I have heard of several cases where the TV will not support objects placed on top, like a center channel speaker. But it depends on how well built you tv is made. I am sure it applies to certain brands and models but I don't know which ones.
For someone to give you a better answer they will need to know which make and model you are using. I also believe this only applies to RPTV's. My Pioneer Elite is fine with the weight.
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Elite's better not sag as heavy as they are. The mid sized models are about 300 lbs. I have one as well.
Seriously, all materials will deflect with minimal amounts of weight and wood is one that sometimes takes a permanent set. I have no idea how much it takes to affect the operation of the RPTV.
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>> Does anyone know if I am looking for trouble by having a hughes E86 on the left, 2 lb center channel in middle, and 12 lb AV receiver on the right?<<
A 2lb center and a 12lb receiver?? Maybe you should be more concerned about your home theater sound.
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$1000 value free. Dont have it yet, so I cant be concerned with the sound, but can pretty much guarantee is was cheaper than yours and Free will sound pretty dman good no matter what it sounds like!
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I should have put one of those smiley face thingies on my post, as I didn't mean to come across as arrogant. "Free" won't sound too good for very long, as I discovered with my inexpensive first step into home theater sound. The minute I walked into a local Harvey Electronics for a cable I needed, and heard a couple of set ups they had going in their demo rooms, I knew I had made a mistake with my starter rig. Weight is a pretty good basis (not the only one of course)of judging quality.
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In our repair work this is a rare occurence but I have seen it mostly on 60" 4:3. With 16:9 you are going to be more susceptable due to the increased width. You can't have a center support. All they really can do is beef up the top where it meets the screen frame or incorporate the frame into the top which creates service problems. 55" and larger will probably be susceptable to this problem. I have a 65" and it is not warped with a roughly 20 pound center SPKR.
The best thing to do if you have to have the equipment on it is...
Buy a board that is stable and difficult to warp and put it on the top. Put the heavy stuff on the sides and the light stuff in the middle.
Richard F. Fisher
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