Is it possible to ...

[Anonymous]

... 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

[Beenherebefore]

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@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 

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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/

[Cleoriff]

Good call @Beenherebefore

[gmarkj]

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?

[Bambino]

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.

[Beenherebefore]

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

[Bambino]

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.

[Cleoriff]

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

[Beenherebefore]

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

[Cleoriff]

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@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

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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?!

[Beenherebefore]

You wrongly assume that I was responding to you.