177: View TV from pillow w this mod

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I have the 177 model with the TV over the bed, across the back of the Pod.  I can sit at the table in the front end of the Pod and watch TV through binoculars, or lay in the bunk with several pillows under my head to raise my eyes level with the screen.  The TV screen will not tilt down when in the swivel side position.
I used a piece of 1/4" plexiglass, a 10" disk of 3/4" plywood and a pivot bolt to allow pivoting the entire TV. Now the screen will pivot/ tilt to any position.  The mod cost 1" of additional headroom.

The picture shows the TV facing the side window with the screen tilted down to view from the pillow.

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anchorout Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Nov 2012 Location: Lake Charles La Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote anchorout Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 177: View TV from pillow w this mod Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 11:22pm
	I have the 177 model with the TV over the bed, across the back of the Pod. I can sit at the table in the front end of the Pod and watch TV through binoculars, or lay in the bunk with several pillows under my head to raise my eyes level with the screen. The TV screen will not tilt down when in the swivel side position. I used a piece of 1/4" plexiglass, a 10" disk of 3/4" plywood and a pivot bolt to allow pivoting the entire TV. Now the screen will pivot/ tilt to any position. The mod cost 1" of additional headroom. The picture shows the TV facing the side window with the screen tilted down to view from the pillow.
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XPod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Location: Southern IN Status: Offline Points: 36	Post Options Post Reply Quote XPod Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 2014 at 5:42am
	This was my solution, similar but different. I used an under cabinent swivel mount and a 19 inch HDTV. The mounting hardware could use some touch up, not my best work, but it's solid and I can actually see this. The original TV was too small.