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Why do all the new TVs expect me to have a platform AS WIDE as the fucking thing?? Fucking shit!! God awful absolutely dumb thoughtless design choice

luckily this is just a 32; i had a 70 from the same brand with the same INSANELY FUCKING STUPID STAND DESIGN that i had to find something for....literally at the most extreme edges of the thing, what the fuck is this? this is so fucking stupid, it cannot be meaningfully cheaper than a proper design and it looks fucking dumb as hell and surely this has pissed off 90% of people that wanted a TV and want to put it on a little stand like a normal fucking person right??

DanteFlame ,

They want you to stop being poor and get better furniture if you want a big tv

Smoogs ,

Even then just a piece of wood cut to size to lay on top wouldn’t hurt. Table looks scratched up pretty bad as it is anyways so it’s not like appearance is your game here.

thatgirlwasfire ,

I don’t understand why most of the commenters are against you, i find the change from center stands to edge stands annoying. Especially since it seems difficult find smaller TVs nowadays

Krudler ,

So many people attacking OP and perhaps not remembering there was a time when nearly all flat panel TVs came on a pedestal mount. The designs were largely changed to mitigate claims and liability.

mellejwz ,

On the other hand, if you buy something, check what you're buying. Don't complain if you don't even know what you're buying.

clegko ,
@clegko@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe the higher end TVs publish the feet width on the box, but the one I got a few years ago sure didn't. It was actually really frustrating to find that info for any of the TVs I was looking at at the time.

Even looking at a modern budget TV from Amazon, it doesn't say anything about the width of the legs on the product page. https://www.amazon.com/amazon-fire-tv-50-inch-4-series-4k-smart-tv/dp/B0B3GTSQ9Q/

I found what I believe to be a very similar (if not the same) TV that OP has, and it also doesn't have the specs listed on the Bestbuy website. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-43-class-s4-s-class-4k-uhd-hdr-led-smart-tv-with-google-tv/6538141.p?skuId=6538141

GBU_28 ,

Did it have a picture on the box?

yoz ,

Hey OP, Wallmount it , will take 15mins and $20.

Katana314 ,

That may not be an option if you're renting, as many people are.

Globulart ,

I don't get this mentality. I've rented for over a decade and always wall mounted my TVs. It's not tricky to unmount and fill in 6 or 8 holes with a bit of filler.

Do some renters really not hang pictures or put up shelves either? The effort to correct it is probably less work than it is to hang in the first place.

sweafa ,

cat is build better. cat can stand good.

S_204 ,

Op didn't check the specs on the item he bought and is upset it's not perfectly tailored to his individual tastes.

You love to see it.

starman2112 ,
@starman2112@sh.itjust.works avatar

Show me the affordable TV made in the last 5 years that doesn't require a stand at least 90% as wide as the TV is

Don't say it's for stability, you could move the feet to be 1/3 of the way in and it'll be exactly as stable because it isn't tipping over sideways. Don't say it's for a sound bar, this is a TCL, that's the cheapest "I'm looking for a new TV but make minimum wage" brand you can find

DingoBilly ,

OP blaming their shitty decisions on others. Why are you buying something without knowing its dimensions?

Fuck I hate people like this. The answer btw is pretty obvious. From a weight distribution perspective it's easiest to have two feet as wide apart as possible.

krakenx ,

I have the same TV and built a custom stand for it. Doesn't change the fact that the included stand is a bad design.

DingoBilly ,

This is not bad design, it's just common sense.

People are way too entitled is the problem and assume that their bad planning/thinking automatically means something is badly designed. Blame anyone but themselves.

starman2112 ,
@starman2112@sh.itjust.works avatar

People are allowed to complain about annoying widespread design standards

DingoBilly ,

This is not bad design, it's just common sense.

People are way too entitled is the problem and assume that their bad planning/thinking automatically means something is badly designed. Blame anyone but themselves.

magnusrufus ,

Most TV's don't list the width on the feet on the packaging do they?

DingoBilly ,

I looked up the shittiest TV brand available at my local electronics store and yeah, they do list the width with and without stands.

And if you plan on putting your TV on a table that is way too small, then I'd double check where the stands sit exactly, because it's not a design problem but a you problem.

People need to stop blaming their shitty planning on "bad design". It's the most common sense design that will work in most cases.

Next you'll have the guy who puts their TV on two separate chairs complain about the bad design of TV's that only have a single stand in the middle ffs.

magnusrufus ,

Weird. The last three TVs I bought didn't have the foot width listed on the box.

clegko ,
@clegko@lemmy.world avatar

I just found what I believe is the same TV OP bought and it doesn't list the stand width. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-43-class-s4-s-class-4k-uhd-hdr-led-smart-tv-with-google-tv/6538141.p?skuId=6538141

A number of other budget TV brands I checked don't have it listed, either - including a Fire TV from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/amazon-fire-tv-50-inch-4-series-4k-smart-tv/dp/B0B3GTSQ9Q/ref=sr_1_

magnusrufus ,

That's been my experience. It's weird seeing people get so angry at op over the assumption that op ignored fundamental information that is so often omitted by the manufacturers.

clegko ,
@clegko@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly my thought. Makes this place seem toxic as fuck.

HaywardT ,

This is the most controversial post on Lemmy 4 months later.

Kusimulkku ,

Cat

kratoz29 ,

Your orange cat is still trying to process your anger.

baatliwala ,

How do you not do research on the dimensions of anything before buying something big like a TV?

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

Mate I'll have done a 3D reconstruction of the room accurate to the mm to test everything out. I'm only slightly exaggerating, I literally did exactly that when planning my new office/studio, had the room in 3D long before we got the house, built everything myself, custom desk, acoustic treatment, etc.

WarmSoda ,

A 32" TV is buying something big?

Ansis ,

Do you buy a new TV, like, every other week?

WarmSoda ,

They're like $150 and fit on a dresser. How much remodeling are you going to do for it

IndefiniteBen ,

It just takes a single measurement to avoid this...
Measure/estimate width of the cabinet, look at the TV width, look at pictures of the TV. Then, if the TV is wider than the platform and has wide legs, don't buy something that probably won't fit.

I agree with the others, OP rushed to buy this on black friday without enough thought and now regrets that decision.

GBU_28 ,

Apparently, if it warrants making a post about it

cupcakezealot ,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

give your cat some scritches for me :)

jacktherippah ,

I don't have anything to say about the TV sitch but your cat is pretty.

glimse ,

Putting a giant TV on a tiny stand is not normal.. Be mildly infuriated at yourself, not the manufacturer

myplacedk ,

Yep, the included feet are just something you might be able to use until you get a real mount.

If you really want the TV to stand on furniture, buy a proper vesa mounted stand (they can be very cheap) and maybe even a proper TV table.

Carighan ,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

The wider the TV gets, the more stable a two-feet-at-the-ends design becomes compared to a single central foot.

Plus if you need anything else, VESA mounts are super-standard and you just get whatever you need then use it on every Tv you buy.

Appoxo ,

Have my tv mounted on a VESA monitor arm.

The sloped design made it a bit hard to attach the plate but it worked well enough.

ech ,

Curved monitors don't have flat mounts? Seriously? That's stupid af.

clay_pidgin ,

In my experience, you get spacers to make the VESA mount flat.

Appoxo ,

No no.
Straight TV panel but sloped backside.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/07c04370-1d08-4dff-a210-1a0a1dd55b76.jpeg

barsoap ,

Who the fuck let a designer get close to the back of that thing. Only ever allow designers to view the front of anything, the back is for business.

Carighan ,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

the back is for business

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

sebinspace ,

For those that live in apartments, there are VESA stands that mount to the back of your furniture, and others that use a clamp for tables, so you don’t have to put holes in your walls. I use one on my desk for a fairly wide monitor.

If you’re unfamiliar with VESA mounts, just take note of which of the two standards your device uses. These are going to be either 75x75mm or 100x100mm. Verify with a ruler, don’t rely on the literature to be accurate.

If you wanna be mega-bougie about it, you can get just the mounting plate, and there is couple hardware available to pair it with aluminum extrusion, if you really like that 2040/2080 extrusion.

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