How To Tuesday: Turn your flat screen into art

Posted July 25, 2006 at 06:25 PM by Adam Berger

Section: Features, How To, Home Audio, Household, Displays, HDTV

You really, really love your $2,000+ flat screen but unless it is >$8,000 it is probably not the prettiest object in your house (not because of the price, the more expensive models tend to be sleeker), especially when it is turned off. You have heard of people displaying works of art on their plasma’s but aren’t sure how to do it yourself or if it is safe, then read on…

As long as you keep the images rotating every few minutes you should not have an burn-in issue, which occurs mostly on plasma sets, LCDs and projection sets are safe. There are three easy ways to turn your TV into a multimillion dollar piece of artwork: DVDs - All you do it load it in and press play. Most discs will rotate images every two minutes. Check out Plasma Window, where DVDs are $19.95. Downloads - If you are good with home theater and home networking then find a way to hookup your PC to your TV. Then all you need to do is download files that you want to “watch” such as from Dream City or Gallery Player. Media Players - Finally, why hassle with DVDs or your PC when you can purchase a dedicated media player such as Roku’s PhotoBridge HD or device that allows you to pop in a memory card and view your multi-megapixel vacation photos in stunning clarity.