Did you cheap out on a TV stand? It probably just got recalled.

Let's be honest -- after sinking a few large on a new HDTV, a few hundies on some overpriced cables and even more on HD programming, you weren't about to cough up another month's paycheck for a decent TV stand. For the 48,600 customers out there who purchased one of four different King Pao Enterprise TV Stands (likely sold and distributed by Studio RTA), you now have a product known for tipping over and ruining lives. The E Series, Fierro, Madison DLP and Madison 3000 -- all of which were sold at Best Buy and other big box retailers from May 2004 to August 2008 -- have been deemed unstable and unfit for use in your living room, and it's suggested that you cautiously remove your set and wait for a "repair kit" before it does the removing for you. Godspeed.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:46PM]

Ha, yes! France, the smelliest, dirtiest shithole in the world other than New Jersey.

I'd rather be dead in America than alive in France.

[kreg37 Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:22PM]

i have that stand! it wouldn't be any part of the home theater of my dreams, but it's not that cheap. there's no particle board, and it feels sturdy. it was a bitch to assemble, though.

actually, i will say that i couldn't fully assemble it... there's a screw that's supposed to go into the glass table top that i left out because it couldn't be screwed in without the top being totally skewed.

so yeah, maybe it does deserve a recall...

[psyclotron Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:35PM]

with the purple-oceaned new jersey or whatever the hell they're watching on that TV it deserves to fall over

[neeko18 Posted Sep 24th 2008 5:23PM]

Damn you and ur funny PIC. Everytime i see Murrys face all i think of is "leggy blonde" and...."Bret your beard is nice" and i BUST OUT LAUGHING at my desk. regardless of what you write.

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:37PM]

Want a REAL laugh?

the recall kit? it's SAFTEY STICKERS!

[edicius Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:42PM]

Weird thing is that the stand in the picture looks similar (but definitely not the same) to a TV stand that my wife and I got from Target for probably a little over $100, if even that much. Wood (or thick pressboard, whichever) top shelf and floor shelf, two glass shelves in between. Hell of a lot sturdier than my old Sauder entertainment center ended up being after a couple moves. Can't see any way that this thing could possibly tip over. It's well constructed in the front, back and both sides. Even put a few Moving Men underneath at each corner for those times that I need to slide it out and rewire something. No regrets with that purchase. Inexpensive doesn't always equal "cheap".

[HowardLive Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:48PM]

Ikea TV stand (for a Panasonic 42-inch plasma).
$70.
No waiting.
Feelin' smart right about now. :-)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:57PM]

Particle board. Whee.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:59PM]

Particle board. Whee.

[psyclotron Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:00PM]

you can say that again

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 3:43AM]

Um, hello? You put your big, heavy TV on the stand ... and it wobbled. Did this strike you as a problem?

The customer has to take some share of the blame, and any customer that claims to be an engineer, more so.

My TV sits on something even cheaper - a sheet of 3/4" plywood, a couple 1x4", some drywall screws, and white paint. The stand is pretty much invisible, is attached to the wall, and will only move if the house falls down.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 10:16AM]

Haha... same for me... Put the 42" Samsung on top of two old big speakers (woodmade), turned on the side. Very solid, close to the wall... Shouldn't move form there !

Happy for the save!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 5:52PM]

Like someone else on here said, push the TV back further. But also (and I know this is too much for a lot of parents to do but) keep the kids away from the expensive electronics/TV. They're not toys and shouldn't be played with as such. I doubt many of these TV's just fall over by themselves and hurt people.

[matt merritt Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:12PM]

My neighbor was attacked by a TV once. It was a rather upsetting experience, they had to take the TV out back and shoot it... I loved that TV. So many Superbowl memories, all for naught.

[leafflash Posted Sep 24th 2008 5:54PM]

So someone who's had their TV stand for 4 years really is going to have it spontaneously fall apart all of a sudden?

[dbossnirvana Posted Sep 24th 2008 5:57PM]

Is this the extent of child labor? We need better productivity.

Can monkeys work?

[psyclotron Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:25PM]

yep, they can even grow up to be selected president

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:48PM]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnSrIJi_NYd3.7AYZtIkSuzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080922153453AAU9noQ

[FMinus Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:05PM]

Wall mounting ... weee...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:43PM]

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[psyclotron Posted Sep 24th 2008 8:43PM]

i lold

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:36PM]

ya blame best buy... there the ones that forced you to buy it. I know from experience the people that buy these cheap stands do so at their own will only because quality stands are "extremely over priced" and they can probably find a cheaper stand at wal mart but they are too lazy to check.

[psyclotron Posted Sep 24th 2008 8:42PM]

totally man there even too lazy to learn teh grammarz

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 6:39PM]

I got the Studio RTA model from CSN Stores (http://www.racksandstands.com) for our analog TV. our little dog fluffy used to love sleeping right under the TV next to our stereo receiver where it was warm. Last week, I had to buy one of those digital converter boxes. I should have known not to put in on top - must have been the final straw that broke Fluffy's back :(

When I called to get a replacement, the CSN person told me that I was out of luck and that Fluffy must not have been a strong dog.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 7:57PM]

HAHAHA! OK I'm no engineer, but if that picture is representative of the design. There would be NO WAY IN HELL I would go near such a thing to hold a 3 figure or more TV. Lets see. There are only 3 posts instead of 4. There is no support from the sides or the back. IF the top front leg is any indication its probably got about the surface area of 2 inches holding it together instead of say a row of nails along the side of an inner panel. Screams structurally unsound.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2008 8:54PM]

Personally, I got a $70 "bench" from Ikea with 5 wheels and I can easily wheel the tv anywhere in the house. It also looks great.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10102197.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 4:54PM]

I have that stand pictured, looks pretty nice in person. I'm curious though how my DLP would fall? It's a solid stand that will support 250 pounds, my DLP weighs 60 pounds.... The strip of wood on the glass is a joke though, double sided tape, kept peeling so I removed the strip. Looks nicer. I'm curious what kind of "repair kit" is available.

[Galley Posted Sep 25th 2008 9:48AM]

Admit it; many of you are using the box your TV came in as a stand.