TV stand recommendations

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by schultz

Does anyone with young kids have any recommendations for stands? Right now I have an open stand and my 1yr old like to go to it and push any buttons that light up. We have to block it with a baby gate. I was thinking of something with glass dorrs and wondering if the IR remotes will work through the glass. I am also worried about the heat inside an enclosed cabinet like that sine the PS3 and 605 get so hot.

Alas, this was my problem, too. I bought this. It was a cheap, temporary fix for our living room, but once we changed out the hardware (those pull knobs are ugly) it actually looks decent.

IR remotes work just fine through glass, but you are right about the heat. I put our new PS3 inside the left shelf and within an hour it sounded like a jet engine trying to take off--it's just starved for cool air. So we put it in the middle.

Was contemplating replacing the doors with some good-looking mesh to allow better airflow, but my 1 y/o son is getting much better about not touching the buttons. A nice, quick, loud "NO" from mom or dad is enough to freeze him in his tracks. I love holding that kind of power over people... until I remember that those people still eat mushy Cheerios and crap in their pants.

We're awaiting a decorator this month to come in and do some work. I have asked him to incorporate one of the Salamander Designs into his mock-up for the living room, and we'll get that. I'm impressed with their stuff.