Television sound an issue?

[FatBoy BBQ]

Although many wont see it as necessary I DO plan on putting a small tv and dvd player in my CT to handle grouchy children near bedtime and keep my friends/family and I by the bonfire.

My question: has anyone mounted a tv flush within a wall (such as a cabinet or false wall) IF SO: did you encounter any issues being able to hear the sound? My thinking is that the newer flat tvs will have the sound coming out of the back somehow?

[Shadow Catcher]

Ours have speakers out the back and we have it on an RV type flat screen mount. The DVD is on the side so you either make access or mount it away from the wall. For a flat screen it is only a few inches.
I am NOT a proponent of kids must be entertained at all costs. When camping our kids explored or read or entertained themselves. I personally think they need to do nothing a lot more.

[BC Cargo]

We will be using an old laptop on 12 volts to play movies, games etc. It will also do double duty to check our emails when in range of wifi. The sound out of it will not bother the neighbors if used inside or out.

[pete42]

I've not used a flat screen TV in any of my trailers but many have.
some use the DVD wall mounts others have attached them to a STRONG
reinforced cabinet door.
Good idea gives the kiddies something to do at bed time
they can't be out exploring all day or sitting around reading
I can't remember seeing kids reading at a campground maybe they should but I can't recall ever seeing any.

[vreihen]

My wall-mounted flat screen in the living room has frustratingly weak audio output from its internal rear-facing speakers. It also has audio out connectors, so it is an easy problem to fix with headphones or an external speaker/amplifier setup. I should add that my TV is a Samsung LED, which hangs flat against the wall on a mirror frame hanger, and not a typical flat screen mounting bracket setup with a few inches of bracket between the wall and TV.....

[tartosuc]

I work as an audio/video engineer.

if you mount the TV inside the Wall with just the screen showing out you will most likely make the life of the TV realy short as all of thoses fkat TV need some space behind to cool down..enclosing it into a wall will make it overheat and will damage the TV.

a simple wall mount give enough space for the TV to breath if you TV has rear speakers the wall will serve as a sound reflector.
thats said most of the flat screen have really bad sepakers! an outside speaker always sound better!

[Glenlivet]

I too got myself a NAXA 19" 12 volt 1080p TV/DVD and media player for the cargo trailer and I was pleased to find the video quality is superb, but the sound via the internal speakers was appallingly tinny, aenemic and just plain bad.
So in the effort to improve it I bought a cheap 12 volt stereo amp like this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Hi-Fi-Audi ... 4aad2cad5e
and hooked it to a couple of small 2 way accessory speakers in bracket equipped enclosures.
I'm here to tell you the sound this simple and inexpensive setup creates is just astonishing,
Especially considering the very small cost and effort! There is absolutely no comparison to the TV's speakers. To boot, the TV's 'surround sound' setting actually does what it claims now.
It draws only a max of 28 watts and is usually well below that.
The amp can be found cheaper yet, on eBay with a bit of searching.

I found that the provided wall mount threaded inserts in the rear of the plastic case,(That has a lot of slots in it to aide cooling the electronics) while good enough to hang the set on a wall in a building, did not seem robust enough to resist the chance of the case breaking from the shaking of the sets mass as a moving trailer encounters bumps in the road.

I mounted the TV from the ceiling on a hinged bracket I made, so that the set lays on its back for travel and swings down for viewing. (Quite comfortably from the bed!)