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HD MONITOR HELP PLEASE?

February 7, 2010

I’m thinking about buying an 1080p monitor (viewsonic/samsung). If the monitor has an HDMI input, can’t I use the HD Comcast cable box as a television for it? Do I need to buy an HD tuner?

The AVF ES250-BT Wall Mounted AV Shelving System

The AVF, Inc ES250B-T is a wall mounted AV component shelving system. It supports components weighing up to 22 lbs per shelf. The ES250B-T not only frees up valuable shelf space and eliminates the need for bulky entertainment centers, but it also provides for a neat and stylish addition to your wall mounted TV.

  • Accommodates various components such as:
    -Cable Boxes
    -Satellite Boxes
    -Digital Converters
    -DVR’s
    -Blu-Ray Players
    -DVD Players
    -VCR Players
    -Video Game Consoles
    -Routers
    -Home Theater Systems
  • Designed to be used in combination with your wall mounted TV
  • Two height-adjustable shelves allows you to adjust the height of the shelves to best accommodate your components
  • Its modular design allows you to combine two or more ES250B-T and stack them on top of each other to accommodate more AV components for a seamless appearance
  • Easy to install
  • Can be used with or without a wall mounted TV
  • Weight Capacity: 22 lbs (10 kg) per shelf
  • Color: Black with smoked black glass
  • Material: Constructed of powder coated aluminum with two tempered smoke-black safety glass shelves
  • Glass Measurements: 17″ width x 13.5″ depth
  • Wall Plate Measurement: 2.75″ width x 11.875″ height
  • Mounting type: Single stud application – must be mounted onto wooden stud(s) or solid concrete wall
  • Shipping Boxed Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.6 x 3.5″
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 lbs
What’s in the Box?

AV Component Shelving System (wall plate and two glass shelves), instruction manual, mounting hardware, warranty information.

About AVF

AVF is a world leading supplier of TV wall mounts and support systems with over 30 years experience supplying worldwide markets. Product development, prototyping, and testing are undertaken by a dedicated innovation and design team at AVF’s Global Innovation Center in Telford, UK. AVF’s product range offers innovative and attractive solutions for all TV wall mount and support system requirements, with a continually evolving new product development process focusing on customer requirements.

Quality and Safety

Quality and safety are paramount in the design and manufacture of AVF products. Multi-site operations in China manufacture products to AVF’s exacting designs and specifications and rigorous internal quality procedures at manufacturing plants are supplemented by independent third party testing leading to quality and safety accreditations.

About Eco-mount Products: Manufacturing and Packaging

AVF’s Eco-mount range is a complete range of flat panel TV wall mounts based on one modular family look. Fourteen flat panel mounts offer functionality from flat-to-wall through to multi-position in small, medium, large, and extra large size categories, and are complemented by accessory mounts and cable management products.

Consumer Benefits
AVF Easy-Click
Achieve universal compatibility with the “Easy-Click” locking mechanism. View larger

Most helpful customer reviews

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful.
star40 tpng HD MONITOR HELP PLEASE?Great Function & Form
By RASTERBIT
This was delivered in one day. Good Condition. Picture instructions easy to follow.
Wasn’t a wood stud where it needed to be installed. I tried using supplied drywall anchors and screws. The plastic anchors messed up using an electric drill and screws were to large.

I had the common problem of creating a rounded out hole to big for the anchors.(stuff happens!) So,I checked my surplus hardware stash and found two metal drywall anchors with the spring loaded wing-nuts that lockup against the inside of the drywall. These are the best for any weight bearing install.

I didn’t rate the shelf system 5 stars because of the supplied anchors & screws.

The shelf system was great and goodlooking. A very sturdy shelf holds the cable box and above on the next shelf is my blu-ray player. Adjusting the shelves was easy. I really liked being able to arrange all cables neatly through cableways on each side of the base and behind the shelf holders. This made a nice clean setup. Very pleased with the final results.

I experienced no instability in any of the shelves as I read in some review. This my be because of the use of the supplied anchoring hardware. Before install, go to the hardware store and get better hardware for the drywall. In my opinion, the metal wing-nut toggle bolt type are the best for load bearing shelving.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
star50 tpng HD MONITOR HELP PLEASE?Great Accessory to the Flat Screen TV
By R. Taylor
I for one am all about aesthetic appeal when it comes to our television setup in each of our rooms in our homes. I am a wire hider, I would rather climb up in a 130F attic and hide wires than see them any day. We purchased this product for my son’s setup in his room, we mounted it right next to his 47″ TV and he keeps his Playstation and XBox on each shelf, the wires are nearly completely hidden as they’re so close to the TV that they simply are running directly behind and plugged in (excess is wound up and zip tied behind the TV). We chose to mount the shelf to the side of the Television because he had a shelf below with his stereo, etc, and the aesthetic appearance worked better off to the side. It would look amazing with one set on each side, but he has no need for two sets. The product was very easily assembled, and the glass and finish gives it a very contemporary look. I would recommend this product all day long.

Hope that helps you with your purchasing decision.
Thanks for reading!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
star20 tpng HD MONITOR HELP PLEASE?Looks nice, but don’t bump it
By Bryan Scott
I was looking for a cheap wall shelf unit, but I wish I would’ve shopped more. This unit is very visually pleasing; however, lacks stability. The drywall anchors that come with it don’t work very well. I eventually made them work, but recommend getting other anchors if you have the choice. I got the anchors tight to the wall, but the shelves will sway side to side way more than I expect if bumped. The shelf looks very nice if you put it up away from contact, but I fear things may fall off them as wobbly as they are.

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aviatingamateur February 9, 2010 at 3:02 pm

Yep, you can indeed do that with an HDMI-equipped monitor. Hook it up to a digital HD cable box via HDMI, you turn that monitor into an HDTV.

You don’t need to buy a tuner. The digital HD cable box acts as the tuner.

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