Plasma TV Stands | Wallmounts

Back in the day, the typical television stand was usually a huge, clunky piece of furniture made of pressboard, complete with shelves or drawers to hide all of your junk. Often it wasn’t even designed for that purpose, and may have been some odd piece of furniture or end table. If you were like me, it may even have been a couple of milk crates! That may have worked okay back then, since the televisions themselves were big and clunky and took up a lot of room. These days, things are different. The new plasma, LCD and flat panel TV’s are much more stylish and have drastically different dimensions. The newer, modern LCD TV stand tends to have a more open style and is an attractive furnishing in its own right. There are tons of choices however, so let’s take a look at a few different options to help us decide what the best flat panel TV stand is for our purposes.

Perhaps the most important thing to consider when buying an LCD or plasma TV stand, is the size and weight of your television. Large flat screen TV’s can weigh well over 100 pounds. Make sure that your stand can handle this amount of weight.

Next decide if you need shelving to store all of your TV accessories such as DVD players, game consoles, cable boxes, remotes etc. Make sure that the size of the shelves are large enough to fit all of your components. Most of them will be, but it’s safer to know for sure. Also decide if you want open shelving or shelves with cabinet doors. The open shelf models can have different numbers of tiers and look very modern.

Another consideration is whether you want your LCD TV stand to have mounting brackets that will give your TV a more free-floating look, or if you would prefer to place your TV on the cabinet. There are also corner TV stands available if that would work better in your particular viewing room. Another option would be to get a swivel TV stand if you want to be able to change the viewing angle.

It’s also essential to pick a stand for your flat screen TV that matches the decor of your room. Oak tv stands, as well as other hard wood stands, have a more traditional look and would suit more traditional decors. Most of the glass or metal stands work well with a more contemporary look. A black glass tv stand looks very cool and hi-tech. I have a Bush TV stand with a black, high-gloss finish. It’s a very classy look.

Make sure that you spend some time in shopping around for your LCD TV stand. Some of them can cost quite a bit of money, so you want to be sure that you make the right choice. The right stand can really enhance your viewing environment.