PERLESMITH Swivel TV Stand Universal Table Top

The parts are well made, the hardware package is complete, and overall the quality appears to be high, however as others have noted there are no adjustments for tilt. As assembled with stock parts, the top to bottom tilt of the hangers that are eventually attached to the TV was 3/4”, i.e. the TV was slanted upwards toward the ceiling. In order to reduce room reflections, a TV should always be tilted downward. I shimmed the stand while reassembling it. For the post I used 2 longer fasteners at the top of the group of 4 on the back and slid in a plastic bondo spreader roughly equivalent to 3 credit cards in thickness prior to snugging the top pair of screws. At the interface where the pivot bracket attaches to the post, I slid in a piece of credit card at the top, prior to tightening the screws. At the interface where the cross beams attach to the pivot bracket I slid in another credit card piece. Net result was a 3/4” tilt downward toward the people viewing the TV. Be aware of the fastener lengths involved and your net thread engagement, be sure not overshim…. There’s also no left/right tilt adjustment, which was taken care of by loosening hardware, leveling and retightening. I believe that the design of the brackets that attach to the TV need to be changed to address both problems. Also note that by using differential spacers (top/bottom) when attaching these brackets to the back of the TV may resolve the tilt problem, but for me the safer approach was adjusting the stand itself.

There are a zillion superficially similar products here on Amazon. I picked this one because it was one of only a handful that swivel, and it was the only one I saw that comes with an anti-tipping safety strap. This matters more than you probably think. You’ve got a lot of weight at a height, which is subject to being tipped over. This could be done by a child, cats chasing each other rambunctiously through the house, or even an adult who accidentally whacks into the TV while vacuuming or something. If it falls, you’ve destroyed an expensive piece of electronics, and it could easily hurt or kill a child or pet. For that reason, I think the anti-tipping strap is essential.

As for the basics, it was easy to assemble even for extremely un-handy me (though some points in the directions could have been made clearer). It seems as sturdy as I could expect; it doesn’t seem at all burdened by the 65″ TV I mounted on it. And it makes that big screen sit easily on my 35″ TV cabinet. It also elevates the set above my sound bar so no part of the screen is blocked. It doesn’t at all hinder access to all the ports/jacks/outlets in the back. The swiveling is easy. I have no problem with it moving too easily or dropping down when swiveled, as another reviewer mentioned.

I judge this thing to be damn near the perfect solution to the TV mounting problem I was facing. Very satisfied.

EDITED TO ADD: I see that another reviewer said that his TV sits crooked. I can see how this can happen. When I had attached the horizontal supports, I noticed that they weren’t level. I discovered that there is a little bit of looseness or play in how they fit onto the main vertical beam. I undid the screws and adjusted them, using a ruler to be sure that the ends of the two horizontal pieces were the same distance from the floor, then tightened up the screws. That fixed the problem, and my TV sits perfectly level on the finished product. But it’s something you need to watch for; if you notice it only after the TV is mounted, you’ll have to undo everything back to that step of the assembly, level them out, then re-assemble.