Transporting my Plasma

lonwa
lonwa Posts: 83
edited August 2006 in Electronics
Hello All,

I, unfortunately will be moving in the next month or so since my apartment company decided to increase my rent $300 a month. joy =)

I no longer have the original packing material that came with my plasma. I am concerned it will not like the trip, and I want to make sure I take every step possible to prevent any damage.

I think my Tundra's bed will be large enough to lay the screen flat (with lots of blankets, and other protective material). My question to you guys: is it all right to lay the TV flat? I remember the unit shipped upright on a pallet. I can't imagine they did that just for show. Do I need to keep the TV upright for the entire trip?

Any info you guys can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Lonwa
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  • mmcgehee
    mmcgehee Posts: 64
    edited July 2006
    Do not, I repeat, do NOT lay the tv down. It will damage it.

    Personally I would find a way to ship it in a vertical position through a carrier that will allow you to buy insurance on it. If the glass gets cracked then it's bye bye baby.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited July 2006
    mmcgehee wrote:
    Do not, I repeat, do NOT lay the tv down. It will damage it.

    Exactly. Also, do not even pick up and carry the tv in a flat position as it might flex and crack the glass.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited July 2006
    see if you can have a shipping company make you a box, using some sort of thick styrofoam for the corrners, doesnt have to be a woodbox but a simple cardboard box, lots of bubble wrap, tape the screen with two layers of plastic, perhaps some news paper on top of that, etc. Laying it down is definitely not the best idea for any type of modern tv these days.
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  • audioshrimp
    audioshrimp Posts: 8
    edited July 2006
    What they said!

    When I bought my plasma I looked into picking it up at the retailer to save on the shipping charges. I drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the box would fit in the back no problem, but I'd have to lay it down.
    After some research, I learned that the TV couldn't even travel a short distance (in the original packing material) in a horizontal position.

    Mmcgehee offered some great advice above; ship it via carrier and insure it.

    AS
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  • lonwa
    lonwa Posts: 83
    edited July 2006
    I figured as much. Thanks for the help guys. I will need to look closer at my options.

    Cheers,

    Lonwa
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    Sell it onsite, buy another one....perfect opportunity to upgrade.
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  • lonwa
    lonwa Posts: 83
    edited August 2006
    thats a very interesting idea Stinky, but, I don't need a new TV, mine is perfectly good, and what could I possibly expect to get someone to pay for a 1 year old plasma? 50% of what I paid?
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