Customer Reviews

Z-Line Designs Madrid Flat Panel TV Stand

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I was looking for a stand to mount my new 52" Sony LCD, and this item from Amazon looked sharp and had a good price.

A tip of my hat to the reviewer who assembled this in 1 hour - it took me closer to 3, but admittedly I am no handyman.

It did take two people to mount the TV once the stand was mostly assembled, but I guess with some imagination a person could do it alone. I would not want to risk damaging my new $1500 TV.

Since I know my limitations, I took my time, read the directions carefully, with very few missteps. The extra hardware included would make it possible to mount virtually any kind of flat panel TV; LCD or plasma. I've seen it advertised for a mount for a 46" TV, but my 52" looks great, and this stand is heavy and solid enough to support a TV several inches larger.

The metal and fiberboard top is pained a shiny black, and the finish really does look like it could be on a piano. The glass shelves offer plenty of room and sturdiness for any components you might want to add, and the horizontal swivel is a big plus.

There are of a variety of mounting heights. The bottom of my TV is the minimum 24" off the floor, but it could have gone about a foot higher.

The price does fluctuate. I paid closer to 2 Bens than 3, and I would recommend watching it until it hits that price point, with free shipping.

This item is made in China.

The pruduct looks nice with nothing on the shelves, solidly supports the TV, and was not diffucult to put together. My problem with the product is the two glass shelves. Both deflect (sag) at the center of the shelf. This occures slightly under their own weight, but set a cable box on one and stereo reciever on another as I have, and this deflection is obvious and can be seen across the room. Each shelf is rated for 65 lb, I would guess that I have less than 10 lb on each and am experiencing this problem. It would be great with heavier duty shelves.

Mounted a Samsung 46 LCD on this stand, fits nice. The stand is great looking, well built and sturdy for the TV. It is a slim design, not cheaply made, for 279 dollars on Amazon it is a great deal. It perfectly augments the beautiful look of the Samsung.

I was going to purchase a Bello for around the same price but picked this Z-Line design because it looked far more sturdy for a 1500 dollar LCD TV, I'm happy I decided on this Z-Line stand.

The box is large, weighing in at 83 lbs and 53" wide. I wasn't at home when it was delivered and had to pick it from UPS in the evening. It barely fit into the back seat of the car, after some smart suggestions by the UPS lady who helped me load it into the car. Aside from being smart, she is strong and was more than willing to help me out. Kudos to UPS for having this kind of employee. Putting it together the first time is never easy and this was no exception. It must have taken somewhere between three to four hours to assemble it and have the HDTV mounted onto the rear of the stand. Now if one had the appropriate power tools than it could be done a lot faster, but using the enclosed allen wrench was anything but fast. I suppose it might be possible to do it without any help, but that is not advisable. Anyway, once assembled, it looks great and is highly functional. For Z-Line this seems to be the lowest priced stand that will hold up to a 50" HDTV - actually will hold up to a 150 lb TV with the top shelf capable of supporting 65 lbs. My components (A/V receiver, 3 DVD players, and a HDTV DVD-R from the cable company) are not all that heavy and there is no bowing of the glass. I would suggest not putting any heavy component alone in the middle of any of the levels, except for the top shelf that is quite thick and rigid, compared to the two tempered glass shelves below it. My initial concern was whether or not I should have gone up to the next Z-Line mounting stand (and more expensive) that seems to be more heavy duty and slightly deeper, but that turns out to be unnecessary for me. These sorts of HDTV stands that amount to pseudo wall mounts give greater flexibility, allowing one to place a large center fill speaker immediately below the HDTV. I do not think that I would ever suggest anyone buy the other type stand in which the HDTV sits on the top of the shelving system. Looking at the pictures on Amazon, would seem to imply some type of flimsiness. That is anything but true and actually seeing it at Fry's I was more than convinced that it would support what it claims it will. Aside from having to put it together, my only other complaint would be all of the small pieces of styrofoam that have to be vacuumed up after the thing is assembled. Extremely well packaged. The last parts of the assembly instructions are a bit misleading, meaning that one has to think and realize that it can't be assembled the way that it is described. The actual mounting of the HDTV takes some thought as to how high to mount it, choose the appropriate mounting hardware (all enclosed in the box) and in my case have a center fill speaker directly below it and not touch the bottom of the HDTV. Still once assembled, it looks great and is highly functional with very clean lines. The stand does not call attention to itself and simply disappears. This sort of stand is ideal for those who want to get into a home theater system and not rely on whatever the package is within the HDTV.

I have owned a Z-Line TV stand in the past, so knew that Z-Line did a good job with design and construction. But this unit surpassed my previous Z-Line experience. It is superbly designed, the look is great and the glass shelves are study. I don't agree with the reviewer that complained about the glass shelves bowing. I also have a fairly heavy Kenwood Receiver and Wii on one glass shelf and it is doing fine. My only complaint were the 3"x3" labels on the glass shelves. They are NOT easy to remove and had to eventually purchase some Goop Off to remove them. The Piano finish on the black top shelf is exactly that, deep and luxurious looking. The packaging was tight, and I found zero defects in any of the finishes. As for the TV, I have a heavy 50" Panasonic Plasma TV attached, and everything is secure. I highly recommend this Z-Line TV Stand.

This stand is being used in our exercise room to hold DVD and Wii systems. Our new 46" Samsung LCD is held in place just perfectly and the stand provides excellent support. It is very well made and sturdy. The assembly took about an hour with just one person. Yes, there are quite a number of bolts and such, but just follow the directions and it is pretty simple. The LCD mount even lets you swivel your LCD from left to right and it has nine vertical mounting positions. This is a great product. Go buy one now!

Madrid TV Stand with Integrated Mount

The good...The stand comes with plenty of hardware so you will be able to mount virtually any flat screen set. In addition the mounting is very flexible, a variety of heights and a swivel mount ensure you will be able to set the perfect view. The package says it is for a set up to 50" but I mounted a 55" with no problem. I assembled this with a little help in just over an hour. Just take your time, read everything carefully, and you will be fine. The bad...the packaging is really cheap. It protects the contents, but, I'll likely be cleaning up bits of Styrofoam for a while. The hardware is a little on the cheap side. If you are not careful when you assemble the stand you may strip some screws. Overall I am very satisfied with this choice.

I really like this stand for the fine control it allows for TV height - I was really picky about that when I was looking for a stand.

As another reviewer mentioned - glass shelves are rather flimsy but I don't have anything heavy on them - manuals/remotes/DVD. All my components are in the separate rack.

1 person is able to assemble it but you will need 2 people to put TV on safely.

What was really annoying that one of the labels on wood surface could not be removed cleanly and left a lot of residue behind. By rubbing it gently with old dry t-shirt I was able to remove it completely but I don't understand why they had to use a glue this strong on the label that was supposed to be removed.

I use it with 46 inch LCD TV (Sony KDL46-XBR9).

My conclusion is pretty similar to others' on this product. Good stand overall. Fairly easy to assemble. For the most part, you can assemble on your own, as the instructions are easy to understand. However, there are parts that require 2 people. As others have stated, yes, the glass portions can seem a bit weak compared to other stands' partitions, but i don't plan on putting anything heavy on it at all. I like this stand because its depth (distance from rear to front) is much smaller than other stands. And the price (~$250) is a bit lower than others i've looked at. Once the tv is hanging, it feels sturdy. The swivel is a definite plus since my Sony Bravia stand doesn't swivel.

Overall a solid buy. 4 stars as there is one portion of the assembly that is a bit annoying as you need to line up several parts in order to fit in ~8 screws. And the fact that the glass levels are a bit weak-feeling, but, aesthetically, works.

Excellent product, easy assembly, great service from the vendor. Item was shipped on time and arrived promptly there after.