(Many pics) - Wallmounted Tablet PC Details Options

[IVB]

Hi folks. As y'all saw in that rockstar article, I've got a wallmounted tablet PC that I use for control over my whole setup. Here's some details about it.
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I got a wood photo frame in from the custom framing shop, and wallmounted the Fujitsu stylistic 3400 that I use as a remote control for the house. It's currently going for about $160-ish on eBay (4/23), the photo frame was $50.

Here's the details.

Picture 1: Here's most of the parts; photo frame sawed in half, Fujitsu, sitting on a 1/8" x24"x24" handypanel (basically MDF) from HomeDepot. Only thiing not shown is the foam, velcro, and black permanent magic marker I decided to use at the end to make it a little better.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/1%20parts.jpg[/img]

Picture 2: Here's the thickness of the photo frame. I had to get the deepest frame they had at the frame shop in order to fit the 3400. Good thing I got that extra room - I needed it at the end. Keep reading for why.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/2%20relative_thickness.jpg[/img]

Picture 3: Here's the thickness of the handypanel. It's 1/8", pretty dang thing.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/3%20handypanel_thickness.jpg[/img]

I cut the handypanel to the size of the bottom half of the photo frame, and nailed it to the back of the frame.

Picture 4: Here's what it looked like after it was cut & nailed to the frame:

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/4%20frame_with_handypanel.jpg[/img]

Picture 5: Mounted the handypanel to the wall using screws.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/5%20mounted_frame.jpg[/img]

Picture 6: I was initially planning on leaving it like this. [getting an electrician in to punch a hole in the wall & put an A/C outlet in the closet directly behind this wall]

Doesn't look bad; you can pull that A/C cord out and walk around with the tablet.
[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/6%20almostdone.jpg[/img]

Alas, wife didn't like the half-frame look. Hence,
Picture 7: I put some foam behind the tablet to get it stiff/up against the front part of the frame [remember it was too deep]. Well, that turned out to be too heat-stifling so I used some 1/4" weather stripping, but don't have a ready picture of that.
[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/7%20with_foam.jpg[/img]

Picture 8: Put the top half of the frame there. Used industrial velcro where I cut it, and also to attach to the wall on top so it doesn't fall off. Had to cut out a section on the right side so that wifi card could fit, no biggie. Yes, I know the screen has fingerprints. It's a touchscreen damnit, we've been touching it!

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/8%20done.jpg[/img]
Only thing left is running that A/C cord through the wall to the closet behind it, and all will be invisible.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/kitchen_panel.JPG[/img]
This picture was taken a few months later. I got a 2nd one, and found that although we could easily remove it, we never ever ever did. I opted to run a hardwired connection for better connection issues. And, now I've drilled a hole in the wall, run the 18-2 cord through to the closet behind it and plugged it into an outlet. It's technically low-voltage so there's no code issues.

[img]http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/images/mbr_panel.jpg[/img]
Here's a picture of that 2nd one sitting in the dock in the MBR. This is the one I use when I walk around the house (or outside the house).


Et voila! A $160+$50 photo frame + $10 parts, $220 wifi tablet remote control for your HTPC!

[Mccormick83]

Hello! This photo frame is very impressive, I would like to have one of this kind myself! Frames are excellent decorations for your pics and the point is to choose the one that matches the photo exactly.
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