Gotta stop being bored...

[Jahntassa]

You might've seen my thread about putting a Rio MP3 Reciever in my bathroom...well..i've gone an extra step.That's right, a 7" LCD monitor opposite from the toilet. Hooked up to the second output of my DishNetwork 522 reciever. It's independantly controlled through a UHF remote, and can access any of my recorded shows. Has speakers built in, and looks great! I used some Cat5e cable to run power, video, and mono audio. (Yes, all that over one Cat5 cable.) I used one pair for + voltage, one for - voltage, one for vid, and one for audio. There's a slight ghost in the image, but it's barely noticable. There's a switch on the power cord at the screen to turn it on and off.Why you ask? Well..I was bored, and it's -my- apartment, so nobody can tell me NOT to do it!

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[Jahntassa]

And another pic.. Shows it in relation to the shower.

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[Jahntassa]

And close up.. Yes, it's upside-down, there's a switch on the back that flips the image.

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[Mavrik]

I'm never in the can long enough to need music haha...but if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!

[AKLGT]

wow. you must be a pretty regular guy to have that whole set up! LOL

[Jahntassa]

Nah..like I said, boredom! The MP3 player in there is for music in the shower, and with three people in the apartment (me, my fiancee, and a friend), we get enough use out of the shower. The screen was just because I had it sitting around, and...hey, it was a neat little project!Just load up on Sealab 2021 and AquaTeen Hunger Force, and i'm set!

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe » you must be a pretty regular guy ROFL only if..... pretty regular.. LOL

[Mr. Poopypants]

TV on the crapper. You just achieved greatness.

[JustinVGT]

LOL, looks great. Very intuitive cable management you have there too LOL. What's next?

[Jahntassa]

Quote, originally posted by JustinVGT »What's next?Hm...I'm running out of random equipment sitting around.. I still need to fetch most of my gear from my mom's house in jersey. I have a 14" LCD sitting around that I need to do something with.. Thought about putting that where the Video screen is, but figured the LCD Monitor might not like the condensation..We shall see...

[Fialchar]

Looks sharp Jahntassa Sealab 2021 and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, lol.I like the "Herbal Supplement" episode of Sealab and the "I want candy" episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

[Fialchar]

I would assume 12v, but I could very easily be mistaken.

[Jahntassa]

12v DC. I was worried about the Cat5 not being able to handle the current, so I used the Brn, Brn/Wht for negative, and Grn, Grn/Wht for Positive, twisted together. It seems to handle it well.. It's about a 30 foot run, and surprisingly, it travels the video extremely well.

[Fialchar]

If you don't mind me asking, what was the total cost of the project? I'm kind of liking it and thinking of doing something similar

[Jahntassa]

Actually...I'm not even sure what the screen cost. I managed to trade it for some computer gear with a friend in college. This particular screen takes composite input with a 1/8" mini-plug. I have a converter from RCA to 1/8" that goes right in. Plus stereo audio in an 1/8" plug.Here's something on eBay that might do the job:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1I was going to run stereo audio to it, but I figured there was no reason to. I just summed the audio inputs by tying both L + R center connections together, and sending it down a pair of the Cat5.I don't think the screen draws too much power, and it's not too long a distance, so i'm hoping it won't burn up anything. I contemplated throwing a 1 amp fuse in-line with the power supply, just to make sure it wouldn't melt anything, but I haven't yet..Any screen that takes 12v would work in this case. Of course..you don't need to throw power down the Cat5 if you don't want to. I just did it because the bathroom power outlets were already filled, and across the room, so it was just cleaner to run it this way.