It’s important to properly mount your TV, but it’s equally important to choose the right mount to safely hoist your flat-panel TV. Make sure you’re choosing the right gear for your gadgetry. More »
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@stephen.morrish: I can’t agree more. In my case I didn’t bother with this, but that was because I was able to have the bracket spanning two studs. If you only can have it on one stud, you NEED to get professional advice on how to anchor the other half to the wall.
travisco_nabisco
@cisco_03: Is just having a decent stud finder the key to finding the dead center of the stud?
I am thinking of mounting the TV in my new apartment (not worried about holes in the walls) but I just dropped over a grand on this 46″ Samsung and want to make sure it is done right.
dfxdeimos
Another important point is to use the proper length bolts. I removed a 37″ LCD from my wall. to be replaced by a 46″ Sony. The bolt threads were the same, but the Sony didn’t allow for the same length bolts. I started inserting the first bolt and it came to a stop. I twisted just a little bit and heard a pop, and something fall inside the tv to the bottom.
The bolt would not tighten or come out of the back, and now I have no idea how I am going to ever remove the mounting bracket from the tv.
It is mounted firmly, but that bolt is screwed.
suburbancowboy
for me, i bought the cheapest wall mount that was rated for a 37in tv. its all metal, its almost identical to the cheap one above. it works fine. only reason you should ever get a expensive one is if you have to angle your tv in some odd way.
NotSoSiniSter
I’ve mounted a few in our home – 46″ in home theatre, 40″ above fireplace in bedroom, and 32″ in home gym – all using mounts ranging from about $70-100 from Sams and Wal-Mart. I ran all cables (power and A/V) through the walls for a professional and clean look and the most important piece of advice is to plan ahead. Use a stud finder to mark the studs and then find out if the mount you plan to use will be able to place the TV right where you wish based on the stud and mount width. I had to remount one with a different mount due to the inability to center on the wall because the mount was not wide enough to cross both studs and center the TV on the wall.
Thanks for the tips on looking at MonoPrice for better deals – I bought a significant amount of items from them during my home theatre renovation and they have excellent products and prices.
J.Xibalba
I just mounted my TV on a cheap ($20 or so) mount from Monoprice, and I was pretty impressed with it. The build quality seems really good, and the instructions were sparse, yet useful.
The Monoprice mount replaced one I got at Ikea, also for about $20. The Ikea one felt plenty sturdy as well, but lacked a tilt feature and only attached to the TV via one set of screws. With my new TV, I wanted to use all four and getting the tilt was a nice bonus.
The biggest bit of advice: get a person to help you. I did mine myself, but it would have been infinitely easier if I had someone to hold things while I marked or leveled or whatever.
korpo53
Monoprice has a lot of great choices in well-made mounts, and of course, they’re incredibly inexpensive. I’ve bought 3 different models over the years from them and have not been disappointed.
mcmcguirl
I’m 17, and I mounted my mothers 40 inch to her wall without a hitch, We bought the correct sized mount at Wal-Mart for around 90 dollars, we got a stud finder, and a nice new set of drill bits, it took around 30 minutes to have the TV on the wall, and it’s great.
hjustin93
Measure, measure, measure, and then measure again. I read up on physical dimension specifications of the TV. Read up on the form factor mounting holes of the tv (before i found out they are practically universal). Then looked for a mount to support said tv’s weight and size. figure out where you are placing TV, measure locations of studs and center of said studs. Then find measurements of mount and try to measure out where it would be placed/mounted in relation to studs, and in my case, make sure that once TV is centered on mount, it does not hit angled roofline or wall/door swinging open. Pretty simple, just need a never ending process of measurement.
cisco_03
Having worked in the Fixings trade working for Hilti I can talk with some experience on this one. Way more important than the bracket are the fixings used in to the wall! You can have the best bracket in the world, use the wrong fixing and hundreds of £/$ of your prise tech will be hitting the floor!
My advise is to get some advise! Unless your in the business of installing TV’s this is something you are going to be doing infrequently. Do a little research and find a trade outlet, not a DIY store but a proper trade outlet. One where real builders go, not weekend warriors, Frank from accounts would and should feel lost at the proper trade-counter.
Find out what your wall is made of, drill a hole or two to find out what’s there. Find out what the weight of the whole kit is. Armed with this info go ask the experts.
stephen.morrish
Having worked in the Fixings trade working for Hilti I can talk with some experience on this one. Way more important than the bracket are the fixings used in to the wall! You can have the best bracket in the world, use the wrong fixing and hundreds of £/$ of your prise tech will be hitting the floor!
My advise is to get some advise! Unless your in the business of installing TV’s this is something you are going to be doing infrequently. Do a little research and find a trade outlet, not a DIY store but a proper trade outlet. One where real builders go, not weekend warriors, Frank from accounts would and should feel lost at the proper trade-counter.
Find out what your wall is made of, drill a hole or two to find out what’s there. Find out what the weight of the whole kit is. Armed with this info go ask the experts.
stephen.morrish