TV strap to prevent tipping, recommendations wanted

[JimKiler]

I have two TV's a Sony SXRD and a Panasonic Plasma. I have 3 year old and 9 month old and I need to get safety straps. I know Sony had one for the SXRD but you had to buy their TV stand and I do not want their stand. I built my own.

The Sony will stay on the TV stand in the foreseeable future but the Panasonic will get a wall mount so that one will be temporary, i.e. 1-2 years. We just moved so that is not a priority right now to mount it until i am sure where it will go.

Any recommendations for something to secure my TV's to furniture?

 

[sdifox]

err, the tv should come with anti tipping strap already, you just need to secure it.

 

[Gibsons]

Another tipping thread?

 

[sswingle]

Something like this?

 

[sswingle]

err, the tv should come with anti tipping strap already, you just need to secure it.

None of my 3 flat screens have come with a strap...

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

err, the tv should come with anti tipping strap already, you just need to secure it.

This.

 

[sdifox]

None of my 3 flat screens have come with a strap...

that is odd. Pretty sure it is a requirement.

 

[FoBoT]

i'd just wall mount them, seems easier and safer to me

 

[JimKiler]

Something like this?

Thanks, something like that. Although the reviews state this is going to strip the varnish off my dresser but maybe i can put it on the back where it does not matter.

err, the tv should come with anti tipping strap already, you just need to secure it.

that is odd. Pretty sure it is a requirement.

I do not see anything like that for my panasonic which i just took out of the box. It does have a free USB wifi adapter which i do not need but i will look again.

Sony is a few years old and not flatscreen and the manual says to buy the stand which has the strap.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Put ATOT on it; they never tip.

 

[SillyOReilly]

Tie up the kids to avoid any problems.

 

[MrChad]

Another tipping thread?

Put ATOT on it; they never tip.

You two win the thread.

 

[sdifox]

Thanks, something like that. Although the reviews state this is going to strip the varnish off my dresser but maybe i can put it on the back where it does not matter.






I do not see anything like that for my panasonic which i just took out of the box. It does have a free USB wifi adapter which i do not need but i will look again.

Sony is a few years old and not flatscreen and the manual says to buy the stand which has the strap.

odd. mine has a small black strap that can be attached to the base and screwed to the shelf.

 

[JimKiler]

odd. mine has a small black strap that can be attached to the base and screwed to the shelf.

Are you referring to Sony or Panasonic?

 

[sdifox]

Are you referring to Sony or Panasonic?

panny but I may be remembering wrongly. I don't have sony flat panel.

I tend to be the guy that helps friends and family setup tv so I maybe remembering other people's tv

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I've setup maybe a dozen flat screens at home, work, or for friends. Every one has always had a black nylon strap in the hardware bag.

 

[D1gger]

Both of the Sony flat panels I have purchased came with the nylon strap.

 

[Joseph F]

None of my 3 flat screens have come with a strap...

This.

 

[MichaelD]

Just make something out of a piece of rope or wire and a bigass screw. It's not that difficult and nobody's going to see it since it's in the BACK of the TV. My wife has a tall jewelery box and it's totally tip-happy. I used a piece of denim from an old pair of jeans, cut into a 3/4" wide strip. Nailed that to the jewelery box and sank a hollow wall anchor/screw into the sheetrock behind it. Problem solved. I'd used something heavier for the TV, obviously. Wire or such.

 

[Drako]

Duct tape should do the trick!

 

[dabuddha]

You could ghetto rig it by using ratcheting straps

 

[JimKiler]

Just make something out of a piece of rope or wire and a bigass screw. It's not that difficult and nobody's going to see it since it's in the BACK of the TV. My wife has a tall jewelery box and it's totally tip-happy. I used a piece of denim from an old pair of jeans, cut into a 3/4" wide strip. Nailed that to the jewelery box and sank a hollow wall anchor/screw into the sheetrock behind it. Problem solved. I'd used something heavier for the TV, obviously. Wire or such.

Duct tape should do the trick!

You could ghetto rig it by using ratcheting straps

I see monoprice has cheap wall mounts so I think i will do that sooner rather than later for the Panasonic. I also see a strap spot on the back of the Sony SXRD so off to Home Depot I go looking for a nylon strap and I will screw it to the back of the TV stand which no one sees and will not leave a mark on the wall when it it is replaced with a flat screen in the distant future.