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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??

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

They don't expect you to have a stand at all. They expect you to buy a separate wall mount piece and mount it directly on the wall.

WarmSoda ,

I will never mount a TV on the wall. That shits annoying.

CmdrShepard ,

How is it annoying? I try to wall mount every TV because then I can move it around or angle it easily and it looks 100x better than hanging halfway off a bedside table.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

The annoying thing for me is that you have to plug them in and hiding the power cord from dangling down the wall to an outlet sucks, and the only other option is to wire it up through the wall, which is way more work.

That and, again, the mount is sold separately for like 90% of TVs. Just include a basic one with the TV. It's literally just a piece of machined metal.

Ab_intra ,

To be honest they think that people plan ahead for something like this..

Mitchie151 ,

Centre stands need to be way more sturdy to hold it up. You can buy aftermarket VESA centre stands though if you can't wall mount it.

alvvayson ,

This right here.

The TV comes with the cheapest removable feet, because VESA mounts exist.

NuXCOM_90Percent ,

And considering the cost and relative light weight, are more or less a requirement

IWantToFuckSpez ,

Yep OP went with a cheap brand, what did he expect.

orphiebaby ,

Samsung and everyone else does it too.

ShepherdPie ,

My LG C3 came with a center stand.

vanontom ,
@vanontom@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly. I think an aftermarket VESA mount is pretty much required these days for modern TVs, that's the bad news. The good news is that there are plenty of options (center base, wall, swivel, etc), some very affordable, and they should last for multiple TV generations (check VESA pattern, weight limits).

But I get that these tiny, wide feet can be mind boggling at first, since TVs all used to have center stands for decades. Finally, TVs got too large, the cost savings and stability from two tiny feet won out over the alternative of the large, heavy single center base.

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 ,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

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 ,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

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.

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.

jacktherippah ,

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

cupcakezealot ,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

give your cat some scritches for me :)

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

kratoz29 ,

Your orange cat is still trying to process your anger.

Kusimulkku ,

Cat

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.

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

sweafa ,

cat is build better. cat can stand good.

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.

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?

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