Ok, I’ll admit that this has nothing to do with helping you move away from Comcast or any other content provider, but this flat screen TV stand is too cool so I had to share it with you. I’m sure that there are a good number of you out there that have moved or are considering moving to the new flat screen TV technology. It only makes sense now that everything is moving to High Definition and you want to take full advantage of it. It isn’t cheap and there are a lot of considerations before making a selection. Are you going to get Plasma, or LCD, or the latest LED? It doesn’t matter because the one thing that they all have in common is that they don’t stand on their own feet like the old TV boxes of yesterday. Now in addition to selecting the TV you want, you also need to consider how you are going to place it within your home. Do you have a spare TV table that you can dedicate to this new ‘Monster’? If you do then I’m sure it wasn’t originally intended for that purpose and will most likely look a bit cheesy in that role. And that would only work for those TVs that come with a stand that you can place on a flat surface. When you get into the larger TVs, your only option is to mount it on the wall. Now you need to buy the special mounting kit specifically designed for the dimensions and weight of you new TV and have a professional install it and hope that they can find the studs along you wall in the location that you wanted to place the TV, otherwise you’ll find yourself having to re-arrange the entire room. I wish that someone would come up with a better solution.
Mount up to 65" TV
BAM! Here you go. The marketplace is a wonderful thing. The consumers say they need something and someone is always willing to step up to the plate to meet the demands. This HDTV stand is just one of several designs available to provide flat screen TV consumers with the versatility they need. I like this particular one the best because it will handle the largest and heaviest TVs available today meaning that if I decide to upgrade in the future, I can grow into this piece of HDTV furniture rather than grow out of it. Now I don’t have to put holes in my wall, or turn my dining room table into a pseudo TV stand. This stylish piece of furniture will fit in with most any decor and best of all it will allow you to place your TV where you want rather than you having to change you whole layout to accommodate the TV. Just imagine, one day you are sitting at home with the family watching TV in the den, and the next day you have a ‘dinner & a movie’ party in the family room…all using the same equipment. Just try doing that with your wall mounted TV.
TV Stand Populated
Here’s another view with a sample TV mount and some other proposed components. The best part is what you DON’T SEE. You don’t see any ugly wires and cables hanging all over the place because the stand has a built-in HDTV Cable Management System so you can efficiently route your cables from one component to the other without them becoming an eye sore or a cleaning hazard.
Another thing that you may not notice by looking at the picture is that the shelves are made of tempered safety glass which will improve the reception of your infrared remote controls from various angles. Opaque shelves tend to block the signal from some angles. Take it from me, I know because that’s what I’m dealing with in the family room. Now, the down side to having glass shelves is that they look so nice that you’ll start accumulating little nick-knacks if you’re not careful (-; Dust is also an issue with the glass shelves, but now that you have a flat screen TV, I’m sure that you’ve gone out and purchase a special cleaner specifically designed for use on electrical components. This cleaners work great on the glass shelves.
Here is a full list of the features and specifications:
- Real wood veneer in a mocha finish
- 8mm / 5mm tea colored tempered safety glass
- Chrome cylinder glass supports
- Universal hardware mounting kit
- Swivel mount allows multi positioned viewing
- Accommodates most LCD / Plasma TV’s up to 60″
- Open shelves for proper air circulation
- Wire management for hiding cords and cables
- TV weight capacity: 150 lbs
- Dimensions: Width: 44″ Height: 50″ Depth: 21 1/4″
Like I said earlier, this is just one of quite a few different designs. This one just happens to make the most sense to me. Check out all of these specially designed TV stands here, and I hope you find one that makes sense for you and your application…at least more sense than drilling holes in the wall.