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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??

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 ,
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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.

Ab_intra ,

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

Kolanaki ,
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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 ,
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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.

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