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Don't tell me that you all don't have the same issue

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Mickey7@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never tell a man to move the TV away from the wall, it doesn’t work that way.

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    • tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have an 82 inch TV that is wall mounted.

      My girlfriend can’t lift one side of it so if I ever need to take it off the wall I gotta get a friend to come over to help.

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      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Look at you with a friend, a girlfriend and a big tv.

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      • fartographer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ll come help. You lift and I’ll tickle you

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    • FrowingFostek@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve learned that those thick black washers come in handy when you’re assembling the mount. It adds a meaningful amount of clearance when installing/hanging a TV. I’m uncertain if all mounts come with them but they should.

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      • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mine only came with thin white washers: what do I do?

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  • DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I came close to buying an extendable bracket just for this reason, but I had such a hard time getting the TV lifted up onto the flat bracket I figured out a way using two sticks and some tape to get it plugged in.

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  • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is why everything goes into the receiver and only one cable goes to the tv

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  • dan@upvote.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is why I’m glad my TV has some inputs on the side. When wall mounting it, I ran HDMI cables for all the inputs on the back, to avoid having to go back there again.

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  • CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Buy an aliexpress endoscope camera.

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    • tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just google the tv model number and find an image of the inputs, then I go by feel.

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      • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Google works for me like 1/10 times I try to use it now

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  • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I made up a menu for my job and its loaded onto the TV behind the counter with a USB. The only way to reach the USB slot was to tape the USB to a pencil. The pencil is integral to the operation of that menu. Its even in the SOP now to make sure not to remove the pencil.

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  • Echolynx@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And here is a win for the plebs who decide not to wall mount a TV.

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  • chunes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Whoever comes out with the first affordable robot that can do this will make bank.

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  • orenj@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I got a new desk and have painstakingly done this only to realize the cable just isnt long enough…

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Plug in the cables before mounting the TV

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    • blackbelt352@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sometimes you plug a new device into the TV that you got after you mounted a TV.

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      • mundane@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        New devices in this economy? Ok Mr money pants.

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      • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Use the plug that was installed before the TV was mounted.

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      • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wait… You don’t need to buy a new TV if you get a new device as well?

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I really only ever gad this problem when TVs were gihugen CRTs and it was hard to move them. My flat screen weighs practically nothing; I can move it away from the wall to get behind to the plugs quite easily now.

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  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They make 90° adapters for them

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    • bitchkat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That doesn’t help getting your hands to where the hdmi port is.

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      • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I know. But it does prevent over bending of the cable . i had the same problem a couple years ago and dismounted the monitor installed the adapter and cable then remounted the monitor. Failing all that you could swap out a standard vesa mount for an articulated one that allows swinging the monitor away from the wall enough

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  • LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I got a TV shelf with wheels last year which has been amazing for rolling the TV wherever I need it. Absolute game changer since you can sit wherever you want and always get a good viewing angle, and all the HDMI ports and such are easily accessible.

    Minimalistic ones made of steel can look pretty sleek too.

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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Build your mount to move away from the wall.

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    • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ok, now the cable has to go between the tv and the mount.

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  • Hupf@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    discuss.tchncs.de/post/56321587

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