85" Plasma Shines in Manhattan Apartment
By Grant Clauser
An 85-inch plasma and creatively-placed speakers match uncluttered look of Manhattan apartment.

Big TVs can be a pain. Even flat-panel displays can take up a lot of space and protrude from the wall a few inches, interfering with the clean, uncluttered look of a modern minimalist decor.

That’s something the owner of this New York City apartment, the Bronze Winner for Best Family/Media Room in the Electronic House Home of the Year Awards, couldn’t live with. He wanted a living room that looked like a living room - yet he also wanted a big, cinematic video experience.



Under the guidance of Piscataway, N.J.-based Electronics Design Group (EDG), the homeowner selected a whopping 85-inch plasma display by Panasonic. This TV is bright, allowing for viewing in all lighting conditions, which was necessary in a living room where the family doesn’t want to dim the lights to enjoy the picture.

So what does it take to mount a plasma the size of four 42-inch TVs and not make it look like a beast? “There was a ton of reinforcement work that needed to be done,” says Ross Anderson, senior project manager for EDG.

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