I got a call about a Sony Bravia TV setup in Newport, on the Northern Beaches. The customer had upgraded their old TV to a brand new 85-inch Sony Bravia, with a Bose soundbar to match. The store they bought them from had already installed both. The TV was up on the wall and the […]
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Customer Jobs, TV Wall Mounting
75-Inch Samsung Frame TV Wall Mount in Naremburn, North Shore: Keeping It Secure When the Bracket Missed the Studs
I recently mounted a 75-inch Samsung Frame for a customer in Naremburn, on the North Shore. This job came with two things worth knowing if you’re thinking about the newest Frame. One is about the TV itself, and one is about the wall. Why the Newest 75-Inch Samsung Frame Has No One Connect Box Older […]
Audio Visual Equipment Setup, Customer Jobs, TV Advice & Tips
New LG TV Install in Killarney Heights, Northern Beaches: Reusing the Original Wall Bracket
This TV replacement in Killarney Heights is a good example of why a new TV doesn’t have to mean starting from scratch. The customer’s 8-year-old 65-inch LG made way for a brand new LG of the same size. We kept the original wall bracket and the hidden cable run. Along the way, I also solved […]
Streaming TV Services Setup, TV Installations
New Sony TV Setup in St Ives: Foxtel, DVD Player and Streaming Apps Connected
This TV setup in St Ives replaced a TV that had done a solid 18 years of service. The customer’s new 50-inch Sony had just arrived. She wanted everything connected and working properly, rather than having to figure it all out herself. TV Setup in St Ives: Connecting Foxtel and the DVD Player First, I […]
This one was in a townhouse in Avalon, mounting a 55-inch Samsung on a solid brick wall. Brick changes the job. Most of the walls I work on are gyprock, where running a cable through the cavity is straightforward. Solid brick doesn’t give you that option without chasing a channel into the masonry, patching it […]
Customer Jobs, TV Wall Mounting
When the Electrician Gets There First: 85-Inch TV Wall Mount in Balgowlah Heights
Every so often I turn up to a job where someone’s already done half my work for me — in a good way. This 85-inch wall mount in Balgowlah Heights was one of those. The customer had an electrician in during earlier work on the house, and asked for a power point to be run […]
Customer Jobs, TV Advice & Tips
Recorder Stuck on “Please Wait”? HDD Recorder Replacement in Dee Why, Northern Beaches
If your free-to-air recorder is stuck on “please wait” and won’t move past it, I can save you a call-out — that’s almost always the hard drive dying, not something you can fix by unplugging it and trying again. That’s exactly what had happened to a customer’s recorder in Dee Why. The unit had been […]
I had a great job in Dee Why last week. My customer had just moved from Fairlight and wanted her Samsung The Frame 55 inch properly set up in the new lounge room. The Frame is not like a normal smart TV to mount. The whole idea is that it looks like a piece of […]
A customer recently dropped a lovely stack of tapes at my place in Warriewood, on the Northern Beaches, for a VHS to USB transfer. It’s the kind of job I really enjoy. Old video tapes hold onto things you’d forgotten you ever filmed. This batch had overseas travel footage, some home movies, and even a […]
Customer Jobs, Streaming TV Services Setup
Foxtel Dropped Out After a New Modem? Two iQ4 Boxes Back Online in Killarney Heights
This is easily one of the most common calls I get. Someone’s internet provider sends out a new modem, it goes in, the internet works fine — and then the Foxtel box won’t load anything. Nothing’s broken. The box just doesn’t know about the new network yet. That’s what had happened at a place in […]