Plasma TVs and LCD TVs definitely have the “wow” appeal, and many people love them because they free up so much space compared with conventional large TVs. Replace the old 50″ Rear Projection Big Screen TV with a 50″ Plasma or LCD TV on a stand and your room just opens up…they take up so much less space and are visually so much more appealing. Mount that same TV on the wall and hide your electronics in a cabinet or a closet and the room takes on an even more spacious look.

Now there’s an option that has become commercially available which takes things one step further - make your Plasma or LCD TV disappear altogether. More than one manufacturer, such as Sanus Systems or Chief Manufacturing, make a “picture frame” that goes around your TV to make it look like a picture. This one is one of the versions available from Sanus Systems (around $1000.00 for a 50 inch TV).  It’s important to note, these DO NOT include the mounting bracket to attach your Plasma or LCD TV to the wall.

So as you can see, it looks exactly like a picture frame. This one has a silver finish, but like picture frames, they are available in different finishes to match your room’s decor.

They also include an IR kit (infrared) so that your remote will still control your Flat-panel TV through the frame assembly.

One really cool add on is an optical mirror kit (about $1400.00 for the 50″ mirror kit, also from Sanus Systems). When you’re watching television, the optical mirror “disappears” so that your wall-mounted “mirror” becomes your TV. When your TV is off, it goes into “mirror” mode. That means when you’re not watching TV, your TV disappears and now it’s a framed mirror on your wall.

Click on the image above to see a larger image…it turns your TV into art! Now this is a very cool and easy solution for something many of us have been asking for…a TV that doesn’t look like a TV.

Click here to see Blue Echo Audio Video’s selection of Sanus Decorative Frame kits…all on sale with free standard shipping promotion.