luckily this is just a 32; i had a 70 from the same brand with the same INSANELY FUCKING STUPID STAND DESIGN that i had to find something for…literally at the most extreme edges of the thing, what the fuck is this? this is so fucking stupid, it cannot be meaningfully cheaper than a proper design and it looks fucking dumb as hell and surely this has pissed off 90% of people that wanted a TV and want to put it on a little stand like a normal fucking person right??
it is… a large tv… you need… uhmmm… a large space to put it on. Oh my god. This is a one year old post. Nevermind, you can do whatever you want with you large ass tv.
So many people attacking OP and perhaps not remembering there was a time when nearly all flat panel TVs came on a pedestal mount. The designs were largely changed to mitigate claims and liability.
On the other hand, if you buy something, check what you’re buying. Don’t complain if you don’t even know what you’re buying.
Maybe the higher end TVs publish the feet width on the box, but the one I got a few years ago sure didn’t. It was actually really frustrating to find that info for any of the TVs I was looking at at the time.
Even looking at a modern budget TV from Amazon, it doesn’t say anything about the width of the legs on the product page. https://www.amazon.com/amazon-fire-tv-50-inch-4-series-4k-smart-tv/dp/B0B3GTSQ9Q/
I found what I believe to be a very similar (if not the same) TV that OP has, and it also doesn’t have the specs listed on the Bestbuy website. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-43-class-s4-s-class-4k-uhd-hdr-led-smart-tv-with-google-tv/6538141.p?skuId=6538141
Did it have a picture on the box?
Pedestal mounts suck. Too wobbly.
One large source of liability also sitting on the desk in that picture, in fact.
You’d be first in line bitching that your TV fell over if they moved them in 6". Wall mounts are $18… buy one
I’m going to second this. I usually use wall mounts for my TVs and let me tell you, once it’s dialed in… Chefs kiss
The problem is getting the right mount with the right support for the TV you have. You can’t use a super cheap support for a super big TV, the adjustments won’t work correctly and it might fall off the wall.
Once you find one strong enough for your TV and determine how high/where you want it on the wall, the next task is simply finding something to mount to. My favorite method is to combine a few ways of securing the mount. I find the studs and put a solid wood project board over top of where I want the TV to mount, and screw the board into the studs. I then place the mount and trace out where it needs to be screwed in, I then go through the board, and the drywall/plaster with a drill and put in toggle bolts that sandwich from the mounting plate, through the backer board, into the drywall. It’s massive overkill to do it this way. Once that mounting plate is secured, it’s definitely not going anywhere with all of that extra support.
The basic concept I’m thinking of with this is that the backing board will spread out the load from the bracket being weighed down by the TV (the rotational/twisting force). This keeps the main pressure going straight down the wall.
Once the TV is hung and adjusted, it has no risk of being knocked over by your cat, it’s off of any surface, so you don’t need to sacrifice table space to support it, and in all likelihood, you won’t touch it again, apart from the occasional cleaning.
IMO, the only down side to mounting the TV to the wall is that you can’t easily plug a new device into it. It’s always a struggle to shove your face between the TV and the wall to try to see where the stupid connector is and plug it in.
Once the TV is hung and adjusted, it has no risk of being knocked over by your cat
My cat can jump to the middle of my mounted TV with a nice amount of force. I’m sure if she wanted to, she’d find a way to jump to the top and break it.
If your cat weighs enough to break your TV by jumping on top of it, it may be time to put that cat on a diet.
Same energy
I don’t understand why most of the commenters are against you, i find the change from center stands to edge stands annoying. Especially since it seems difficult find smaller TVs nowadays
Centre stands need to be way more sturdy to hold it up. You can buy aftermarket VESA centre stands though if you can’t wall mount it.
This right here.
The TV comes with the cheapest removable feet, because VESA mounts exist.
And considering the cost and relative light weight, are more or less a requirement
Exactly. I think an aftermarket VESA mount is pretty much required these days for modern TVs, that’s the bad news. The good news is that there are plenty of options (center base, wall, swivel, etc), some very affordable, and they should last for multiple TV generations (check VESA pattern, weight limits).
But I get that these tiny, wide feet can be mind boggling at first, since TVs all used to have center stands for decades. Finally, TVs got too large, the cost savings and stability from two tiny feet won out over the alternative of the large, heavy single center base.
Yep OP went with a cheap brand, what did he expect.
Samsung and everyone else does it too.
My LG C3 came with a center stand.
My LG GX came with no stand.
Sketchy fast math says a 32" TV will be roughly 30" wide … Feet appear to be 3" in on each side which would put them at 24" on center… What kind of umpa lumpa ass table do you have? If that is your only option you can get a treated 8’ decking board for like $8, have Lowe’s cut it in half and throw it on top of the table to extend it.
Even then just a piece of wood cut to size to lay on top wouldn’t hurt. Table looks scratched up pretty bad as it is anyways so it’s not like appearance is your game here.
almost all advice i see given in lemmy has at least a minor insult and i gotta say I’m here for it
Lmao u didn’t have to go this hard
Did you measure the table before buying the TV?
At least you have a cat to hold it up
The cat’s for scale.
Op didn’t check the specs on the item he bought and is upset it’s not perfectly tailored to his individual tastes.
You love to see it.
Show me the affordable TV made in the last 5 years that doesn’t require a stand at least 90% as wide as the TV is
Don’t say it’s for stability, you could move the feet to be 1/3 of the way in and it’ll be exactly as stable because it isn’t tipping over sideways. Don’t say it’s for a sound bar, this is a TCL, that’s the cheapest “I’m looking for a new TV but make minimum wage” brand you can find
The wider the TV gets, the more stable a two-feet-at-the-ends design becomes compared to a single central foot.
Plus if you need anything else, VESA mounts are super-standard and you just get whatever you need then use it on every Tv you buy.
For those that live in apartments, there are VESA stands that mount to the back of your furniture, and others that use a clamp for tables, so you don’t have to put holes in your walls. I use one on my desk for a fairly wide monitor.
If you’re unfamiliar with VESA mounts, just take note of which of the two standards your device uses. These are going to be either 75x75mm or 100x100mm. Verify with a ruler, don’t rely on the literature to be accurate.
If you wanna be mega-bougie about it, you can get just the mounting plate, and there is couple hardware available to pair it with aluminum extrusion, if you really like that 2040/2080 extrusion.
I wish higher end TVs had the option to buy without the stand. They always have beefy center stands in the box even though everyone mounts high end TVs.
Now I’m just stuck with a 50lbs stand that I have no use for.
The G series of LG TVs comes with a flush wall mount kit and no stand at all.
Have my tv mounted on a VESA monitor arm.
The sloped design made it a bit hard to attach the plate but it worked well enough.
Curved monitors don’t have flat mounts? Seriously? That’s stupid af.
In my experience, you get spacers to make the VESA mount flat.
No no.
Straight TV panel but sloped backside.
Who the fuck let a designer get close to the back of that thing. Only ever allow designers to view the front of anything, the back is for business.
the back is for business
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How dare the tv manufacturers and homesense not discuss each other the exact width of possibility you would purchase both products.
Putting a giant TV on a tiny stand is not normal… Be mildly infuriated at yourself, not the manufacturer
Yep, the included feet are just something you might be able to use until you get a real mount.
If you really want the TV to stand on furniture, buy a proper vesa mounted stand (they can be very cheap) and maybe even a proper TV table.
That stand doesn’t seem tiny to me
That’s just an end table by the looks of it. OP said it’s only a 32 inch TV. Hell they even provided a cat for scale.
It’s too small for that tv
Because the TV is exactly the same width.
