Whalen Furniture - 3-in-1 Console for Most Flat-Panel TVs Up to 65" - Brown Cherry

Pros: Strong Stand that looks really good. Very popular Cons: Weird "Tripod" feel with how it stands. Lip inside spine can catch cables I decided to test this stand with a VIZO 75" M series TV - and it actually works out pretty well. Obviously the sides of the TV stick out wider than the stand, but there is plenty of gap room between the bottom of the TV and the top shelf - and its very stable. The TV weight is well below the stand weight cap. I've included a dark and blurry picture of how it fits for your convenience (originally it was taken to show The Division on the TV). The TV rotates freely, but not so freely that you can't keep it in the right angle that you need it. The stand doesn't really have the "get what you pay for" feel The glass is tempered and none of the wood was chipped (although they did include the brown furniture marker in case you do get a chip). I did manage to put a small dimple in the metal when I dropped the box during transport. But I can't take off a star for that. They even include extra screws (I didn't put it together wrong I swear) in the package along with extra washers. Overall, I'm very pleased with the stand. If there is one negative, its that the feet on the bottom combined with the spine in the back make for a "tripod" feel. I'd prefer more contact points to the floor. Then again, this could be that I didn't fully adjust the feet. The cable management is a nice touch, but it can be a pain to weave multiple HDMI/Power cables around the internal "lip". So you'll have to do the whole push and pull dance to snake them down. I didn't proof read this review, so sorry if there are some words randomly where they shouldn't be. Its pretty much how I think

Received the box and it was really heavy. I had a difficult time assembling this myself, as some parts need to be held in place for the screws to be secured. It's tricky to assemble alone but still possible. Assembly was well-documented and easy to follow. HOWEVER, there is a faulty part, and I didn't realize it until the stand was already 3/4 assembled. The faulty part in my case was the SWIVELING BRACKET (part i), which seems to have been welded or painted in place, which prevents it from swiveling. Hence, I could only follow the instructions on assembling a table-top console, instead of my desired floating swivel mount. Will be calling Whalen customer service to see if I can have the faulty part replaced, but as a table-top console, the stand is very stable and secure. My 65-inch Sony X900F TV and Sony HTX-9000 soundbar looks good on top of it, and there is enough room in one shelf to fit my Sony 4K bluray player, PS4 Pro, and cable box. For those in search of a visual guide to assemble this, check this link: https://vigs.sellpoints.com/products/whalen-3-in-1-tv-console-bbxl54nv/ Will edit this review depending on whether or not I receive the replacement part from Whalen.

Short Review: The stand does hold a TV, but countless scratches and gouges in the material highlighted the poor quality. Directions are not in a good order which added a lot of time onto the assembly since I had to take things apart and jump ahead in the directions. The arm of the stand was put on backwards at the factory and the middle shelf is only secured by two small screws in the back and one on either side at the ideal pivot point which causes instability if anything heaver than a few DVDs are on that shelf. Longer Review: I received an unopened box and only traveled a short distance with the box laying flat in my car. As soon as I opened the box I was immediately disappointed when I saw that both of the wooden legs had marks on them as if something was dragged across them. I thought it might be the just dust and dirt on them (which there was a good amount for being boxed). Once I cleaned up the legs with some spray clean I saw what looked like a child went to town with a hammer on the one with several large indentations in the leg. I took them down into the basement where the stand would ultimately go and thought it wasn't too bad and I could deal with it given they provided a touch up pen. I went about assembling the stand and found multiple bubbles beneath the paint on the front of the metal shelves and rough parts as if they just painted over burrs and gouges in the face. Again I figured these marks would be hidden under the glass shelves and is going in my darker basement. I usually toss out the instructions since they usually only complicate things but with so much hardware provided I wanted to be sure I secured everything properly. This was a mistake as the order of the instructions was not logical and made subsequent steps difficult because the previous step limited the movement required in the prior steps. As I was securing the top shelf to the legs, I realized they attached the leg backwards which left the pilot holes to screw into on the outside of the stand. I had to take apart the previous 3 steps in order to get the shelf in the proper orientation with the legs. The last thing that annoyed me was that the middle shelf was only secured to the legs by a single screw on either side. These screws were almost perfectly in the center so the shelf tilts if a cable box is placed on it anywhere other than the back. It does not look horrible when I was finished but this is greatly helped by the fact that it is in my basement close to a wall so I could hide the bad side. I had a friend help me transport the stand and other items I purchased back from the store and he left before I opened it. If he had stayed longer I would have taken it back before I assembled it.

I purchased this stand in a hurry - I found out while setting up my new set that the existing stand was simply not wide enough for my new TV to fit on. I checked BestBuy.com and read a few reviews of some of the stands, deciding to take a look at this stand in store. I immediately loved the utility of it - there are multiple ways to use it for your set and it includes a great deal of shelf space for your home theater components or media. Ultimately I settled on using the clever built-in wall-mount style stand - it raises the set off the top glass giving me a perfect place to put my center channel speaker. I love the flexible design and options, the size was perfect for my location in my home, and it even has clever cable hiding holes to make the cable runs you need to. If there were any negatives they involved the attaching of the glass panel shelves and the set mounting hardware. I'll try to be specific about each: GLASS SHELVES - the shelves attach to the stand with suction cups - there are 24 of them (8 per shelf) that must be pushed into a tab on the arms of each shelf. To put it simply, this really was a challenge as the suction cups did not want to go in without a huge amount of effort. My advice is to put some vaseline or similar grease that you can wipe off the portion you put through the tab - it will make inserting them a little easier. MOUNT HARDWARE - be aware that while the mounting hardware kit that comes for the wall-mount style arrangement is pretty extensive, you might need to get additional parts to make it work. Some of the new sets - especially the ultrathin or curved sets - will likely need to use the hardware that came with the TV, rather than the stand. In my case I had to order some bolts from Amazon but they worked perfectly. Overall, I am VERY happy with this purchase and while the two things I mentioned above are negatives they definitely would not stop me from buying this stand! It is well made and as I noted, very flexible.

The good: For what it is, it gets the job done. The not-so-good: If you are mounting your TV to the rack and swivel on the mast of the stand, be prepared for some headaches. Like many other people who have reviewed this product, I encountered the problem where my TV was not level relative to the top-shelf surface. The difference in height from one corner of the TV to the other, relative to the top-shelf surface was roughly 1" and you could easily see that the TV was not straight relative to the whole rack. I then had to go through and figure out what was going on. In my examination, I discovered that there are two possible areas for slop to happen if you are not diligent enough: mounting the swivel to the mast, and mounting the horizontal rack to the swivel. In each case the holes that the bolts go through are a bit larger than the diameter of the bolts. To counter this problem, as I was securing things, I had to take a tape measure and measure each bottom corner of the face of the swivel mount relative to the top-shelf surface (temporarily in place) to make sure that the measurements matched. Then, when mounting the horizontal rack to the face of the swivel, I measured each corner of the rack relative to the top-shelf surface to make sure those measurements matched. Once I did that, I re-fastened my TV and took measurements of its corners relative to the top-shelf... the difference was less than 1/8" and the TV looked relatively fine. In all, the stand is not quite designed well enough to just automatically throw stuff on and fasten with screws... you have to be very diligent in what you're doing.

I have a 55” Samsung 9 series. Fits prettt much any center channel under the main shelf with room to adjust giving as much as 9 3/8” from bottom of tv to top of shelf. That beings said, cable management is great but build quality is what your paying for. It is not that great. The welding and punch outs are sub par! I wasn’t able to tighten 2 of the top shelf threads because they were already stripped out. It looks nice once it’s put together but looks are very recovering! Build quality is lacking for sure. Also I was told that it tilted forward and back which it definitely does not! Only side to side with the tv mount. I would of easily paid more for better quality of the same design. They diesigend it right but manufactured very sub par! Most users will rate it grate for function alone. However steel is thin and bent and pushed in from the threading process. All welds look horrible. I could weld ten times better and I am not a welder. Also take not the vesa mount may have too long of screws for bigger TVs. You may need additional washers. The spacers for my Samsung were too long but 5 washers was not enough. It is tricky to setup correctly. Looks great and hides wires very well though.

Purchased this to mount our new 60 inch flat screen. There are several versions of this stand, with different manufacturers listed, but at Best Buy they are by "Whalen". The unit is made up of a a steel spine, which also acts as a mounting post for your TV, to which you attach the metal shelf frames. Then the side panels are attached to these frames to make a solid structure. Suction cups are attached to the shelf frames, and the tempered glass is 'placed' on them. That's it. You can remove the spine extension and wall mount the TV, or you can sit it on the cabinet top, after affixing a small plastic 'stop' to the table top. We chose to use the supplied post for hanging our TV on the included swiveling backing plate (as depicted in the image). The TV can turn about 45 degrees to either side using this mounting bracket. The TV is 'hung' on the bracket with simply v-notches and then the bottom hooks have bolts which are tightened to hold it to the frame (think of the little bolts used on light fixtures to hold glass covers on). While not overly secure, it seems stable enough. The table itself is not heavy- probably less than 60 lbs- with the tempered glass shelves in place. Add another 45 lbs for the 60 inch TV and I have an easily moved TV console. Cons: The manual for this unit is poorly written. It depends on drawings a lot, and some of those are confusing. There is supposedly an assembly video, but every time I tried to access it, it was unavailable. There are also defects in the tempered glass- not structural, but there are white blemishes in the surface that make the glass look dirty, and cannot be cleaned. Finally, the supplied "support strap" is a joke. it is nothing more than a 6 inch long piece of plastic that would most likely snap at the first minor earthquake.

This stand was purchased for a 65 inch Samsung TV after initially considering a stand that had cabinet doors. This one looks fantastic and was well worth the price. We wiggled a few others at the store and this one felt much more secure than other similar options. The stand is heavy in its box, but it should fit in an average car or SUV with a seat down. It helps to have 2 people to put it together. When you install the wood screws for the side legs on the top, there are no pre-drilled holes, but they are screwed in fairly easily with a manual screwdriver. The plastic cups to hold the glass shelves are a pain to install. I would try softening them with a hairdryer to see if that helps. We decided to use the TV mount as the nicest and safest option for the TV. The provided screws only worked on the Samsung if the recommended washers were left off. We couldn't find longer screws at the hardware store so we made due and it seems to work. As there are three ways to use the stand (hang on wall with stand separate, mount on the 'spine' with the provided mounting bracket or just sitting directly on the top shelf of the stand), you end up with a lot of extra small pieces (screws, nuts, spacers) that you can save in case you change your mind on the way your are using the stand. You can channel the cords through the spine, but you can still see the cords through the shelves if you don't fill the shelves with equipment or other items. Overall, we really like stand. It works well and it looks great in our room. It looks better in real life than it does on the initial picture on the website. We had great service at the store and definitely recommend this unit, especially for the price.