Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I don’t usually write Amazon reviews, but the reviews of this product were very helpful to me as I made my selection. For that reason, I wanted to give back by providing my experience with this TV stand. This stand ended up being perfect for our particular need. We recently purchased a new TV: a 65” LG 4K television. We love the TV, but the stand had two problems for us: 1) we didn’t care for the look and color of the stand; 2) the stand took up a large footprint in front of the television, which created a problem with a new sound bar. Two additional issues we wanted to fix: a) we had gotten used to the swivel feature of our old television; b) we wanted the TV to be slightly higher than it was (our old TV used to sit on top of a sound bar base). Our new 65” TV is the largest size that this stand says it will accommodate, and it does so perfectly. It mounts level, sturdy and vertically straight. It is very sturdy. That said, it probably would not withstand small kids pulling on it, large animals jumping on it, or larger kids throwing things at it, but neither would the factory stand. Assembly: A few reviews had bad things to say about the instructions. The instructions are very bare bones, but they made complete sense to me, and I am no engineer. If you have assembled other products that arrive in parts, you can handle this. All tools are included. The assembly is fairly straightforward and self-explanatory. The mounting hardware for the back of the TV contains extra parts to accommodate different TVs. Ours was super simple and required just 4 screws with no adapters, etc. Other TVs might be different, but the supplied screws of varying lengths seem like the would work with just about any TV. My advice is to make sure everything is tight; you will also need help from another person to mount a large TV—it’s definitely a two person job. I assembled the stand by myself but had my son help mount the TV on the stand. The supplied locking screws along the bottom secure the TV to the stand in a very sturdy manner. Photos: I have attached a few photos. The most helpful reviews for me were the ones with pictures. As you can see from the photos, there is plenty of room for our new sound bar. I have also included a side view. Other reviewers noted that the TV tilts forward. There is some hardware included with the stand that could correct for this, but it was not required with our TV. We could have mounted the TV higher on the stand, but the height you see here is perfect for us. I also tried to photograph the side-to-side tilting. This stand actually tilts more than our previous stand. For our use, the amount of rotation is perfect. I captured the maximum rotation in either direction I also included a photo of the factory LG stand that this one replaces. We will keep that, of course, but this stand is a much better solution for us. I hope this review was helpful for someone. Again, the reviews I read helped me decide that this was the right unit for us, and it was. Best of luck.