TV Wall Mount

TV wall mount is essential in case your living room is small. Also if you have the plasma TV, LCD or TFT TV then you need the TV wall mount as TV stand wont work here. Nowadays, also to save space, people are opting for TV wall mounts. In lieu of placing your TV on a stand or pedestal, small CRT or tube type televisions and even large flat panel TVs are mounted on the wall. The TV mounted on tv wall mount gives very impressive and contemporary.

Moreover the cleanest look is given by the flat tv wall mounts in which the tv is mounted just an inch away from the wall. But this will keep the TV at a fixed position so you must install it at a proper height.

Types of TV Wall Mounts

The TV wall mount not only saves valuable space in the home, but also keeps heavy appliances safely out of reach of children. TV Wall Mount can be moved left or right across the length of the wall plate for centering purposes. There are also wall mounts that allow a 90-degree swivel. This helps in watching the TV while lying on your side on the couch. Some TV wall mounts have "security features" which allow you to padlock the TV to the wall plate so that there is no chance of theft.

Fixed TV Wall Mounts

This is the basic type of all tv wall mounts. With the use of fixed tv wall mount you cannot change the position of your tv after installation in any direction. Also the angle, tilt or direction of the fixed tv wall mount cannot be changed. This works best for home theaters and living room. The price range for fixed tv wall mount can range from $30 to $100.

Tilt TV Wall Mount

You have to purchase TV wall mount depending on whether your TV has a flat back or a small protruding modular "box" at the back. If you have the latter type of television, you will require a tilt TV wall mount. The standard wall mount will not allow for the box type TV, while the tilt holds the display far enough from the wall to accommodate it.

• For those who wish to change the angle, there are tilt TV wall mount. Some tilt TV wall mount work on a ratchet principle. Here, the tilt is adjusted by simply moving the display by hand to the desired angle.
• Another design includes tilt mounts with a tool that is required to change the angle.

Swivel TV Wall Mounts

It better than the above two as you can change the angle and tilt the tv mounted on swivel tv wall mount. Also with the help of pivot in this mount, you can turn your tv from left to right. But the major drawback of this tv wall mount is that after installing the TV remains far away from the wall.

Articulating TV Wall Mount

The articulating tv wall mounts allow you to move the TV up and down, right and left and you can also keep it away from the wall. This types of tv wall mount is mostly used for small LCD displays. Apart from these you can also change the change the tilt to left and right.

Full Motion TV Wall Mount

Above all is the full motion TV wall mount and gives the flexible movement. With swivel arm movement you can move the TV to 360 degrees apart from tilting, up-down and left-right movements.

TV Ceiling Mount

For very large rooms, one might go for a ceiling mount. The ceiling mount consists of a small base with extended downward arm complete with tilt and pitch features. This allows the TV to be positioned within a furnished area that does not have walls close by. Full motion wall mount bracket is better than the earlier two but this is the most expensive and complicated to install among the three. Mostly 2-3 people are required to install the full motion tv wall mount bracket.

Material used to make TV Wall Mounts

• Steel
• Wrought Iron

Most of the tv wall mounts are made up of steel to withstand the weight of the TV that is measured by the screen size. The tv wall mounts that are used to hold the large tv are also called two-stud mounts.

Parts of TV Wall Mounts

Typical universal TV wall mounts have two basic parts

• A wall plate for the attachment to the wall
• Rails to attach to the back of the TV

Most of the rails have two perpendicular arms and back-facing devices. The back facing devices connect to the wall plate. After installing rails and wall plate TV can be mounted easily.

Plasma TV Wall Mount

If you have the plasma tv then it needs the plasma tv wall mount. The plasma TV wall mount can be full motion plasma tv wall mount, flat plasma tv wall mount, tilt plasma tv wall mount and motorized plasma tv wall mount. The full motion is better than all but also high on price. This can be made up of steel or aluminum with the hi tech look. Also all the plasma tv wall mounts are given clips to secure the wires for better and sleek look. For the effortless motion the Virtual Axis technology is used to make the plasma TV wall mount. Most commonly it is the flat plasma tv wall mount that is used for the plasma tv. In this case the plasma TV remains close to the wall. IN most of the home theaters, bedroom and living room you will find the flat plasma tv wall mount.

LCD TV Wall Mount

LCD TV wall mount comes in different sizes like other mounts. While purchasing the LCD tv wall mount make sure to consider the size of the TV. With size the hardware to mount the tv wall mount will also differ. Then it is the type of wall which will decide the LCD tv wall mount. Your wall can be of wood, concrete or cinder block wall. For concrete wall, the cement anchors along with lag bolts are used. The type of hardware here also will be different. Consider how you are going to manage the cables and connections. After considering all these you have the choice to select the type of LCD tv wall mount that can be fixed, titling, arm tv wall mount and motorized one.

Types of TV Wall Mount Brackets

Basically three types of TV wall mount brackets. These are

• Low-Profile TV wall mount bracket
• Tilt TV wall mount bracket
• Full-motion wall mount bracket

Low profile TV wall mount brackets are cheapest of the three and easiest to install. But once installed them you cannot adjust the TV on the low profile TV wall mount bracket as the brackets cannot neither move up and down or left or right. So if you need to switch out cables then you will have to remove the panel from the wall.

The vertical viewing angle of the TV can be adjusted with the Tilting TV wall mount bracket and it cost similar to the full motion. The movement is because of the pivot that is present in the center of the installation bracket. It is also very easy to install. Also if you want to change the cables then there is no need of removing panel. Further there are two types in tilt tv wall mount. The tilt tv wall mount that works on the principle of ratchet can very easily tilted. You can change the position with hands. But there are also some tilt tv wall mount that needs a tool to adjust the angle. If your requirement of changing the angle is very frequent go with the former. Also if your tv has the protruding modular box then buy the tilt tv wall mount.

Full motion wall mount bracket is better than the earlier two but this is the most expensive and complicated to install among the three. Mostly 2-3 people are required to install the full motion tv wall mount bracket. With this you can adjust the horizontal as well as side view of your tv.