I used to install TVs for people professionally, so I have used many different mounting systems. I was looking for something cheap, but reliable to hang a 50" LG 50LA6200 LCD TV. I looked at a lot of options both on Amazon as well as elsewhere before settling in this one. I am happy that I did!
For starters, this comes with EVERYTHING that you could possible need to hang your TV, with the exception of a #2 phillips head screwdriver and a drill. Included are a complete assortment of screws, bolts and washers (all neatly organized and labeled in individual packets), a double-sided spanner wrench, a very nice magnetic level, and even a 10' HDMI cable. The instructions say to use the "optional" expansion kit for larger TVs. Usually, this is code for "kit not included." I was pleasantly surprised to find that that was not the case here. For once, the "optional" kit was actually included!
Installation was a breeze for me, even without instructions since I already know how this works, but I found the instructions relatively easy to follow for those who need them. All of the various configurations for the expansion arms can get confusing, but just try each one until you find the right setup for your TV.
** PLEASE NOTE **
There is one change to the instructions that I highly suggest, however. The instructions say to drill a 7/32" pilot hole into the stud for each mounting bolt. Then screw the bolt in with a phillips head screwdriver. When I first mounted this (I wound up moving it shortly thereafter), I followed the suggestions for the pilot hole. Sure enough the screw did thread in easily... a little TOO easily. The second hole from the top actually stripped out and I was not putting much force behind the screwdriver at all! When I moved this to the other side of the room, I decided to go with a smaller pilot bit. I used a 3/16" bit instead. Granted, you are not going to thread the bolt in with a screwdriver - you will need a 10mm socket - but doing it this way, those bolts are not going anywhere! You could probably get away with a 13/64" bit, but to really protect your expensive TV, I would want all of the bite I could get!
I also found that the inside diameter of one of the washers was a smidge too small for the bolt to go through. I just enlarged it with a round needle file, but since they don't include any spares, if you don't have a file or another washer laying around, you'll need to get one. Just thought I'd throw that out there in the interest of full disclosure.
Once this was installed, I was impressed with not only the sturdiness, but also with the complete range of motion. This is fully articulated. You can put your TV pretty much anywhere you want to. The only thing it can't do is move your TV up or down, although you can tilt it to a certain degree.
So I was very skeptical of this product when I first looked at it, lots of people saying it would tear out of the wall shortly after installation and all that. Lemme tell you, they just did it wrong or like complete idiots; you do no use dry-wall mounts for a heavy TV, possibly a lighter TV, and I can not stress the word "Light" enough. No one should be using dry-wall mounts in the first place, they are not reliable... plain and simple.
Anyways, back to my experience with the product. I have it mounted above my Xbox One about 4 feet off the ground. I mounted to a stud in the wall and right after that, my roommate who weighs around 150 LBS hung off of it for about 5 seconds at the base and it didn't even budge; now that's a tough wall mount if I ever saw one! I put my 40" Samsung TV on the mount, and I can extend/swivel/angle/tilt it however I want.
The gear it comes with is pretty high quality and especially the level. For an add on to the product the level is pretty decent for it's designed purpose. The packaging is well done and the parts are all labeled well and accordingly. Make sure you use washers on the outside of the mount before you put the TV adapter on your TV, they will save you a lot of grief.
I've had this wall mount for a month so I felt pretty confident in writing a review. I'll add some pictures to let you know the range of motion as well as how the TV looks how I attached the adapter and the part where it's mounted to the wall. I can sit specifically off to the side and enjoy the TV along, I can turn it to look at my PC area so I can play while I talk to friends on Skype or other chat programs and I can turn it to look at my bed and I can enjoy Neflix or Hulu as I lay in bed, nice and cozy.
I hope you all enjoyed my review, it's been a blast and I'll be willing to answer any questions you might have.
Let me just start by saying while I was really Blown Away by the quality of this TV wall mount that I had got from my garage to hang a 50 inch TV up instead of having it on a bench I had out there. So I was pretty anxious to open it up and try it I was actually really surprised on how much weight the product itself actually has the bracket on him seems very well-constructed everything seem to be very sturdy and not flimsy. So once I figured out where the studs were and mark them with the stud finder it was really easy to install and maybe took me 30 minutes to install it it took me longer to find the right bit to install the lag bolts into the wall. I was kind of nervous when installing it because this is the first wall mount I've ever installed by myself. I was actually really surprised at how easy it was. my 50-inch really isn't that heavy of a TV I was able to install it by myself with no help and hold the TV up why I got the bracket into place for the tv to be mounted on. Also I like how it's really easy to the TV swivels and hold the TV pretty securely as well. Overall I would definitely recommend this wall mount to anybody out there considering getting one this one's definitely worth the money and also a lot cheaper than some of the other ones I seen on there you can read some of the other reviews that converts for have a great this product actually is.
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8/28/2017 UPDATE: The review and the pictures below are accurate for the TV mount I purchased on 01/26/2015. From the comments I am getting for the past 6 months, it seems that the seller might have changed the product since, and my review and pictures might not match the current product. That is not under my control, seller should have created a new listing for the new product but chose instead to use the same listing because of the 19000+ reviews posted. So please don't blame it on me, I'm just a customer that wrote a review to the product I received back in 2015.
Original review written on 03/02/2015:
Bought it to mount 3 LED TVs (2x65", 1x50") in an office, chose this model mostly because of the lockable feature. I didn't use the included lag bolts because of the poor quality complaints in previous reviews. I didn't want to take the chance to strip the included bolts so I bought 5/16-9 2-1/2 lag bolts from Lowes (item 63396) and a box of 1/4" Toggler bolts (Lowes item 118084). On one of the 65" TVs and the 50" TV, the 2x4 studs were spaced perfectly and I was able to mount them using 4 lag bolts each. On the other 65" TV, the stud was about 2" off center so I put 2 lag bolts in the stud and 4 toggler bolts in the left and right most holes. I put my entire weight (200 lbs) on each mount half way extended and they held up just fine. Here are the pros and cons:
Pros:
1. Good quality mount
2. Ability to adjust the horizontal leveling (plus/minus 6 deg)
3. Lockable mount with 5 mm holes. Most pad locks you can find in stores have 6 mm shackle diameter, but I found the Master Lock 131Q has 5 mm locks and it fit just right.
4. 10 ft HDMI cable included
5. Long arms give you the option of moving the TV in almost any position.
Cons:
1. There is nothing to stop the TV from sliding from one way to the other on the two horizontal bars. That would screw up the horizontal alignment every time the TV is moved. Not sure how they didn't think about this. I used some black duct tape to prevent that. I could have drilled holes in the horizontal bars and put some screws in but duck tape was faster.
2. I wish I could have been able to use zip ties to route the cable on the wall side from the lower side to the upper side or the mount, but there are no holes to get the zip ties in.
Very happy with the purchase overall, would buy again in a heartbeat.
You can see how it looks with a 65" TV attached in the pictures below.
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We have a 40 inch Roku TV and this was bought to go with it. The instructions are easy to follow and it wasn't difficult to mount on the wall after finding the stud, except for the fact that the screws that came with it break easily and we had to find replacements. Once it was up on the wall, it was easy from there. There is a lip that the television sits on that is easy to click into place and then two screws that hod it in. It has a tilt function and the arm is nice and long so it can me moved around wherever you need it to be. It kinda reminds me of the ones you see at hospitals, where you can swing it out over a bed or other piece of furniture.
Overall, this was an easy installation and a good choice.
Feature Product
- Heavy guage steel supports screens up to 88 lbs. compatible with VESA (mounting hole pattern) 400x400mm/400x300mm/400x200mm/300x300mm/300x200mm/200x200mm/200x100mm/100x100mm (16"x16"/16"x12"/16"x8"/12"x12"/12"x8"/8"x8"/8"x4"/4"x4")
- Post-installation level adjustment allows the TV to perfectly level
- Tilt+15°/-5°, swivel 180 degrees and rotate for maximum viewing flexibility; VESA plate can be taken off for easy installation by one person
- Low Profile mount retracts to 2.2" to save space, Extends 20" from the wall
- Standard mounting hardware,10 ft HDMI Cable and 6" 3-Axis Magnetic Bubble Level included
Description
The VideoSecu articulating mount is a mounting solution for 25"- 42", some models up to 55 inch (Please check VESA and Weight). The TV mount fit VESA 200x200mm/200x100/100x100 (8"x8"/8"x4"/4"x4"). This wall mount comes with 4 removable mount adapters. It can extend the VESA to 400x400 400x300 400x200 300x300 300x200 (16"x16"/16"x12"/16"x8"/12"x12"/12"x8"). Please check your TV VESA; these are square or rectangular patterns between 4 and 16 inches per side on the rear of your display. Heavy gauge steel construction provides safety loading up to 88lbs display. The high-tech look mount offers 15 degrees forward and 5 degrees backward tilt, 180 degrees of swivel and extension up to 20 inch for viewing angle and TV placement adjustment. The removable VESA plate can be taken off for easy installation.
Will the mount fit my TV?
Firstly, please check the weight of your display, it should be less than 88 lbs. Secondly, If your Monitor or TV has 4 mounting holes on the back of the screen that are 400x400 400x300 400x200 300x300 300x200 200x200mm/200x100/100x100 (16"x16"/16"x12"/16"x8"/12"x12"/12"x8"/8"x8"/8"x4"/4"x4") apart from each other vertically and horizontally this bracket will fit. In addition, please check the area inside the 4 mounting holes to make sure there are not any plugs. Otherwise, the plate may block the plugs.
Notice: This mount fits most 25-49" TVs (VESA 400x400/400x300/400x200/300x300/300x200/200x200/200x100/100x100mm(16x16"/16x12"/16x8"/12x12"/12x8"/8x8"/8x4"/4x4")), some up to 50 55 inch TVs manufactured in recent 3 years
It is solid. I recommend eyeballing the 2 arm flat assembly to make sure it was welded properly and not crooked.
The weakest part is the wall mounting. The pilot hole should be 5/32 if you must use the screws provided ( the diameter of the screw at the root) NOT the 7/32 recommended. If you use the recommended pilot hole size there is too little left for the threads to grip onto in the wall stud wood.
I recommend discarding the screws provided and use 1/4 inch X 2-1/2 Spax lag screws since the bracket holes are 1/4 inch. I have used these for mounting kitchen wall cabinet hanger rails, and they have a built in washer, require no pilot hole, and will not pull out of the wall stud.
You can purchase these at Amazon or HD and this only increases the overall cost by a dollar or so.
This TV mount is great. Easy to set up and very strong. Took me about 30 minutes to install from start to finish. Great material and it's nice that they send a HDMI cable with it, never hurts to have an extra one of those.
Downside is that one of the mount bolts was bent and I was not about to put it in the wall through the mount. Fortunately the 2 other bolts were strong enough to hold up my tv. Would have been nice to have the 3rd bolt for extra stability but I feel like the 2 will suffice.
Recommend for sure but kind of a bummer about the bolt
I am an electrician of 20 years and have hung my share of TV mounts. Do not hesitate to purchase as long as your TV is 400x400 or smaller.
Make sure to put the power cord before you mount the bracket of bracket covers part of power inlet.
For those who say it hangs the tv out of level, they need to find the two small nuts that adjust the level of the hanging bracket.
Pros: Most everything. Item is solid and won’t strip when tightening like other made-in-China metals. Comes with extra screws of most common sizes, and spacers for round/flat back tv’s. Has an included level and HDMI 1.4 10’ cable. Mount is completely articulating at every angle. Easy to assemble and hang even by yourself if tv is light enough (mine was)
Cons: I wish it had 4 extra washers for mounting the TV plate to the TV itself. Most TVs already have these screws and washers, and mine did as well. However, the washers on my TVs screws did not separate from the screw, so I had to get 4 washers from the hardware store (10 cents each). I wouldn’t deduct a star for this because it was my TVs design, but would be nice if it had washers for the extra M6 and larger mounting screws that come with the wall-mount unit. But for this price—and even more expensive prices— this unit is definitely the best you’ll find and most complete with many extras.
This wall mount was especially easy to install. I used it to mount my 37" Toshiba Regza. At first I was a little bit nervous because I didn't realize how heavy my TV was until I picked it up to mount it, but the mount is extremely sturdy if it's properly fixed to the wall stud behind the wall. The only part that was a little bit time consuming was using a socket wrench (included) to fix the mount to the wall stud. It hurt my hands after a while- you can't just drill the mount with a power drill- but doing it as the instructions suggest equals a super sturdy wall mount.
You should know before you buy this that you will need a stud finder that locates the wall studs behind the wall. I used the Zircon StudSensor Edge Finding Stud Finder which cost me $25 at the time but it appears it's $18 now. Be forewarned, you need to buy a 9 volt battery for the stud finder, which I didn't realize until I got it so it took me a little while before I was actually able to mount the TV. I say all this to say, buy the mount, the stud finder, and a 9 volt battery from the gate and you'll be able to mount this without an issue.
The instructions were about 80% helpful. The company that makes these could hire a better technical writer and use better images, especially when it comes to adjusting the mount positioning after the TV is mounted. That being said, putting up the mount and figuring out how to adjust the positioning wasn't rocket science. All it takes is a little bit of common sense.
The best thing about buying this mount is the fact that it comes with a wide assortment of screws and necessary hardware. You won't need to use all of the screws, but you can bet that if there's a type of screw you do need, it's already provided. The back of my TV was designed for a mount like this, but in the event your TV is made a little bit differently, with the mounting screws a little further apart, this mount comes with attachment pieces. The magnetic level that's included is an awesome bonus because even after I mounted the TV, making sure it was straight, I found a few other uses for the level. Also, it comes with an HDMI cord, which I didn't need but was kind of a cool addition. Bottom line, if you buy this mount (and have an effective stud finder + battery), the company that sells these things goes that extra mile to ensure that you're fully prepared to put it up.
I'm giving this 5 stars because I was really pleased with the product. It didn't even deserve the deduction of a star for the 80% helpful instructions not being 100% helpful.
The mount can be tilted up, down, left, and right; it can swivel; and it can be pushed back so that it ends up pretty close to the wall for that "straight-on" kind of position.
I'm going to attach some pictures of the mount in use because I know when I'm reading reviews, it definitely helps to have a visual. The pic of the screws and hardware is missing the pieces that I used in the mount, for obvious reasons. I also included pics of the stud finder and battery that I used. Both were very helpful in installing the mount. As you can see, you don't need a "flat" tv for this mount, mine a little on the bulky side. And as mentioned in the instructions, you can even mount a TV with a curve. You can also mount this in drywall or concrete- there are instructions for both.
Hope you found this review helpful.
Buy this mount!
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