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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing stand for the money.
By Vincent Yau
I shopped for a TV stand big sufficient to fit a 61″ DLP TV and I went everyplace from Wal-mart to Best Buy to Ikea (online). This is the stand to get. This stand looks astounding in black metal and black tempered glass.
Wal-mart has a lot of cheap particle board set for roughly the same price as this item. Best Buy has two classes of TV stands, those in their Magnolia division (which look outstanding but run $1300+, I might as well get another TV) and their more moderately priced units run $299-$600. This unit still looks better than any of the stuff I saw in that division and it’s bigger. There was a in truth basic particle board Ikea TV stand (Lack) for huge TVs for $69, but they didn’t deliver that model nor is there an Ikea store near where I live. And I’m glad there’s not because I found this gem next.
This bad boy is 90+ pounds HEAVY and I genuinely felt sorry for the sole UPS guy attempting to carry it up the hill to my door but made me be grateful for the fact that I didn’t have to lug a unit in my car from a nearby store.
Ideally takes two persons to set up for alignment purposes, but building it out is actually easy and quick and the instructions are a snap. I’d in all probability build out the metal frame first, move it to where you want it, then put the glass on.
My only concern with the stand is that one of the constituents came scratched and somewhat dented. Luckily it was one of the help beams that runs underneath the glass and you can’t see it anyway so I in truth didn’t care because I was so satisfied with the unit after it was done, but this review in all probability would’ve been a dissimilar story if it had been one of the visible bars.
30 of 30 humans found the following review helpful.
Functional and sleek
By L. Lestha
I confess that this stand genuinely doesn’t go with our home’s colonial styling but, then again, neither does our 52″ Sony Bravia XBR. The stand does nevertheless suit the flatscreen beautifully in style. I went oversize on the stand (60″ stand for a 52″ flatscreen) because I wanted a little ‘margin of error’ around the television so we’d be more likely to bump into the stand than the television and therefore reduce the prospect of knocking the television over.
The stand is gorgeous darn heavy. The frame isn’t at all heavy, it’s the three thick glass shelves (with the topmost shelf being in particular thick) that add all the weight. I used the thin styrofoam type packing wrap to handle the shelves, which helped my grip as well as keep the glass fingerprint-free. Assembly might have been tedious but I worked while looking at television so I didn’t detect the passing of time. Everything lined up nicely and went together without even a single muttered curse. Knowing my husband’s proclivity for spontaneously rearranging furniture, I stuck a lot of heavy responsibility felt pads onto the bottom of the feet before I loaded the stand with the glass shelves. The 1″ felt pads fit nicely into the bottom of the feet and permitted me to shift the stand on the hardwood floor even after it was weighted down. (Obviously, only do small, careful ‘tweaks’ to the positioning of the stand while the television is on it, other than as supposed or expected remove the television before moving the stand! I recognise that will have to be apparent but…)
As others have mentioned, the shelves are not genuinely anchored onto the stand but the little rubbery adhesive nubs included do add a great deal of friction as well as shelter and the weight of the glass, even unladen with equipment, keeps the shelves finelooking with resolute determination in place — unless perchance you live in earthquake territory and, if you do, you probably will have to consider something that doesn’t incorporate big glass shelves, even if the glass is tempered.
I have to disagree with other reviewers when it comes to the lack of doors. Doors would only slow the accumulation of dust, not stop it, and the doors would in truth make it a harder to clean, harder to assemble, etc. The simplicity of style and smoothness of the glass makes it rather easy to clean. (Cord management by bundling, wrapping, etc. will go a long way to making things requiring little effort on the eye as well as contributing to the ease of cleaning.) For the ‘complaint’ with regards to the lack of doors making the instrumentation too accessible to children, I’d have to point out that a low object with very big spans of glass supported by ‘I’ shape framework is in all likelihood not the best choice for households with children. I wouldn’t be worried regarding the tempered glass hurting the kids (unless they fell onto the edge because, even blunted, it’s still a hard, narrow edge) but I’d be concerned regarding a sharp, concentrated strength shattering the glass and causing the television to fall — perhaps on the rambunctious child.
I do love the smooth, sleek simplicity of this stand, even if it doesn’t fit the rest of our decor. All the instrumentation mixes into the shelves nicely because everything is black… except my Wii, which sticks out like a pale sore thumb. lol So, splendid price, ease of assembly, and sleek styling make this stand an splendid choice if you don’t have rambunctious children or teens, or live in earthquake-prone areas. Also, if by circumstance or positioning you need to anchor your television, this in all probability isn’t the stand for you because there’s no practical way of anchoring the television to the stand. Other than that, this stand is easy on the eye as well as the wallet and does a outstanding occupation of combining simplicity, style, and functionality in one lowcost — altho heavy — package.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent quality and value
By A. Blate
I picked this unit because it is made of metal and glass, rather than particle board and plastic. I wanted something that would look great and last. The assemblage took regarding an hour because they employed so a good deal of fasteners to hold it together — this thing is solid as a rock! The glass shelves are black on the bottom, for a very modern feel. It even has leveling feet so you may dial it into your emplacement perfectly. This is an magnificent value and must last a lifetime.
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