When you consider a flat-panel TV, you probably automatically picture your TV mounted on a wall. After all, it’s a fittingly modern application for a state-of-the-art piece of electronic equipment. While you certainly can’t go wrong with a television wall mount, there are plenty of other high tech TV furniture options for displaying your flat-panel television set.
The advantage to choosing a piece of high tech TV room furniture, be it a TV armoire, a sleek console table, a compact corner media unit for tight spaces or a standard hardwood entertainment center, is the boost these pieces of furniture can give to your décor. A lovely wood piece with a rich finish or a sleek, modern stand that fits in with the room’s style will only increase the depth of the room’s aesthetic appeal. Whether you prefer an antique look or something contemporary with a lot of glass, you can count on finding the right combination of material, design, and size, thanks to the nearly infinite selection available over the web.
Aesthetic preferences of course vary greatly from person to person, and some prefer not to have a TV that’s constantly exposed. Bush armoire with pocket doors and is an excellent choice to hide an entertainment center when not in use and the doors are concealed inside the armoire when in use. Then again, most U.S. households today have more than one TV, so a different display option, furniture or mount can be used in each room. If you own a plasma or LCD TV it will most likely be used, and there’s no need to resist the temptation to give it the wall mount, ceiling mount or lift that your desire.
As obvious a choice as a television wall mount may be, many buyers of flat-panel TVs never do get around to installing them that way, at least according to statistics. The majority of those who fail to wall-mount their TVs had good intentions to do it but simply just don’t get around to getting this accomplished. If you desire to mount your television and you haven’t bought your slimline TV yet, tack on installation if your merchant offers it if you are not comfortable with hiring your own installer. Some things are better left to the pros.
Types of Mounts
Once you’ve decided on a mount, you’re on to your next decision: which type of mount. You can choose a ceiling mount if the dimensions of the room are such that an overhead display would work well. Smaller rooms with ceilings of low-to-average height welcome a ceiling mount, which helps save precious space within the room. Different styles are available, either fixed, fold-down, or articulating, and they offer a fine solution in corners.
With a wall mount the objective is a close fit to the wall, both because the point of this design is to save space and lend a sleek, modern appearance and because it quite plainly would look silly if it were mounted more than a couple of inches out from the wall. For a truly 21st-century look, opt for a recessed mount equipped with a swing-arm; some of these types enable you to tilt the TV to optimize viewing for everyone in the room.
An articulating mount will afford the most versatility, especially if you tend to move chairs around for a comfortable TV viewing angle. This ability to angle the screen can cut down on a lot of sore necks if you must mount the flat-panel TV higher on the wall than the optimal viewing height.
Really Fancy Stuff
The gadget-happy luxury-seeker can spring for a remote control to handle their articulating screen’s movements instead of having to do it all by hand. After all, it’s much easier to achieve the perfect angle when you’re sitting where you’ll be watching the show. Fans of the late show might choose to spoil themselves with a lift cabinet set at the foot of the bed.
There are many options for today’s open floor plans, large kitchens, and home gyms run the gamut as well. Those who like to catch up on the news while preparing dinner can select an under-counter mount that flips out of the way when not in use, and these space-saving styles are perfect for installation in front of the treadmill, too.
High tech tv furniture and the associated accessories are continuously progressing to suit consumers’ desires as well as their imaginations. This also means the furniture makers are always coming up with ever more fashionable ways to house the latest in electronics.
