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Nowadays, custom entertainment centers have become more a necessity than caprice. Manufacturers worldwide are constantly working on improving the quality and general aspects of custom entertainment centers, in order to keep up with the great demand on the market. Coming up in different styles, shapes and colors, everyone can buy nowadays the proper entertainment centers in order to maximize the space in their houses. Also, there has to be kept in mind that custom entertainment centers are being manufactured based on the requirements of the customers. In order for the custom entertainment centers to satisfy the needs of their users, homeowners have to provide with full information regarding their audiovisual equipment, and the size of the utilizable space.

An important aspect which has to be taken into consideration is being represented by the fact that it is recommended for homeowners to opt for as many storage places as possible, since custom entertainment centers are meant to hold many things, apart from the audiovisual equipment. Also, there has to be kept in mind that all this planning has to be done with care and consideration, as it practically influences the efficiency of custom entertainment centers. There are many designers who help customers choose the proper materials, colors and shapes, in order to benefit from the custom entertainment centers they need. The costs involved within the manufacturing of custom entertainment centers depends on many factors, such as the materials used in the process. Homeowners are free to choose the materials and colors they want for their custom entertainment centers. It is important as well to be considered that homeowners can also provide with pictures of the rooms where they want to place their custom entertainment centers, so that designers can project pieces of furniture meant to maximize the utilizable space in a room.

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Last year we had a new dilemma. Our old TV died, and we had to get a new one. In a way, with the new digital conversion to take place this year, this was good. But a new TV was not the dilemma, the dilemma was a new entertainment center. In the past, a new TV did not mean that you had to change the large pieces of furniture in your house, but with the new style flat TV, this time it was necessary.

Now, I love our new TV, and so do all the men in the house who have to carry it. Our old 27” TV must have weighed around 200 lbs., but our new and larger TV weighs less than 50 lbs, so change is good. But the TV would not fit into our entertainment center, so shopping for a new one and finding the perfect one for our family room was our quest.

When it comes to entertainment centers, people have different requirements. The main requirement of my old entertainment center was one that could completely shut away the television. But that was when we lived in our old house and we only had a living room. With a separate family room now, that was not such an important feature. The main feature I was interested in this time was one that saved space. Our old entertainment center was very deep to close away the TV and took up a lot of floor space. We definitely did not need this anymore, so I was happy for the extra room. Our family room is narrow, so I only wanted something to hold the TV and the extra components.

Shopping for entertainment centers was fun, and the variety was larger than I expected. The new style TV has spawned a new style of entertainment centers, and old styles are available also. The main styles available included:



Entertainment wall units, these are the style that take up an entire wall and often include cupboards and shelves, which are great for books or display.

Entertainment armoires, which is the style I previously owned. You can close off the TV with doors.

TV lift cabinets, a style of entertainment centers that I was not familiar with, but very cool! These are only for the new TV designs. The back 9 or 10 inches of the cabinet top opens and the TV lifts up from down below. Since the TV takes up so little room, the cupboards below are fully functional for storage.

Corner entertainment centers.

Last buy not least, basic TV stands. TV stand styles have changed drastically with flat panel televisions, and they are often very modern and chic. Most have plenty of room for components on shelves underneath, and many offer matching shelving or audio towers.



For our needs, the two best style of entertainment centers were the basic TV stand and the TV lift cabinet. Some of the lift cabinets were very nice, they looked like fine pieces of furniture and were offered in many styles. If our TV was in the living room, I would definitely go for this option. But we settled for a basic pine TV stand. It is the perfect size, does not take up any excess room, and has enough shelves underneath for components. It is also only about half the width of our previous entertainment center, so the room now seems bigger. Yes, we are very happy with our new entertainment center and TV, plus, it is nice not to worry about getting a digital conversion box!