Stopping TV from toppling over?

JustAnotherSaver

We have a 58" TV on a wooden TV stand.
Our living room flooring is suspended timber & as such vibrations pass through it up to the TV making it wobble.

My wife told me earlier that the neighbours must've been jumping around in their room or something which they apparently do every football night & she said that this was making the TV wobble.

So the last thing we obviously want is them bouncing around next door sending the TV to the floor.


I've seen some straps but they require drilling & i don't really want to be drilling in to the TV stand. If it was a cheapy then i may not grumble but it's a proper solid oak one that cost a good few 100 so i don't want to be drilling it. Velcro & adhesive would be ok if that'd be suitable.

Just wondering if anyone here has purchased anything similar & can recommend?

TheCyclingProgrammer

We used to use the straps - can you secure into the wall behind the TV instead of the stand?

pelo_2

The straps that come with the tv are for fixing into the wall so it can't fall over.

DCFC79

Wall mount the TV, other than that I don't know OP.

rob7475

you usually find that the base of the tv will have a small hole so you can secure it to your tv stand with a screw.

Norman_Castle

Can you screw into the back of the stand or underneath and use longer wire or straps?

googler

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I've seen some straps but they require drilling & i don't really want to be drilling in to the TV stand. If it was a cheapy then i may not grumble but it's a proper solid oak one that cost a good few 100 ....

Drill it at the back or underneath (somewhere unseen), and use a flexible strap to secure the TV?

Secure a flexible strap to wall or skirting board behind unit?

Secure a flexible strap to a heavyweight piece of ... something placed on the floor below or behind the unit?

Double-sided adhesive tape between the TV stand feet and the unit?

Transparent nylon fishing line, threaded around the rear feet of the unit, and through the mounting holes at the back of the TV?

wrightk

i use to work with people with very challenging behaviour in my job. needless to say all tv's were secured to the wall by a canvas strap hooked around the tv itself then the strap fixed to the wall so when it did fall/pulled down it was cradled by the strap.

Something like this may work although you could probably make it a bit more discreet by using the mounting holes on the back of the tv to connect your straps to via a large hook/eye, attach the other end to the wall and make sure its nice and tight, after all its not the tv suddenly falling over its the rocking motion you want to reduce

getmore4less

Rather than stopping the TV rocking can you stop the stand rocking

which TV ?

one issue with modern LCD is they are very light so the stands are much less supportive there will be option to change the mount to something more suitable than just a stand on a flat surface.

JustAnotherSaver

Just back in & read through the replies quickly. Thanks for them. It's very late & time to catch some Zzzzzz but before i go...

This TV: http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-58dx750b-led-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-3d-smart-tv-58-with-freeview-play-freetime-art-of-interior-switch-design/p2589412

getmore4less

23kg TV on a little 1.5kg stand, a light breeze would have that wobble.

A wall mount will probably be the best option, not heavy so lots of options.

a chunky table top stand might improve things, quite a few cantilever options.

400x200 vesa compatible,