Show me your TV stand please!
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Hi all,
I'm after a new TV stand and am looking for some inspiration. I want a cantilever style stand but it needs to be big enough to hold a Panasonic VT30 42", AV Receiver, Tivo, PS3, BluRay and a Centre Speaker (quite big). Looking to spend approx £300. I've got two in mind:
AllCam FS95BS
Or
Jual JF09
Anyone got any other suggestions? What do you have, and could you post a pic please? It's hard to get the right perspective in a shop, so would appreciate the help!
Cheers
I'm after a new TV stand and am looking for some inspiration. I want a cantilever style stand but it needs to be big enough to hold a Panasonic VT30 42", AV Receiver, Tivo, PS3, BluRay and a Centre Speaker (quite big). Looking to spend approx £300. I've got two in mind:
AllCam FS95BS
Or
Jual JF09
Anyone got any other suggestions? What do you have, and could you post a pic please? It's hard to get the right perspective in a shop, so would appreciate the help!
Cheers
They're all very nice....
I see that no one really has a cantilever though, I really like the idea of them.
I've found it hard to find a cantilever with a good amount of storage. Wonder why there's a gap in the market? Because most people either wall mount or put on a cabinet?
Keep 'em coming, think I'm being swayed to buy a cantilever and a cabinet and merge the two together somehow!
I see that no one really has a cantilever though, I really like the idea of them.
I've found it hard to find a cantilever with a good amount of storage. Wonder why there's a gap in the market? Because most people either wall mount or put on a cabinet?
Keep 'em coming, think I'm being swayed to buy a cantilever and a cabinet and merge the two together somehow!
AlexS said:
Panasonic P50GT30 sitting on the Allcam stand listed in the OP.
Wiring has been tidied up since the photo was taken.
Ahhh perfect, thanks for posting. What's it like? Good build quality? I have a 42" VT30 and Mordaunt Short Alumni 5 Centre speaker, which is quite big. Can you raise the TV on the stand to accommodate a bigger speaker?Wiring has been tidied up since the photo was taken.
Also, was thinking about what other people have done....simple TV stand with an AV Rack to hold everything else, might be a better bet?
Love what everyon has posted so far, thanks for the input
AlexS said:
For the price (£130 including delivery) the build quality is more than decent and the stand is absolutely rock solid once assembled and looks good (other than the propensity for the gloss black to attract dust and cat fur).
However, it did have some issues during assembly. One of the top hats that the compression screws locate into to clamp the main shelves to the uprights had a slightly duff thread that I had to chase out. More importantly there is a mounting plate that acts as a clamp for the rear lower upright and into which the spine also fixes. This needs to be very secure otherwise the TV could flop forwards but the design makes it difficult to tighten properly without a bit of lateral thought (I used a bit of threaded bar and some lock nuts to create something that I could connect a spanner onto).
The instructions also don't make it clear that the initial stage of construction is with the stand upside down so I have seen people assembling it with the shiny side of the shelves the wrong way round.
For the height adjustment there are 3 hooks on the back, and four mounting holes onto the set, giving 12 heights. Mine is set to the 2nd lowest, but then the Rega R-Vox isn't the largest of speaker. The shelf gap is also suitable for the thickest of surround amps whils still leaving a good gap for ventilation (again useful if your cat thinks that the amp is actually a pre-warmed cat bed).
Cheers Alex, very good to know. Now that you've explained, think it's second on the list after the Jual.However, it did have some issues during assembly. One of the top hats that the compression screws locate into to clamp the main shelves to the uprights had a slightly duff thread that I had to chase out. More importantly there is a mounting plate that acts as a clamp for the rear lower upright and into which the spine also fixes. This needs to be very secure otherwise the TV could flop forwards but the design makes it difficult to tighten properly without a bit of lateral thought (I used a bit of threaded bar and some lock nuts to create something that I could connect a spanner onto).
The instructions also don't make it clear that the initial stage of construction is with the stand upside down so I have seen people assembling it with the shiny side of the shelves the wrong way round.
For the height adjustment there are 3 hooks on the back, and four mounting holes onto the set, giving 12 heights. Mine is set to the 2nd lowest, but then the Rega R-Vox isn't the largest of speaker. The shelf gap is also suitable for the thickest of surround amps whils still leaving a good gap for ventilation (again useful if your cat thinks that the amp is actually a pre-warmed cat bed).
Holy thread ressurection Batman!
I got a new stand in the end, however, I need to mount the TV higher as the centre is blocking the IR/3D sensor...
Anyone know of a cantilever display stand type thing? I want to keep the cabinet as it matches my coffee table, and want the TV mounted higher on a stand, which will sit behind the cabinet.
Thoughts? Anyone done anything similar? Not keen on wall mounting as I still have paranoia about it falling off (after witnessing a friend's do the same).
I got a new stand in the end, however, I need to mount the TV higher as the centre is blocking the IR/3D sensor...
Anyone know of a cantilever display stand type thing? I want to keep the cabinet as it matches my coffee table, and want the TV mounted higher on a stand, which will sit behind the cabinet.
Thoughts? Anyone done anything similar? Not keen on wall mounting as I still have paranoia about it falling off (after witnessing a friend's do the same).
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