Flat screen television support system

A flat screen television support device, comprising:

• a pedestal, comprising:
• a horizontal base;
• a vertical column extending upwardly from the horizontal base;
• and
• a furniture mounting bracket secured to the vertical column and spaced above the horizontal base;
• and
• a vertically adjustable upper support, comprising:
• a vertical post slideably engaged with the vertical column, the vertical post having an upper end and a rear surface with at least one aperture adapted for the ingress and egress of electrical cables routed inside the vertical post;
• a cantilever support arm projecting upwardly and forwardly from the upper end of the vertical post and at an angle relative to the vertical post, the cantilever support arm having a rear surface with at least one aperture adapted for the ingress and egress of electrical cables routed inside the cantilever support arm, the cantilever support arm terminating in a vertical outer arm;
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• a screen mounting member secured to a front surface of the vertical outer arm;
• and
• a flat screen television having a rear wall mounted to the screen mounting member and spaced forward of the pedestal by at least two inches;
• wherein when the pedestal is mounted on a piece of furniture having an upper surface with front and rear edges, the flat screen television is suspended directly over the upper surface of the piece of furniture between the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the piece of furniture.