their own and all that but I couldnt think of a worse position to put a TV...I know it's down to lifestyle and what suits you personally....I just can't imagine me saying 'off to have a lie down on the bed while I watch Formula 1/Supervet" ...etc etc

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:01:28 GMT

The screen isn't secured flat to the ceiling !!!

There are brackets that allow the screen to be fixed perpendicular to the ceiling so in effect no different than having the screen on the wall

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Cleoriff — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:13:45 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:
The screen isn't secured flat to the ceiling !!!

There are brackets that allow the screen to be fixed perpendicular to the ceiling so in effect no different than having the screen on the wall

Not what Jane asked though. She said " Is it possible to have a flat screen TV with Sky on a ceiling". As I know it is possible to have one on a WALL near the ceiling I was actually responding to the OP?!

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Beenherebefore — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:28:48 GMT

You wrongly assume that I was responding to you.