I Just Want My TV Legs to Actually Work

As a long time TV reviewer, I firmly believe that no one needs to suffer through a slow, laggy video quality. At every price point, there are dozens of TVs that will improve your experience.

There is a major hurdle to buying a new TV, and it is not the weird, sentimental attachment you may have to your Panasonic. I own an 850- square-foot house in Portland, Oregon, and it is my job to mount and watch TVs. I don't want my wife to lift and mount a new TV every few weeks because I have a fear of drilling into walls.

I don't like watching TVs on stands. They come in a box with them. I can't because they don't fit on my media console It's time for TV manufacturers to stop making TVs with legs that are too far apart.

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There is a big problem.

Since Monica and Chandler were first courting, we have been using media consoles to store players and discs. TV sizes have changed but the consoles haven't.

In the past decade, we have settled on model standards of 55, 65, and 75+ inches, which is larger than all but the wealthiest of us. A 40-inch TV was the norm back then. My father's built-in cabinets made it hard for him to find TVs that big.

The media console has gone through a growth spurt, but companies are still placing legs at the TV's edge. It can't continue. When I built myself a TV reviewing space, I had to buy a very expensive stand to fit this very real 75-inch TCL on top.

I would need at least three people to help me lift the TV out of the wall if I wanted to mount it there. I would need to measure the space and get a stud finder, impact driver, and other tools that aren't included with the TV before I could actually install it. The labor alone can be more expensive than the new screen if you want to get slick.

You should be the solution.

There are options for those of us who don't want to replace our console. It is the most difficult thing for a renter to do. VESA mount holes can be found in most TVs, but it takes a couple of people to lift them. Some TVs are so thin that they're frightening to mount. The review unit was damaged when I tried to put it on my TV stand.

I have decided on a cheaper solution. You can buy a VESA mount holes accessory. You can use your current furniture while avoiding the distant legs problem.

The best option would be for all manufacturers to make a simple, flat pedestal mount, like the one that comes with the C1 OLED. A simple design change would make a lot of lives simpler. Hisense has made it possible for their TVs to fit on more stands. That isn't the best solution as screens grow.

When the prices for raw materials are high, you shouldn't have to pay for a piece of furniture to put your TV on. I purchased the largest wooden TV stand I could find on Amazon for my testing room.

At least some of this year's new models have pedestal mounts, as do the higher-end options fromLG It is hoped that this development will trickle down to other makers as those of us with limited space don't want to permanently scar our living rooms just so we can watch netflix.