1. The style of a TV stand must match your decor and aesthetic preferences, but it must also accommodate certain aspects of your TV in order to keep it safe and secure. Make sure that the TV stand you select is built to hold the weight (sometimes over 200 pounds) and dimensions of your TV.
2. TV cabinets are perfect for plasma and LCD TVs, and have plenty of room for multimedia components, DVDs, and CDs. TV cabinets come with options like adjustable shelves, cable management to conceal cables, and a variety of hardwood and wood veneer finishes
3. Extra-wide TV stands can accommodate TVs with diagonal measurements of 65 inches, but these stands are for rooms where there is ample floor space and a comfortable viewing distance from seating to TV. For smaller rooms where space is an issue, consider placing a corner TV stand in that dead corner space which is often wasted.
4. Because plasma and LCD TVs are much wider than they are deep, and much thinner and wider than regular TVs, they require TV stands built with their weight and dimensions in mind. Contemporary plasma and LCD stands offer all the conveniences of entertainment centers, with ample storage for speakers, DVD players, and movie collections.
5. DLP/Projection TV stands are similar to plasma stands. Although Digital Light Projection TVs often weigh less that plasma or LCD TVs, their shape and size requires the wider-than-average TV stand.
6. The CRT (cathode-ray tube) TVs are the most common and modestly priced TVs, with maximum screens of 45 inches. Because of the tube design, these TVs are heavy, deeper, and squarer than plasma TVs, and weight combined with shape allows them to stand alone, sturdy and secure on their TV stands.
7. Small TVs of 30 inches or fewer can be placed on almost any TV stand. Consider purchasing a larger TV stand for smaller TVs, and you will have an elegant and functional area for additional components.
8. TV armoires allow you to conceal bedroom or living room TVs behind beautiful cabinet doors. Armoires are elegant, functional pieces of furniture that are larger than TV cabinets and include shelves for components and drawers to hold anything from DVDs and CDs to books, boxes of small treasures, and socks or underwear.
9. Wood TV stands are noted for their sturdiness and versatility, and any glass doors, shelves, or general surfaces of TV stands are made of thick safety glass. But did you know that metal TV stands are also noted for their sturdiness, and can contribute to a better quality of sound?
10. An alarming number of children under the age of 6 are seriously injured or killed each year by falling TVs. Avoid TV stands and entertainment centers with drawers and shelves that children can climb, place a non-skid mats under TVs and heavy components, and never place toys, remote controls, or other items that attract children on top of TVs.
