Comments on: Bell’O FP4858HG Universal Flat Mount Panel Audio Video System with Swivel TV Mounting http://www.50lcdhdtv.com/bello-fp4858hg-universal-flat-mount-panel-audio-video-system-with-swivel-tv-mounting-2/ Best Review & Discount 50 Inch Samsung LCD TV, 50" Sony LCD TV, 50 Inch LCD TV Toshiba, 50" LG LCD HDTV, Panasonic 50 LCD HDTV and more Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:47:36 +0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark A. Dobie http://www.50lcdhdtv.com/bello-fp4858hg-universal-flat-mount-panel-audio-video-system-with-swivel-tv-mounting-2/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Mark A. Dobie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:28:36 +0000 http://www.50lcdhdtv.com/bello-fp4858hg-universal-flat-mount-panel-audio-video-system-with-swivel-tv-mounting-2/#comment-157 I ordered this stand online without looking at it. I had some reservations but I had found other Bell'O brand stands locally, just not this one. The box is around 150 lbs when it arrives. Keep a vacuum handy because styrofoam goes everywhere. The directions were easy to follow and the stand was very easy to put together. I mounted my TV on the arm connected to the stand. I wish it had one more set of holes to make my TV just a little lower, but the height is okay, closer than other stands I looked at. The red plastic package is the only one you need to open to put this stand together. The other package with silver mounting hardware is for the TV to attach to the brackets for on the wall or on the back arm of the stand. I found bolts that fit my TV after the first try, used a washer, then lock washer and my 65lb. TV is firmly attached to the Universal mount. The swivel function is great and with our heavy Plasma on it, it doesn't move at all once fixed in the position you want it. I thought the hardware looked small and cheesy from photos but in reality, it is really beefy steel throughout. Great stand, well worth the money and you have the option of wall mount, arm mount or set the TV on the stand itself. I also like the ability to put the stand in a corner or against a wall. I'm very happy with this high quality stand. Rating: 5 / 5 I ordered this stand online without looking at it. I had some reservations but I had found other Bell’O brand stands locally, just not this one. The box is around 150 lbs when it arrives. Keep a vacuum handy because styrofoam goes everywhere. The directions were easy to follow and the stand was very easy to put together. I mounted my TV on the arm connected to the stand. I wish it had one more set of holes to make my TV just a little lower, but the height is okay, closer than other stands I looked at. The red plastic package is the only one you need to open to put this stand together. The other package with silver mounting hardware is for the TV to attach to the brackets for on the wall or on the back arm of the stand. I found bolts that fit my TV after the first try, used a washer, then lock washer and my 65lb. TV is firmly attached to the Universal mount. The swivel function is great and with our heavy Plasma on it, it doesn’t move at all once fixed in the position you want it. I thought the hardware looked small and cheesy from photos but in reality, it is really beefy steel throughout. Great stand, well worth the money and you have the option of wall mount, arm mount or set the TV on the stand itself. I also like the ability to put the stand in a corner or against a wall. I’m very happy with this high quality stand.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: L. Moniz http://www.50lcdhdtv.com/bello-fp4858hg-universal-flat-mount-panel-audio-video-system-with-swivel-tv-mounting-2/comment-page-1/#comment-156 L. Moniz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:21:39 +0000 http://www.50lcdhdtv.com/bello-fp4858hg-universal-flat-mount-panel-audio-video-system-with-swivel-tv-mounting-2/#comment-156 When I opened the box my first thought was "this has more parts than my first car had. " I unpacked the box and moved the pieces to the location I wanted to place it at. Moving the box whole is a two person job at least. Once assembled, the stand would take two people to move it. Be warned it is heavy (glass and metal tend to be that)and moving it once assembled would be tricky as the frame is hard to reach and the glass really isn't strong enough to take the full weight of the stand. The stand went together in about an hour. All of the parts are clearly labeled and the screws provided fit the holes with only one exception. One of the holes that allows for adjusting the frame that holds the television was miscut and it shredded the threads of the bolt that should have fit in it. I'll hit the local hardware store for options to replace the bolt. The frame will work without this one bolt, but it was there for a reason. The frame itself is well put together, the welds are very clean and neat, the glass shelves are well cut and each shelf clearly only fits in one location. This is a well engineered and manufactured piece. Really four and a half stars. Minus a little for the miscut hole. Rating: 4 / 5 When I opened the box my first thought was “this has more parts than my first car had. ”

I unpacked the box and moved the pieces to the location I wanted to place it at. Moving the box whole is a two person job at least. Once assembled, the stand would take two people to move it. Be warned it is heavy (glass and metal tend to be that)and moving it once assembled would be tricky as the frame is hard to reach and the glass really isn’t strong enough to take the full weight of the stand.

The stand went together in about an hour. All of the parts are clearly labeled and the screws provided fit the holes with only one exception. One of the holes that allows for adjusting the frame that holds the television was miscut and it shredded the threads of the bolt that should have fit in it. I’ll hit the local hardware store for options to replace the bolt. The frame will work without this one bolt, but it was there for a reason.

The frame itself is well put together, the welds are very clean and neat, the glass shelves are well cut and each shelf clearly only fits in one location. This is a well engineered and manufactured piece.

Really four and a half stars. Minus a little for the miscut hole.
Rating: 4 / 5

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