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yeah I like floor to ceiling windows/doors too - wish our house had them. I can only imagine some of the nasty glare those tvs get though. Even with our blinds closed we get a bit of a washed out look in the afternoon sun with our projector - not that we watch much of anything in the afternoon though so it works out ok I guess.

Love the recessed flat screen. I would figure out a way to install a sleek, sliding painting to fit right over the tv.

Any ideas where that great sofa/daybed came from?

these are gorgoeus rooms!

They are all great TV rooms but the second one with the green sofa is the best.
Here are three more amazing modern TV rooms that i like:

http://www.houzz.com/photos/13955/Home-theatre-modern-media-room-los-angeles

http://www.houzz.com/photos/21866/KUNDALINI-contemporary-family-room-miami

http://www.houzz.com/photos/8408/buttrickwong-modern-media-room-san-francisco

These are gorgeous, but the displays all seem to have only one or two devices hooked up to them, which really negates the biggest challenge of home theatres: tonnes of wires, lots of mismatched machinery.

I'd really love to see a cool integration of five or six devices neatly tucked away and organized, while still easily accessible and functional. It's been an interesting battle in my living room.

I agree with stevew. but these are still really nice rooms and it's nice to see televisions in rooms, because I'll never win the "no tv" battle with my husband!

A TV isn't a work of art or a item of decor; it's a machine. As such, I don't think that it should be a prominent feature of a room. Not my room, anyway.

The real issue for designers is how to conceal the TV. The Google ads for TV "lifts" is an indication of the need for concealment. Wall cavity solutions are another indication.

I came up with a solution of my own, and I'm hoping that AT will post it sometime soon.

It depends if I had the space (small house with a separate small room off the kitchen, I'd have the TV there than in the main living room.

However the reality is, that's not always practical when you live in a small 1 bedroom or even a studio, or really need to devote that second bedroom as your art room so the TV then has to be in the living room. I agree that one does not always need to have the TV exposed but for those lifts are not inexpensive, nor is concealing in a wall either so most of us have to find a way to integrate it into the space in such a way as to make it work w/ in.

I'd love to see solutions for those of us who have several separate components such as CD players, turntables etc and large speakers and how to integrate them into the space so all is not cluttered with wires etc.

BTW, those spaces are fantastic but I so dislike the TV over the fireplace, often much too high for comfortable viewing IMO.

ciddyguy, take a look at this; it's a case for a stand mounted TV. This solves the problem of the intrusive TV in a small room.

http://picasaweb.google.com/elliottbanfield/NewAlbum3109811PM?authkey=Gv1sRgCMLN6pyv1a_iYA#

I designed this thing, and there's a patent pending on it.

For serious media geeks, may I ask: what about the laser disc player, the supplementary all-region dvd player, the VHS player and the supplementary all-region VHS player, not to speak of the computer hookup for viewing things on streaming on-line and for downloading?

Also all the DVD's, Laser discs, and VHS tapes from one's enormous collection, eh?

Where does one put all this stuff, I'd like to know?

monarda: you put that stuff into the TV stand, the low cabinet that supports the TV. When the TV is not in use, that stuff is encased.

I wish that someone would go to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/elliottbanfield/NewAlbum3109811PM?authkey=Gv1sRgCMLN6pyv1a_iYA#

and check out my innovation. Comments are welcome.