July 19, 2007 5:00 AM PDT

Showcase your TV without a fireplace

Posted by Mike Yamamoto

(Credit: Trendir)

As flat-screen TVs continue to evolve, so does the design of furnishings around them--some less successfully than others, as evidenced by the combo TV fireplace. And, as is to be expected, the Italians are leading the way.

Bruno Fattorini is the latest designer to meld form and function with this TV panel from MDF Italia, which BornRich says is equipped to flush-mount plasmas and LCDs in sizes from 37 to 50 inches. It comes in such finishes as anthracite gray and anodized aluminum. This isn't just an updated '70s wall unit in faux oak veneer.

We eagerly await the response from that avante-garde American design house, Costco.

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fireplace and flat TV combo
by specialmerac August 12, 2007 8:20 AM PDT: Flat TV's are the order of the day. And LCD and Plasma tv's rule the roost nowadays. But i dont know how good an idea it is to combine them with the fireplace especially the heat generated by the fireplace may actually damage the electronic circuits inside them. Well this is my view and i may be wrong.
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