To use the sideboard as a TV stand

[User112]

we got a 75 inch tv recently. We are struggling to find a WIDE oak tv stand that’s reasonably priced. Some are so low that we’ll have to sit on the floor to have a reasonably viewing angle. I’m tempted to buy a sideboard to use as a tv stand. Height wise it’ll be perfect!
DH thinks it’ll look hideous. AIBU ?

we have oak furniture throughout, it has to be oak.

I'm not sure on your budget - but Chiltern Oak have loads sub £300 on their website that are extra wide, similar to the one we have for our tv (also ridiculously sized) and it's a good height.

Why would it look hideous? It’s fine. We don’t have a TV stand. The TV is on a coffee table.

We've had ours on a sideboard previously. Looked less hideous than a lot of the naff tv stands I've seen ....!

@MrszClaus Ill check it out. Tbh most of the wide ones I’ve seen are quite low (they assume my tv will go on the wall?)

Seems fine to me.

Not sure about the why it has to be oak though.

We have a chest of drawers, it's fine.

If it helps, ours is on an old I mean vintage, stereo stand which Dh got from a charity shop. Before that it was on an old sewing machine, and a coffee table before that. We couldn’t find a tv stand that wasn’t scary- priced or looks. This still looks scary, but we can pretend it’s mid century modern!

TV stands are almost always crazy expensive or hideous. I get you, OP.

Stick the telly on what ever you like

We've had our TV on a sideboard in the past- looked great - who says it has to be on something specifically advertised as a TV stand? If you like it & it fits in your room, who cares??

We previously had ours on a sideboard, then it was moved to the top of a 16th century buffet.

Some options here - if they suit?

www.cotswoldco.com/living-room-furniture/tv-stands/

@User112

They're not the tallest! But if the tv is 75 inch then it should be a good height when seated. I think our tv stand is about 60ish cm high, then a 75 inch and it's shoulder height on me (I'm 6ft) so the height works!

We have ours on a sideboard previously, as I really hated any tv stands we came across. Too low, and too easy to see all the leads at the back.

Looks much neater on the sideboard, and it's the perfect height.

I think most TV stands are hideous. Mine is on a sideboard, it looks great.

Gumtree?

I'm not sure about why it matters at all. Buy a piece of furniture that suits your budget and your room. A sideboard is perfectly fine if your eye line is comfortable.I would always go for a flexible option.

Mine is on a sideboard and is the perfect height - never occurred to me that people might think it doesn’t look right!

I think it's really really ordinary to have a TV on a sideboard 🤷‍♀️

Looks much better than a 'TV Stand' They are usually pretty hideous.

I have mine on a sideboard. Used to have it on a coffee table.

Our TV is on an old sideboard that Dh up cycled. I looks nice. The TV is way too big for the normal TV stands

My, considerably smaller at 32", TV is on a vintage glass display case. I too don't like looking down at the TV.

Use what works for you.

I’d agree that it’s what most people do.

Why wouldn't you walk mount it? Such a big tv is going to look really silly / odd on any kind of tv stand

My TV is on an oak sideboard. It's not as big as your TV, but it looks good.

Get a sideboard, wall mount it slightly above that. It’s an enormous TV, it’ll be better on the wall. (Speaking as someone who’s had to live with DH’s ridiculous TVs for a long time, and has tried everything from wall to coffee table to TV stand to sideboard!)

Ours in on a sideboard. Never even considered that might be odd.