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Adam Paris

55″ Roku TV Basic Install in Manor, TX — Bat City TV

Manor is one of the Austin area’s fastest-growing eastern communities — the family-friendly city along Highway 290 east of Austin, where newer neighborhoods like Whisper Valley and Presidential Meadows have brought a wave of first-time homeowners and younger families into some of the most affordable single-family housing in the metro. Not every TV install needs to be a Frame TV on a stone fireplace or an 85″ flagship in a custom home. A lot of the time, it’s a good-value TV, a solid basic mount, and a professional install that gets the job done cleanly. So when a Manor homeowner reached out about mounting their 55″ Roku TV in their living room — no soundbar, no wire concealment, just a clean basic install done right — we knew this was exactly the kind of straightforward job every good installer should do just as carefully as any premium install. The setup was a 55″ Roku TV mounted on a low-profile fixed wall mount in the primary living room — straightforward, clean, and professionally executed. We located and anchored into studs, set the mount level and centered on the wall, and hung the TV at proper couch viewing height. Cables were managed

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Adam Paris

75″ Sony Bravia 8 with Sanus Full-Motion Mount in Anderson Mill, Austin TX — Bat City TV

Anderson Mill is one of northwest Austin’s most established suburban neighborhoods — the family-friendly community between Parmer Lane and 183, where 1980s and 90s custom homes sit alongside newer builds and longtime residents have made it one of the most stable and consistently well-maintained corners of the metro. The homeowners here tend to be professional families who research their major purchases carefully — the kind of buyers who pick a specific TV model because they read the reviews, not because it happened to be on sale. So when an Anderson Mill homeowner reached out about buying a 75″ Sony Bravia 8 with a matching Sanus full-motion mount and having us handle both the sale and the install in one appointment, we knew this was a customer who had done the homework and wanted the install to match the care they’d already put into the equipment selection. The customer bought both the 75″ Sony Bravia 8 and the Sanus full-motion mount directly through Bat City TV at authorized dealer pricing — sold, delivered, and installed in a single appointment. The Sony Bravia 8 is Sony’s premium OLED, sitting at the high end of the mainstream OLED market with Sony’s Cognitive Processor

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Adam Paris

65″ Samsung Frame TV Pro Sold & Installed Over Stone Fireplace in Bee Cave, TX — Bat City TV

Bee Cave is one of the Austin area’s most distinctive Hill Country communities — the wooded suburb west of Loop 360 and just south of Lake Travis, where custom homes on generous lots take full advantage of the mature oaks and native limestone that define the landscape. The homes here are often anchored by architectural stone fireplaces built from native Hill Country stone — the primary focal point of the living room and one of the most beautiful features in Central Texas architecture. So when a Bee Cave homeowner reached out about installing a 65″ Samsung Frame TV Pro above their natural stone fireplace, and asked us to source the TV through our authorized dealer relationship with Samsung, we knew this was the kind of install where preserving the beauty of the stone while making the Frame Pro deliver on its “looks like art” promise would require some specialized problem-solving. The customer bought the 65″ Samsung Frame TV Pro directly through Bat City TV at authorized dealer pricing — sold, delivered, and installed in one appointment. Here’s the technical challenge that made this install distinctive: the Frame Pro’s included Slim Fit Wall Mount is designed to sit perfectly flush against

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Adam Paris

85″ Samsung TV on Full-Motion Mount Over Tile Fireplace in Windsor Park, Austin TX — Bat City TV

Windsor Park is one of Central-East Austin’s most quietly transformed neighborhoods — the friendly grid of mid-century ranch homes just east of I-35 near Mueller, where a wave of thoughtful renovations over the last decade has turned an underrated pocket into one of the most in-demand places in the city for design-conscious younger families. The homes here have great original bones, with primary living rooms sized generously enough that homeowners can genuinely put a large-format TV on the wall without it dominating the space. So when a Windsor Park homeowner reached out about installing an 85″ Samsung TV above their tile fireplace on a full-motion articulating mount — so the TV could swing down toward the couch when they’re actually watching — we knew this was an install that combined every technically demanding element in one job. The setup was an 85″ Samsung TV mounted on a heavy-duty full-motion articulating arm above a tile fireplace. This is genuinely one of the more technically demanding installs in residential AV. The 85″ TV weighs roughly 90 pounds, which is at the upper edge of what most full-motion mounts can safely handle — we selected a mount rated well above the load, with

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Adam Paris

75″ Samsung TV with In-Wall Power Relocation Kit in Bouldin Creek, Austin TX — Bat City TV

Bouldin Creek is one of South Austin’s most beloved inner neighborhoods — the walkable grid just south of Lady Bird Lake between South Congress and South First, where renovated 1920s and 1930s bungalows sit alongside modern infill homes and coffee shops, and the mix of longtime residents and design-conscious newer arrivals gives the neighborhood its distinctive character. The living rooms here tend to be intentional, carefully renovated, and clean — the kind of spaces where a mounted TV should belong in the room rather than dominate it. So when a Bouldin Creek homeowner reached out about installing a 75″ Samsung TV with the power cord hidden inside the wall using a code-compliant power relocation kit, we knew this was exactly the install where doing it right — legally and aesthetically — would make the finished space feel intentional rather than improvised. The setup was a 75″ Samsung TV mounted on a low-profile fixed wall mount with a UL-listed in-wall power transfer kit bringing a code-compliant outlet directly behind the TV. We located and anchored into multiple studs (a 75″ Samsung weighs 60-80 pounds and requires proper multi-stud anchoring), set the mount level and centered on the wall, and hung the

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Adam Paris

50″ Outdoor TV Over Tile Fireplace with Cord Concealment in Lakeway, TX — Bat City TV

Lakeway is one of the Austin area’s most distinctive lakefront communities — the wooded hillside neighborhood on the south shore of Lake Travis, where custom homes on generous lots take full advantage of the Hill Country views and homeowners have built outdoor living spaces designed to be the primary living rooms half the year. The backyards here often feature covered patios, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and pool decks that combine into complete outdoor entertaining environments. So when a Lakeway homeowner reached out about mounting a 50″ outdoor TV above their outdoor tile fireplace with cord concealment along the exterior surface, we knew this was exactly the install profile where every technical detail — from masonry drilling to weatherproofing to cord routing — had to be handled correctly to hold up in Central Texas conditions. The setup was a 50″ outdoor-rated TV mounted above the outdoor tile fireplace on a weatherproof-rated tilting mount, with an outdoor-rated external cord cover routing the cables down the tile surface to a protected outlet. We diamond-drilled the polished outdoor tile carefully (outdoor tile is unforgiving of any drilling mistake, and one cracked tile in an outdoor installation costs even more to replace than an interior one

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