Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: John's new large screen TV would not fit on his old stand, the _ was too wide.

Choice 1: John's new large screen TV would not fit on his old stand, the TV was too wide.
Choice 2: John's new large screen TV would not fit on his old stand, the stand was too wide.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2.