Comments on: More than a tv stand

By: Khurt

Khurt — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:02:00 +0000

The question for me is this a wise use of money. This thing probably costs thousands of dollars.

By: Jon Matthias

Jon Matthias — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:46:05 +0000

I bought a Sony “sound bar” a couple months ago and it’s a pretty good clutter-reducing home theater solution (search Amazon ’sony sound bar’). It’s 2 smallish pieces (one speaker bar and a sub the size of a tower computer), has 3 cables including the power cord, does a decent job of producing 5.1 surround sound, and costs under $300 bucks.

By: timgray

timgray — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:44:30 +0000

A cheaper and better solution is to buy the stand you like, and then put a small sub-woofer behind your TV. It is surprising how good a modern TV sounds when you reinforce the low frequencies. I added a thin (6″ thick) advent 5″ self powered subwoofer standing vertically behind our tv and it made a world of difference to the point that we decided to not to bother with sticking speakers all over the front room.

Plus I dont have this ugly square piece of furniture that does not match every thing else in that room. That alone makes the wife very happy.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:20:20 +0000

Subwoofers should be BANNED if you live in an apartment. My downstairs neighbors’ are driving me OUT OF MY MIND. Why not just use your TV’s speakers- it comes with them.

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:43:14 +0000

@Denise — Ack!! We talked about it so much in the office that when I re-read it, I saw it as “composed” already! The mind is such an interesting thing … it is now at composed, the phrase we meant to turn.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:33:28 +0000

@Erin, “composed of” would actually be more correct, and it would indeed be a cute and subtle pun. But that’s not what’s written in the post. The first sentence reads: “Sony has come up with a clever television stand that is comprised of speakers.”

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:47:28 +0000

I don’t see why they don’t incorporate the tv screen into the unit. It could sit on the floor like a cabinet. Maybe they could call it a, oh I don’t know…

A Console TV!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:10:17 +0000

I’d need to see it in person to get an idea how it might look at home. The legs are very ugly.

I find the speakers on my HDTV work just fine. Sometimes I look around thinking someone outside is playing their stereo but it’s just the surround from my TV’s speakers.

By: infmom

infmom — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:35:00 +0000

Ew. No way. It’s a big piece of junk with only one function. I’m surprised it didn’t make the cut for Unitasker Wednesday.

By: Eve Martel

Eve Martel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:34:48 +0000

interesting idea, but the final product is not very beautiful.

By: LivSimpl.com

LivSimpl.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:51:06 +0000

Hmmm… it’s an interesting concept, but I don’t know if I’d go for it for the same reasons listed in the article. Perhaps creating spaces in the stand for speakers of your choice that could be added/adjusted/removed/upgraded instead of building them into the stand would have worked better. Thoughts?

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:36:05 +0000

@Nora — Since they’re stereo components, we opted for composed. Comprised is probably “more” correct, but we liked the play on words.

By: Nora Rocket

Nora Rocket — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:22:34 +0000

It isn’t “comprised of” – the stand is *composed of* speakers, and speakers *comprise* the stand. I know this distinction is falling out of favor in typical useage, and that language evolves, but MAN does this ever get under my skin, in a fuddy-duddy way.

*ahem* Go about your business.

By: verily

verily — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:53:06 +0000

I wouldn’t buy this stand, but I guess a person with only 1 or 2 extra components and a desire for exterior speakers might like it.

I’m not an audiophile and think the speakers on my TV set are fine. For an entertainment center, I would want a back panel for mounting the flat panel TV (jumping dogs and 40 pound TVs are not a good combo) and enough shelf space to accommodate the cable box, the DVD player, and the Wii & its myriad controllers (not talking stuff like a full Rock Band set here, but the 2 Wiimotes, the nunchucks, gamecube controllers, and the classic controllers).

By: Cady

Cady — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:48:55 +0000

I think this is a fine solution for those who enjoy television and movies but are not really into the whole “theater” experience.(read: me)

I also don’t like a tv or movie that has the sound set so high that I worry about my hearing…so the vibrations shouldn’t be much of a problem with me.

Now, don’t get me wrong. My father has a nice tv and surround sound. It’s incredible when you use it. But for me, I’m not going to watch a lot of tv anyway, and I’m not going to have a need for the surround sound / vibrations very often. So this would be perfect for me.

I like it. And I like the design of the stand itself. The speakers for surround sound are what bugs me the most. It’s difficult to have them integrated in a such a way that will not break the wallet and still be attractive in the living room (or den). Plus this stand looks easier to dust than all those individual speakers. That I really like!

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:14:39 +0000

@MissPrism — All of the Unclutterer staffers own televisions. We’re not against televisions. I record on our TiVo most of the programs I watch and view the programs when it’s convenient for me … but I still watch television. I also go to movies and listen to audiobooks and read and see concerts and many other entertainment activities.

By: Rue

Rue — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:28 +0000

I think it’s really cool! But it’s probably going to be expensive. =\

@JB – Sony makes TVs. Surely they would have thought about that while making the stand – so I bet it wouldn’t harm your TV in any way.

By: MissPrism

MissPrism — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:05:12 +0000

Surely no unclutterer worthy of the name has a TV in the first place.

By: jb

jb — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:35:24 +0000

Not really sure what the vibrations from the speakers/subwoofer/stand would do to my TV.

By: Fit Bottomed Girls

Fit Bottomed Girls — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:21:05 +0000

Hmmm…I don’t think I’m sold on it. Plus if you or your loved one is into the whole surround sound thing, it doesn’t seem like it would work to well.