Last year we had a new dilemma. Our old TV died, and we had to get a new one. In a way, with the new digital conversion to take place this year, this was good. But a new TV was not the dilemma, the dilemma was a new entertainment center. In the past, a new TV did not mean that you had to change the large pieces of furniture in your house, but with the new style flat TV, this time it was necessary.
Now, I love our new TV, and so do all the men in the house who have to carry it. Our old 27” TV must have weighed around 200 lbs., but our new and larger TV weighs less than 50 lbs, so change is good. But the TV would not fit into our entertainment center, so shopping for a new one and finding the perfect one for our family room was our quest.
When it comes to entertainment centers, people have different requirements. The main requirement of my old entertainment center was one that could completely shut away the television. But that was when we lived in our old house and we only had a living room. With a separate family room now, that was not such an important feature. The main feature I was interested in this time was one that saved space. Our old entertainment center was very deep to close away the TV and took up a lot of floor space. We definitely did not need this anymore, so I was happy for the extra room. Our family room is narrow, so I only wanted something to hold the TV and the extra components.
Shopping for entertainment centers was fun, and the variety was larger than I expected. The new style TV has spawned a new style of entertainment centers, and old styles are available also. The main styles available included:
Entertainment wall units, these are the style that take up an entire wall and often include cupboards and shelves, which are great for books or display.
Entertainment armoires, which is the style I previously owned. You can close off the TV with doors.
TV lift cabinets, a style of entertainment centers that I was not familiar with, but very cool! These are only for the new TV designs. The back 9 or 10 inches of the cabinet top opens and the TV lifts up from down below. Since the TV takes up so little room, the cupboards below are fully functional for storage.
Corner entertainment centers.
Last buy not least, basic TV stands. TV stand styles have changed drastically with flat panel televisions, and they are often very modern and chic. Most have plenty of room for components on shelves underneath, and many offer matching shelving or audio towers.
For our needs, the two best style of entertainment centers were the basic TV stand and the TV lift cabinet. Some of the lift cabinets were very nice, they looked like fine pieces of furniture and were offered in many styles. If our TV was in the living room, I would definitely go for this option. But we settled for a basic pine TV stand. It is the perfect size, does not take up any excess room, and has enough shelves underneath for components. It is also only about half the width of our previous entertainment center, so the room now seems bigger. Yes, we are very happy with our new entertainment center and TV, plus, it is nice not to worry about getting a digital conversion box!
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New Style Entertainment Centers for New Style Tv’s
February 3rd, 2008 
admin Think Wood When Thinking Entertainment Centers
August 21st, 2006 admin
When looking into buying wood entertainment centers, whether you’re looking for a corner stand for your small TV or a huge center for your fantastic stereo, you have to ask yourself which type you would like to buy. In purchasing wood entertainment centers there are many types to choose from as there are wood entertainment centers which are cabinets, stands, wall mounts, armoires, and corner units. Wood entertainment centers can be small, such as stands and corner units or large ones, such as cabinets, armoires, or centers that take up the entire wall of a room. It all depends on what you want, what you’re willing to spend, and how you want the entertainment system to look.
There are many wood entertainment centers which are nicely built wooden cabinets with drawers and shelves meant to house your entertainment system and accessories such as CD’s and DVD’s. Some of these wood entertainment centers are armoires which open and close depending on if you are watching television or listening to your stereo. Wood entertainment centers with, hinged or slide doors are nice because they become a beautiful addition to your room.
Another important aspect is what you want your wood entertainment centers to be built out of. Wood entertainment centers can be selected out of dark or light wood and almost anything in between. Another option would be a system that you construct yourself which can be built in various styles and shapes to fit the spatial needs of your room.
There are also some types of stands which you can place other things besides your entertainment equipment on. Depending on how many shelves the unit has, pictures, plants, and books, among other things, can be put around your entertainment system making it multi purposeful as well as practical and decorative at the same time.
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