Finding the Perfect TV Stand
Maybe you can relate to a scene that was recently relevant to me. I went out to my local electronics retailer and bought a fantastic new Plasma TV screen. I loaded it in the back of my car and looked forward to its shiny new presence in my home.
As soon as I arrived home, I took the TV out of the box and out of the packaging. I also took out the free TV stand that came with my purchase and I set the entire thing up in the corner of our family room. I then stepped back to enjoy my new splurge.
Unfortunately, it looked absolutely awful. Although the television was stylish and had a great picture quality, the stand that came with it was so cheap looking and seemed to be made of a cheap plastic or MDF.
It was at this point that I realized why stores give these TV cabinets away for free - it's because it must cost them almost nothing to manufacture them.
Looking at this quite ugly piece of furniture sitting in my family room, I made a plan to see what I could find to replace it. I really wanted a TV stand that was plenty strong to hold my television without worrying if it would collapse, but also looked trendy.
This seemed like a fairly simple request. It did not seem like I would need to spend a lot of money or buy anything particularly crazy.
As I caroused the stores and browsed a good amount of websites, I came to the realization that my simple request must have been crazy in itself. It quickly became clear that 90 percent of retailers specialize in selling cheap TV stands, while I was really looking for something with a little better quality.
I did not want something that was produced with a million other pieces of furniture in a cheap assembly line. If it was owned by all my friends already, it was not something that was really interesting to me.
Finding something that was unique, strong, and had a true modern look to it was not as easy as I had at first hoped but I did eventually find a manufacturer making cabinets that met my requirements.
A company called Spectral seems to specialize purely in quality TV stands. Although they're not cheap, they are clearly built to a high standard.
I'm now the proud owner of a Spectral TV stand and it looks fantastic. Almost as great as my television set!
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