RackCabinet

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=== Premise ===
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* People make cabinets to hold their entertainment system.
 
* People make cabinets to hold their computer equipment.
 
* People make standardised-sized racks to hold their computer equipment.
 
* Computer equipment is becoming more an entertainment system every day.
 
   
=== Conclusion? ===
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== Premise ==
* Use a designed-for-computer [[RackCabinet]] as an entertainment system cabinet.
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* People make variable-sized cabinets to hold their entertainment system.
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* People make standard-cabinets to hold their computer equipment (aka: Racks)
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* Computer equipment is becoming more an entertainment system every day.
   
=== Basic Layout ===
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== Solution? ==
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* Use computer rack standards as the basis for entertainment system cabinet.
   
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== Basic Layout ==
 
* Cabinet with a square footprint with rails spaced as a [[Wikipedia:19-inch_rack|19 inch rack]] along all faces.
 
* Cabinet with a square footprint with rails spaced as a [[Wikipedia:19-inch_rack|19 inch rack]] along all faces.
 
** ie, cabinets are not designed with an explicit 'front'
 
** ie, cabinets are not designed with an explicit 'front'
 
* Two cabinets roughly 2metres high (42 RU?) for speakers and storage.
 
* Two cabinets roughly 2metres high (42 RU?) for speakers and storage.
* Two cabinets roughly 60cm high (12RU?) to make a base for TV.
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* Two cabinets roughly 60cm high (12RU?) to make a base for TV. This should be suitable height and proportion for a LARGE modern flatscreen TV.
* My preferred style: Metal cabinets, with wooden doors at front only. (not sides or rear)
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* My preferred style: Metal cabinets, with fancy wooden doors at front, and simple panelled doors on the outsides. Inside faces which face other faces are left with no panels. (nor rear)
 
* For remote control access through doors, an IR-retransmitter may be required. Alternatively, bluetooth remotes
 
* For remote control access through doors, an IR-retransmitter may be required. Alternatively, bluetooth remotes
 
* Advantage of square footprint is that rack-mount shelves can be mounted to face '''outwards''' from the sides (for use as speaker stands or random cabinet trinkets)
 
* Advantage of square footprint is that rack-mount shelves can be mounted to face '''outwards''' from the sides (for use as speaker stands or random cabinet trinkets)
   
=== Additional notes ===
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== Additional notes ==
 
Some things may need to be custom designed?
 
Some things may need to be custom designed?
 
* [[CD RackShelf]]
 
* [[CD RackShelf]]

Revision as of 16:01, 12 May 2008

Contents

Premise

  • People make variable-sized cabinets to hold their entertainment system.
  • People make standard-cabinets to hold their computer equipment (aka: Racks)
  • Computer equipment is becoming more an entertainment system every day.

Solution?

  • Use computer rack standards as the basis for entertainment system cabinet.

Basic Layout

  • Cabinet with a square footprint with rails spaced as a 19 inch rack along all faces.
    • ie, cabinets are not designed with an explicit 'front'
  • Two cabinets roughly 2metres high (42 RU?) for speakers and storage.
  • Two cabinets roughly 60cm high (12RU?) to make a base for TV. This should be suitable height and proportion for a LARGE modern flatscreen TV.
  • My preferred style: Metal cabinets, with fancy wooden doors at front, and simple panelled doors on the outsides. Inside faces which face other faces are left with no panels. (nor rear)
  • For remote control access through doors, an IR-retransmitter may be required. Alternatively, bluetooth remotes
  • Advantage of square footprint is that rack-mount shelves can be mounted to face outwards from the sides (for use as speaker stands or random cabinet trinkets)

Additional notes

Some things may need to be custom designed?

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