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Old 12-06-2016, 13:38
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Since mine is showing its age Im looking for a new stand for a 55"tv. Needs at least 4 shelves for my amp, sky q, blu ray player and xbox one. any suggestions would be appreciated. This mine.

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Old 12-06-2016, 15:05
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A stand large enough for a 55" TV set will be wide enough to place two devices side by side so you only really need two shelves. You can also create extra shelvage by using a plinth like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But be aware to use that for low heat devices such as the HDMI switch I put on mine as it may reduced the ventilation gaps to under the usual recommended 10cm all round.
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Old 12-06-2016, 17:23
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Seen is this. http://www.dunelm.com/product/langha...nit-1000058738 just the size im looking for but it doesn't say what size tv it supports although to be fair these new tvs are not heavy anyway. If its possible i can convert the 2 drawers into shelves.
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Old 12-06-2016, 18:22
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You didn't say what budget. I quite like Dwell's modern styling: https://dwell.co.uk/products/lounge/...46921328:pos-1

I bought the Malone three draw unit recently for my 55" tv. Had the floating shelf unit previously but left that at my previous place as just a tad too large for my new lounge.
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Old 12-06-2016, 18:39
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You didn't say what budget. I quite like Dwell's modern styling: https://dwell.co.uk/products/lounge/...46921328:pos-1

I bought the Malone three draw unit recently for my 55" tv. Had the floating shelf unit previously but left that at my previous place as just a tad too large for my new lounge.
Not spending too much. No more than 150.
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Old 13-06-2016, 11:01
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I spent ages looking for a decent shelving unit, with no back and at least 4 shelfs, and at least 1.5m's long. In the end I bought one from Audio T, it's modular so you can add shelves in the future, change height etc. It did cost £800 but well worth it in the end.

My main problem was either, they weren't long enough, or if you got the length, they were like 12" off the floor.
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Old 13-06-2016, 11:23
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I spent ages looking for a decent shelving unit, with no back and at least 4 shelfs, and at least 1.5m's long. In the end I bought one from Audio T, it's modular so you can add shelves in the future, change height etc. It did cost £800 but well worth it in the end.

My main problem was either, they weren't long enough, or if you got the length, they were like 12" off the floor.
Having same problem. Mine is 59cm high which is perfect height. Most were around 40 which is way too low. I've found one though thats around 58cm and its 50% off at £90. Its at dunelm mills. I'll call in tomorrow to see if its there. Won't actually be putting it until i get my new tv in august though.
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Old 15-06-2016, 11:51
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I'm sure there's a market out there, all the longer units I saw were literally 12"-16" units that sat on the floor., who the hell puts there TV that low.

I love the one I got, they came in 2 different lengths 1m and 1.5m, and you basically specced the legs/shelf supports to any length. So the Bottom one is slightly taller to allow for my centre speaker and the next 2 of 14" high.

I did run into a problem when I updated my Yamaha AV unit, it seems in the 10 years or so these units have got decidedly taller. I had the option of ordering some new supports, but felt it would then make my TV too high, so went with the Marantz slimeline AV unit.

I love all these so called AV units that have 2 or 3 shelfs at about 600mm long, don't they realise now a days most people have at least 2/3 units under their TV's.
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Old 15-06-2016, 13:58
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I'm sure there's a market out there, all the longer units I saw were literally 12"-16" units that sat on the floor., who the hell puts there TV that low.
The larger the TV the lower the stand should be. I just check my 50" TV that is pretty much perfect and that is 18" but that is a built in stand so could knock a couple of inches or so off for a separate stand and the above seems okay. Certainly 12"-16" is the right height for a 65" TV and a typical sofa though you would want a much higher stand for a 32" TV.
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Old 15-06-2016, 14:17
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Height of my unit at 58cm is perfect for me. The one i was gonna get from dunelm mills is only available online. http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X...co.uk%2F&xtz=0

Thats a problem because i dont know how much gap there is between each shelve
To know if it can fit my amp. Seen this should fit my amp. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountright-...rds=Tv++stands
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Old 15-06-2016, 14:56
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The larger the TV the lower the stand should be. I just check my 50" TV that is pretty much perfect and that is 18" but that is a built in stand so could knock a couple of inches or so off for a separate stand and the above seems okay. Certainly 12"-16" is the right height for a 65" TV and a typical sofa though you would want a much higher stand for a 32" TV.
Well I suppose it does depend on how far you sit away as well. I sit about 8' away so at roughly 40" off the ground my 55" TV is at perfect hight, no looking up or down or head swinging from side to side.

And do I really what to consider putting my tv inches from the floor?
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