LPT:Kid throw stuff near your tv? Protect it.

Submitted by ChocoBro92 t3_ys1ire in LifeProTips

FYI this was my brothers idea and quite a simple one.

Measure your tv from side to side, not the screen but bezel included. Go to a Home Improvement store and have them cut up a sheet of plexiglass for the required dimensions. Get Velcro,tape,glue, or some other way to mount it to your set and have at it. The plexiglass glass will absorb more force than the LCD and depending on how far the bezel protrudes from its body pretty much nullify most hits from a remote.

My niece (who is on the asd) back in the mid 00s threw a toy car and DVD through his large projection TV. He luckily had it insured and was able to have the screen repaired repaired. He did this and the thing lasted for over a decade of constant use until the CRT projectors needed replacing and he just got a LCD.

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ASK_IF_IM_PENGUIN t1_ivwvtsx wrote

LPT: Be a parent and teach your kids not to throw stuff

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bed_pig t1_ivwwaem wrote

LPT: just don't have kids...

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tehpwarp t1_ivwx1w3 wrote

The real real LPT is in the comments, every time.

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Carpe_Dispute t1_ivwx1de wrote

Yeah, I'm just gonna hope for the best lol. I've got a very strict no throwing shit in the living room rule and the kids seem to abide by that one pretty well. They know it's about the only thing that daddy will freak out about. Plus they're both little nerds too and I threatened that if anything ever happened to it, that it's replacement would be going in my room and they will be gaming on a 42in 1080p TV from 2012 indefinitely.

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ChocoBro92 OP t1_ivwxn3v wrote

Good luck having a kid on the ASD spectrum then.

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SysWorkAcct t1_iw08tfh wrote

So, the LPT here is to put plexiglass over the TV and then you can have a kid on the ASD spectrum? I don't think that's how it works.
(Just making light of your wording).

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ChocoBro92 OP t1_ivwvxxh wrote

My niece is/was on the autism spectrum which is why this was necessary.

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MoonageDayscream t1_ivzqgbv wrote

LPT, don't have kids. Instead, have small adults that have the ability to reason and weigh long term consequences.

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AZymph t1_ivxh74m wrote

Smart tip actually, life happens, even for adults: look at the Wii years and how many replacement TVs were suddenly needed.

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incasesheisonheretoo t1_ivzp0bz wrote

Wouldn’t it be much simpler to just get a projector instead? Or what we did- buy cheap tvs for the kid areas and nice ones for the kid-free zones (man cave, master bedroom, etc).

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ChocoBro92 OP t1_iw065n0 wrote

I agree but it’s less than half the price and stronger than the tv protectors which are usually less than a 4th of an inch thick vs what ever you want with the plexiglass and to the correct size to boot. But for the plexiglass it will cost 5 to 10 dollars vs 30 to 40 for the tv guard stuff. My niece broke through an early tv protector and cracked a tv and went back to this method because she still as an adult gets hyped and throws remotes/controllers. But yeah kids should have a cheap tv lol.

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pyphus t1_iw6ho58 wrote

My bar just bought four Samsung Terrace outdoor TVs at almost $5k a piece. One of them is already toast. A security guard was helping stow the chairs at the end of the night and barely tapped the TV with the leg of a chair, and now there’s an 8” black ribbon from top to bottom of the screen. Samsung sent some bozos out to look at it and they said “It’s not covered”. Even if you sign up for Samsung Care+, the TV still wouldn’t have been covered. I’m still scrambling to find some way to protect the Other three TVs. I’m still skeptical that the tiny gap created by two pieces of velcro, holding a 1/4 or even a 1/2 inch piece of acrylic plexiglass would protect the screen from a decent impact, like that chair, or say a drunken guest throwing a bottle or glass at the TV. (People do that). I learned later that Samsung offers business accounts, where a business can pay a monthly fee to have Samsung provide TVs and replace them when necessary. We’re talking about hotels and such -say 60 TVs for the whole business. Need help!

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TheAceMax97 t1_ivwwuo1 wrote

Better yet don’t have gremlins in the first place

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ChocoBro92 OP t1_ivwxkpo wrote

Kids on on the ASD don’t seem to enjoy being called gremlins. But w/e.

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TheAceMax97 t1_ivwxzmx wrote

I didn’t single out anyone here. I was speaking for all children. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Loud, sticky, annoying. I’m good. No kids for me ever. I’ll take a dog or two instead.

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ChocoBro92 OP t1_ivwyluu wrote

I mean I’m with ya, I don’t desire it myself cats dogs and maybe a chinchilla or two. But I’ve been seeing a lot of people lately having trouble with their kids on the spectrum destroying TVs tablets phones and consoles because they get so hyped up and you know. I really didn’t know where else to post this for ppl to see.

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