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OmniMount TRIA Adjustable 3 Shelf Wall System w/ Cable Management |
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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | Many people enjoy mounting flat-panel TV units directly on the wall. The Omnimount Tria gives you the ability to mount 3 supporting components for your home-theater system directly beneath your mounted TV or adjacent to a DLP or tabletop TV. Each shelf holds up to 30 pounds (13.6kg) Does not include TV mount | |
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| Pretty but not functional | |
| | I was really hoping that I could work with the covers to hide the cables. I'd read the reviews that said the covers were a challenge, but I really thought I'd be able to work with them.
I was so wrong.
First, there truly is just not enough room behind the covers. Due to the design, I simply couldn't run the cables I need - and I only have a TiVo and a DVD/receiver! (I ended up putting my Wii on it, also, but at that point there were so many cables hanging out it really didn't make a difference.)
In addition to that, the plastic from which the covers were made was far too hard for this application. The covers can't be bent enough to allow you to easily push and pull cables as you need to. A softer plastic would have been more appropriate.
And, as others have mentioned, getting the covers on and keeping them on is a serious challenge. I literally had bruises on my hands and arms where I was pulling, shoving, and pounding. I ended up using a towel to insulate the covers from the impact of the hammer I had to use to get them in place.
Other than the cable covers, though, the unit is solid and well designed. The fact that you can place the shelves at any level you like is very shiny. It really is a pretty set of shelves.
Not so pretty with all the cables hanging out, though. Since that's the reason I bought them, I can't give it more than 2 stars.
I'm now looking for something large to set next to the shelves so no one can see all the cables hanging everywhere. :( More money spent - I should have just bought more expensive shelves.
*sigh* And the marketing pics made it look so nice...
Oh, and one suggestion: measure your components. These shelves are actually ~17" wide and you have about 13-14" of depth, at most. I made the mistake of trusting the dimensions listed on the description. (I think that's the packaging's size.) My DVD/receiver unit is constantly sliding off because the feet hang over the front. I'm going to have to find some rubber pads to put under it to hold it in place.
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| Very good with excellent price | |
| | Easy assembly works very well. I installed a home entertainment system on it with no problems and no worry about it falling off the shelf. Hard ware more then adequate to install.
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| | This product ended a long search for a storage piece for my equipment. The straight lines and simple features proved to be the perfect companion for our finished home entertainment system.
Very easy to install, and a solid piece of furniture. The wire management features perfectly concealed the cables which my wife disliked so much. Comparable prices were 4x the price of this one, and I can not find a reason for this. I see no reduction in quality of materials and/or workmanship. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a similar item.
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| Almost "Very Good" - Cable Management Not So good | |
| | This product does 2 things - holds your equipment up and hides the cables. As shelving it is stable but the cable management system leaves little to be desired.
1. This is a wall unit and does attach firmly. Therefore it must be attached to a stud if it is to reliably hold the components. You could put it into drywall but I wouldn't recommend risking your components. So plan the lay out to make sure it will look good when installed on a stud with respect to the room and the location of the TV. If you are using it in conjunction with an articulating TV bracket, consider the length of the cables you will need.
2. The shelves are adequate size and the brackets that hold them up and attach to the wall bracket are good.
3. The plastic covers that go over the wall bracket stink. Since the shelves are adjustable for height, the plastic covers have a generic cross section and very small cable channels to run the cabling through. The cables enter the channels from the side but the channels run vertical so the cables look sloppy going in to the channels so that they can be hidden. It's not the worst thing in the world but it could be much better. Also, it is a 3 shelf unit and I only have 3 components plus the TV. The cables run to power and to the TV and to other components. There simply is not that much room in the channels to properly manage the cables.
4. I had to fight with the plastic covers and route the cables precisely to fit and it still looks mediocre.
5. All in all, its stable but still a little sloppy. All the pics of the unit on the internet from Omnimount, show no cables and no side views, there's a reason for that.
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| Sturdy, sleek equipment at a fair price | |
| | This is the best shelf for your buck. Looks good...easy installation (less than an hour, and I've never done anything like this before) and you don't have to install it exactly as it looks. You could just do two shelfs or just two brackets instead of three. However, mine did come in BLACK, not clear...just a warning.
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