Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:00     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Anonymous wrote:Why would Pottery Barn and these places sell them if they're so out of style?


Agree. I'm confused - are most people saying that the tv sitting on the console with shelving around it is dated - like the Pottery Barn link OP provided, or that the monstrous and very deep entertainment centers from the 1980s are the ones that are dated? Because I kind of like all the shelves and storage on the Pottery Barn link - it's much more functional than just the console and works if you have a large wall space to fill.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 18:08     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Why would Pottery Barn and these places sell them if they're so out of style?
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 08:15     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Get something like this and hide the consoles inside. Mount TV on the wall.

http://www.roomandboard.com/m/catalog/living/media-storage/woodwind-media-cabinets/852013?an=0_852013&qa=0_W_WOODWIND_70MEDSTND_WOOD|002&qa=0_WOODWIND_KNOB|003
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 05:40     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
They're outdated because you don't need a giant 3' thick wall when your tv is 1" thick. It opens up your room too. Just get a TV stand that's made for a TV the size of the one you're buying.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 05:24     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
I just did a search on Houzz using "media" as the search word. Saw lots of built-in media cabinets. Another way to go is to get a long low shelf, and then mount the TV above it.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 23:00     Subject: Re:Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Oddly enough I was at Belfort Furniture last week and was thinking we should swap the TV stand we have our 60" TV mounted on (didn't want holes in the wall) for an entertainment wall unit with extra storage.

LOL. I'm a horrible decorator, so of course I would want to go backwards in trends.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 22:50     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Anonymous wrote:This has got to be the most ridiculous thread.

OP, I think it's nice. We have a big , open-concept living room and I am thinking of one of these myself. We have a receiver, game consoles, cable box, etc, more books than shelf space and tons of toys that are always getting dragged onto the main floor. One of these kinds of systems would give us sorely needed storage space as well as places to display our pottery collection and photos. Ignore the haters and get what you like. The PB collections and IKEA are both mice because you can co figure them in different ways. Obvious difference in quality though. We're debating one of these vs. hiring someone to create a built in.


Agree. These kinds of units are the poor mans versions of the media built ins you see in high end homes.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 21:15     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
This has got to be the most ridiculous thread.

OP, I think it's nice. We have a big , open-concept living room and I am thinking of one of these myself. We have a receiver, game consoles, cable box, etc, more books than shelf space and tons of toys that are always getting dragged onto the main floor. One of these kinds of systems would give us sorely needed storage space as well as places to display our pottery collection and photos. Ignore the haters and get what you like. The PB collections and IKEA are both mice because you can co figure them in different ways. Obvious difference in quality though. We're debating one of these vs. hiring someone to create a built in.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:43     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're totally out of style, if you're interested.


Media consumption is rapidly heading toward personal -- one person, one personal device. People will have less need to go to an "entertainment center."


I don't completely buy this. Families will always want to watch movies together and Americans will always want the biggest tv they can get.


I'd say some families feel like they should watch movies together, but rather wouldn't.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:40     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
We have a piece similar to that, but our TV is still mounted to the wall. I see wall mounting as a safety children if you have young children around. You don't a child to pull the TV down. In our house, it holds our Blu-ray player, receiver, router and speakers.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:34     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
The wall will look empty compared to what you were originally envisioning but you must fight the urge to completely cover the wall with stuff. Hang the tv on the wall and enjoy your lovely walls.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:33     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're totally out of style, if you're interested.


Media consumption is rapidly heading toward personal -- one person, one personal device. People will have less need to go to an "entertainment center."


I don't completely buy this. Families will always want to watch movies together and Americans will always want the biggest tv they can get.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:31     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
We did get rid of ours b/c we thought they were out of style and I guess they are but they can't be that out. Pottery Barn and other places are still marketing them and not for a bargain price.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:27     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
Anonymous wrote:They're totally out of style, if you're interested.


Media consumption is rapidly heading toward personal -- one person, one personal device. People will have less need to go to an "entertainment center."
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2014 20:23     Subject: Anyone purchased an entertainment center lately?
For everyone saying they're out of style, please help me understand what I would put in the room instead of an entertainment center. I mean, won't the wall look empty with just a long, low cabinet with a tv hanging over it?