This is my first post on this site, hopefully one of you guys will be able to answer this- I'm moving next month, and I can't figure out how best to move my 52" rear projection tv. Its obviously large, so the options are more or less U-Haul or professional mover. Have any of you moved your tv on your own before, and whats to best way to do it so as not to destroy the convergence and whatnot?
I was hoping to see answers here to Nick's question. Is there another location to look? I looked through all the old threads, but nothing there about moving a big screen . . .
my current plan is to build my own "container" for the tv- i think i'm going to tape a couple of very large boxes together, then cut them diagonally so that one side is as tall as the tv, while the other is only about 1.5ft tall (so i wont have to lift the tv too far off the ground). i'm gonna glue several layers of bubble wrap on the tall side to protect the screen, and build a wood frame out of 2x4s to add stability to the bottom of the box. after that, i'm gonna pad the bottom (probably with an old comforter or something) to dampen any shock. get a few guys to help me carefully lift the tv into said assembly, then i'm gonna get some packing straps to secure the entire package in all directions. this will all be carefully loaded into a moving van, and surrounded with mattresses and pillows and couch cushions and whatnot, then i plan on driving very, very slowly to the new apartment. anyone think this is a bad idea? if not, you'll likely see pictures of the completed assembly sometime in the near future...