Home Theater Buying Guide: TV Stands

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Buying a TV stand goes beyond style and color; here's everything you need to know when buying a TV stand.

First, you have to know if the stand you're buying has enough space to accommodate all your equipment and that has some breathing room to make sure your devices don't get too hot.

You'll also want to think of cable management; TV stands with closed backs keep cable clutter out of sight, but you're going to need enough amply sized holes for wire management. You can minimize the need for large holes, by utilizing the use of smaller cables, which you can find many that are a lot thinner today, but speaker wires tend to take up a lot of space, so plan ahead.

Another consideration is to see if you need to "see" your equipment. Some devices may need you to use clear glass to receive transmissions from a remote control.

Finally, the size of your stand, or no stand at all, will play an important role on some visible ways your television will be displayed. You can go with a floating stand, that has brackets to hold the stand in place, or simply have it sit on the TV's legs. You can also go with no stand at all, by wall mounting your TV.

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[BoltRM]

No thumbs up for obviously omitting names of stands shown.

[Sampawende]

There's yet another key feature you should keep in mind while searching for a TV stand and it's height. Some are taller than usual but you can easily misjudged while in store and end up with a TV that sits to high for your eyes. I discovered that key feature the hard way...

[treewisps]

whats the first stand he shows called?

[MultiWayland]

Any one no where I can get the second stand from or one like it ( Please ) thanks

[ricog]

That universal tv stand @2:05 is fugly.

[Ricardinho]

@Digital Trends you should consider an updated 2021 about this matter 👍👍👍

[Mind_of_MATT]

I have the floating stand shown in this video & I love it. I have yet to upgrade my TV & would like to know if an OLED TV can be mounted to the floating stand.

[banjo]

Caleb i like that stand. Where can i buy that one

[aadhya]

What's the name of stand shown at 1:40sec?

[SNIIPR]

Anyone know what the first stand is called?

[yifanli]

What's the name of stand shown at 0:37 sec?

[RCA]

What is the first TV stand that is shown?

[raymondleggs]

If you spend this much on a nice T.V. and TV stand and buy a soundbar or cheap HTIB or use the tinny tv speaker, there is no hope for you.

[Hewagej]

Nice video my friend
Thank for shred
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[elvisacosta]

Whats the second tv stand model or brand?

[Shakerx]

All yuk. Been there done that, and done with cabinets. Whilst cabinets might be ok for adults only in the home they they own, and not need to periodically move it, the are impractical for those that require a bit of mobility to their home theater without repeating the tear down, and setup procedure, and annoying cabinets that make it difficult to access the rear of equipment, and often difficult cable management. I'm currently working on a heavy duty TV stand on lockable wheels, with a 15RU server cabinet mounted the the frame, and all quick release Neutrik connectors. Even the subs will go on wheels, but not tower speakers. Surround speakers go on folding tripodsand center speaker on the TV stand's single shelf below the TV. Most TV stands on the market are not heavy duty enough to achieve this setup, so you have to find one. This will give you a professional, commercial, look, whilst being child proof, and semi-mobile for cleaning, or moving house, without the time consuming teardowns, and setups. Equipment is dust filtered, well ventilated, and secure. Cables are managed permanantly. Power conditioning, can be a rack mount unit, additional rack amplifiers can be added. Tempered glass front door.

I'll lrobably upload a video one day when I'm done, but this is what I envisage, and already have the bases to build upon. But over the cabinet saga. I prefer the commercial look over nice, or fancy designs, and veneers that sometimes are absolute rubbish. Solid timbers, with metal frames for strength, and fancy add-ons aren't practical for our family. I like the open back shelf cabinets, but again, we can't make use if them, and they are cumbersome in the long-run.

[raymondleggs]

I like to let people see my equipment :-D