Apartment Therapy asks, “What furniture should I use to mount my flatscreen?” They offer a few examples of modern entertainment centers, most of which are a fair sight better looking than the wall-spanning monstrosities of old. (Including the subdued “Loop Media Stand” from Crate & Barrel, pictured.)
The systems which can be broken down and moved seem especially nice for apartment owners, considering most landlords turn their noses up at mounting a 70-pound screen to the studs. That said, most people I know with HDTVs simply use the included stands on a table.
Good Questions: What furniture should I use to mount my flatscreen? [Apartment Therapy]
One of the comments on the linked apartment therapy story brought up a good point. Cable management (be it for mounting a flat panel display, desktop computers, or even just kitchen appliances). Not everyone can bash a hole in the wall and run their cables internally (if only we could all afford to own property). This is one of the first features I would look at when selecting mounting furniture or brackets, because it can be the biggest source of frustration when setting everything up.
This is great, and I’d been wondering just such a thing. I’ve got a big-ass flatscreen, but really flaky plaster walls that can’t take the screws for a wallmount. Hopefully this will liberate my TV from its present perch on two old dining-room chairs.
Thanks, Joel!