How to Buy the Right TV Cabinet?

August 31, 2010 -

TV has come to occupy the honored place of being one of the essential electronic appliances in a home. Along with it, TV cabinets too have become an important piece of not only living room furniture but also for other rooms as now people generally have more than one TV. However, if a TV cabinet is not selected with proper considerations then it is bound to destroy the whole of your living room decor, hamper your TV viewing pleasure and thus doesn't give you the value for your money. So, buying the right TV cabinet is of utmost importance. Lets get some tips to buy the right TV cabinet for your living room as well as other rooms.

Determine TV Cabinet Size

You have to consider the size of your TV, the size of the area where you will set up the TV stand and also your room size for determining the right TV cabinet size. There are many types of living room Tv furniture

• Measure your TV before you step out to buy TV cabinet for it. Just by going the standard size of TV, you will not be able to get the right TV cabinet size because TV size is generally the screen size (televisions are measured diagonally across their screens) and you will require to place whole of your TV including the side structure on your TV cabinet.
• You should also measure the area where you wish to set up the TV cabinet. Sometimes, it happens that you buy a bigger cabinet that doesn't fit in the desired place and you end up setting your TV cabinet at other place.
• Keep in mind the size of your living room. A very big TV cabinet will look odd in a small living room and a very small one will look out of place in a large living room.

Compliment TV Cabinet with Room Decor

Contemporary TV trolley will naturally look out of place in a living room with rustic decor and vice versa. So, before buying a TV cabinet, ensure you know exactly what will go with your living room decor. For example, if your living room has rustic style of interior decor, you must consider buying TV cabinets with doors that can hide your TV. Remember, rustic is the most raw and nature inspired decorating style that uses log furniture.

Electronic appliances like TV do not match with this style of home decor. On the other hand, if your living room has all contemporary furniture, you can always select contemporaryTV cabinets. The traditional living rooms will look better if you buy wooden TV cabintes. Also match the color of TV cabinet with rest of your living room furniture. If you have all dark furniture, you TV cabinet also needs to have dark tone!

Determine TV Cabinet Functions

You might like your TV cabinet to be just a decorative furniture that increases the aesthetic value of your living room decor or you might also like to use as a storage cabinet for all your television accessories like speakers, stereos, signal retrievers, DVD player and entertainment system etc. All of them are quite large in size and will need proper storage space. Thus, select a TV cabinet that is well structured and that is able to protect all your electronic items from getting damaged. An ideal TV cabinet for living room must have adequate shelves to store all the accessories. These shelves should be compact and either attached or located near the TV cabinet. Many people these days like TV cabinets with lift too. These cabinets with lift, generally meant for LCD and other flat screen televisions have an integrated flatlift TV lift system which raises the TV at a touch of a button.

While buying TV cabinets, consider the one that helps shield your television from all the four sides in order to prevent damage. However, if you have a have a plasma TV or flat screen television, you might face difficulty finding the right TV cabinet for them. In such a case, buy cabinets in which your TV can be placed properly or buy a Plasma TV mount.

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