Did/do you hate stuff sitting on your TV? - Blu-ray Forum

tron3 · 07-10-2009, 12:42 PM

Harder to do these days with TV's being so thin, but was/is your TV acting as shelf space for family portraits, ugly plastic plants, or other home entertainment systems?

My parents still have a console TV from about 1972 or 1973. It is HUGE. Record player on one side and 8-track / radio on the other. You lifted the panels to use the accessories.

Over the years the center of that TV got pretty cluttered, but now that it no longer functions, it just sits there and the WHOLE TV is a mini museum. 40" TV on top with DVD player, photos and even a statue around it.

My 34" Sony HD Tube TV only has the antenna on it. I want NOTHING ELSE sitting on it. Maybe some Christmas cards during the holiday season but that is it.

How do you feel about it?

Please vote in the poll.

Mr.White · 07-10-2009, 12:48 PM

My parents and grandparents also had those huge wooden TV's back in tne day, they had pictures and knick knacks on theirs, those were also considered furniture back then!

blu-mood · 07-10-2009, 12:53 PM

My Sony tube HDTV has the center speaker sitting on top of it, as well as the occasional Netflix disc or dvd/Blu-ray case and any assorted thin-wire items, like iPod earbuds, so our stupid cats can't chew them.

My_Two_Cents · 07-10-2009, 01:08 PM

I hate anything sitting anywhere around my TVs. My kids drive me nuts always leaving game controllers, movies and games sitting on top of the cabinet that my main TV sits.

callas01 · 07-10-2009, 02:33 PM

nothing is ever on the TV in the living room, but my bedroom, the TV sits on the dresser and my wife piles her clothes on the dresser sometimes and I try to be understanding,

Beta Man · 07-10-2009, 02:45 PM

The movie room is all mine........

The bedroom and living room are sacrificed to the will of the wife and kid..... and it doesn't bother me..... the living room T.V. has so many hand-prints on it, it's a complete mess.... and the "stand" is about 9' long and 6' tall, so it has toys, books, wife's weights for working out, pictures, plants.... etc... on it.

Sonny · 07-10-2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-mood

My Sony tube HDTV has the center speaker sitting on top of it, as well as the occasional Netflix disc or dvd/Blu-ray case and any assorted thin-wire items, like iPod earbuds, so our stupid cats can't chew them.

My displays are all business.

I can't tell you how many pairs of earbuds my wife has had eatin by our cats... I can lock them in my safe & when I get home there's a pair of earbuds mixed with cat barf...

"Houdini kittys"

Sonny · 07-10-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

The movie room is all mine........

The bedroom and living room are sacrificed to the will of the wife and kid..... and it doesn't bother me..... the living room T.V. has so many hand-prints on it, it's a complete mess.... and the "stand" is about 9' long and 6' tall, so it has toys, books, wife's weights for working out, pictures, plants.... etc... on it.

Good lord.... I almost had a heart attack.

GregBlu5 · 07-10-2009, 03:10 PM

Center speaker on a platform is all that sits on my Sony rear-projection HDTV. Nothing can sit on my flat panel Sony. I also try to keep the shelf units clear of clutter.

The rest of the condo...not so neat.

C-Knights · 07-10-2009, 03:12 PM

When i had my old CRT tv i used to have action figures stood on top of it but now i have my flat screen absolutely nothing goes anywhere near it, it's my sacred shrine to everything blu ray

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-10-2009, 03:16 PM

If I were to place anything on mine, it would just fall right off. However, my mother always puts these stupid fake flowers on my tv stand

EvilE981 · 07-14-2009, 05:00 AM

the 1st TV I ever had to myself in my own bedroom when I was 14 or so was a console TV- a big piece of furniture with the TV built into it. I would put my Atari and sega and nintendo units on it. As I got older around 17 or so my TV was smaller as it was just a tv not a piece of furniture and I only put a center channel on top of it.

Now with plasma nothing sits on it. lol

koontz1973 · 07-14-2009, 05:26 AM

The wife used our old TV as a sideboard (photos, clock, flowers), now with the advent of slim TV's it just falls of

so NO, nothing goes on it. And as it sits on the wall, nothing goes around it

This makes me happy.

plenipote · 07-14-2009, 02:44 PM

I voted before reading your post, and so mistakenly voted for my tv being a museum exhibit, but I meant it in the way that no one is to touch, move or place anything on or near my tv. Leave it alone!

Fors* · 07-14-2009, 03:30 PM

No room for anything on my TV, since it is on a TV stand. It would simply fall off....which is the way I want it....nothing on the TV, speakers and subs!

View Poll Results: Did/do you hate stuff sitting on your TV?
I hate ANYTHING sitting on my TV.	37	82.22%
I only tolerate an indoor antenna sitting on my TV.	1	2.22%
Don't mind a couple of things. / Indifferent.	3	6.67%
The TV is a museum display.	4	8.89%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

07-10-2009, 12:42 PM	#1
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	Did/do you hate stuff sitting on your TV? Harder to do these days with TV's being so thin, but was/is your TV acting as shelf space for family portraits, ugly plastic plants, or other home entertainment systems? My parents still have a console TV from about 1972 or 1973. It is HUGE. Record player on one side and 8-track / radio on the other. You lifted the panels to use the accessories. Over the years the center of that TV got pretty cluttered, but now that it no longer functions, it just sits there and the WHOLE TV is a mini museum. 40" TV on top with DVD player, photos and even a statue around it. My 34" Sony HD Tube TV only has the antenna on it. I want NOTHING ELSE sitting on it. Maybe some Christmas cards during the holiday season but that is it. How do you feel about it? Please vote in the poll. Last edited by tron3; 07-10-2009 at 12:50 PM.

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07-10-2009, 12:48 PM	#2
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	My parents and grandparents also had those huge wooden TV's back in tne day, they had pictures and knick knacks on theirs, those were also considered furniture back then!

07-10-2009, 12:53 PM	#3
blu-mood Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ridgewood, NJ 4K collection:121 Blu-ray collection:390 Trading Score:7	My Sony tube HDTV has the center speaker sitting on top of it, as well as the occasional Netflix disc or dvd/Blu-ray case and any assorted thin-wire items, like iPod earbuds, so our stupid cats can't chew them.

07-10-2009, 01:08 PM	#4
My_Two_Cents Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Wherever I may roam.... Home Theater Gallery:40 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:4	I hate anything sitting anywhere around my TVs. My kids drive me nuts always leaving game controllers, movies and games sitting on top of the cabinet that my main TV sits.

07-10-2009, 02:33 PM	#5
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	nothing is ever on the TV in the living room, but my bedroom, the TV sits on the dresser and my wife piles her clothes on the dresser sometimes and I try to be understanding,

07-10-2009, 02:45 PM	#6
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	The movie room is all mine........ The bedroom and living room are sacrificed to the will of the wife and kid..... and it doesn't bother me..... the living room T.V. has so many hand-prints on it, it's a complete mess.... and the "stand" is about 9' long and 6' tall, so it has toys, books, wife's weights for working out, pictures, plants.... etc... on it.

07-10-2009, 03:10 PM	#9
GregBlu5 Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indio, CA 4K collection:794 Blu-ray collection:3954 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	Center speaker on a platform is all that sits on my Sony rear-projection HDTV. Nothing can sit on my flat panel Sony. I also try to keep the shelf units clear of clutter. The rest of the condo...not so neat.

07-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#10
C-Knights Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:399	When i had my old CRT tv i used to have action figures stood on top of it but now i have my flat screen absolutely nothing goes anywhere near it, it's my sacred shrine to everything blu ray

07-10-2009, 03:16 PM	#11
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	If I were to place anything on mine, it would just fall right off. However, my mother always puts these stupid fake flowers on my tv stand

07-14-2009, 05:00 AM	#12
EvilE981 Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2008 Location:In Digital Home Theater Gallery:310 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:1988 DVD collection:988 Digital collection:606 Blu-ray reviews:16 Trading Score:25	the 1st TV I ever had to myself in my own bedroom when I was 14 or so was a console TV- a big piece of furniture with the TV built into it. I would put my Atari and sega and nintendo units on it. As I got older around 17 or so my TV was smaller as it was just a tv not a piece of furniture and I only put a center channel on top of it. Now with plasma nothing sits on it. lol

07-14-2009, 05:26 AM	#13
koontz1973 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Insane Alylum for the over achievers. Blu-ray collection:133	The wife used our old TV as a sideboard (photos, clock, flowers), now with the advent of slim TV's it just falls of so NO, nothing goes on it. And as it sits on the wall, nothing goes around it This makes me happy.

07-14-2009, 02:44 PM	#14
plenipote Senior Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:El Paso, Texas 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:676 DVD collection:22	I voted before reading your post, and so mistakenly voted for my tv being a museum exhibit, but I meant it in the way that no one is to touch, move or place anything on or near my tv. Leave it alone!

07-14-2009, 03:30 PM	#15
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	No room for anything on my TV, since it is on a TV stand. It would simply fall off....which is the way I want it....nothing on the TV, speakers and subs!

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