Walmart TV Mounts
I recently purchased 2 Samsung LCD TVs, 40" for the master bedroom and 52" for the family room. Initially I was planning to purchase one articulating mount for the master bedroom and one simple titling mount for the family room. However, based on the quality of this unit, I purchased 2 articulating mounts. In addition to providing flexibility in viewing angles/positions, articulating mounts are great for the initial set-up and subsequent rewiring or replacement of components (you do not have to take off the TV; you simply pull it out and the back of the TV is easily accessible).
This unit is heavy (definitely 2-person job to mount the wall plate), solid, and made with high quality materials. Installation was pretty straight-forward. Instructions were somewhat terse (small/tiny diagrams) and not clear (e.g., which screws/bolts/spacers to use when attaching the back beams to the TV), but they were not that difficult to figure out.
Here are some recommendations:
1) Make sure that the back beams are attached to the TV at equal height. Even if you use the same holes, there is about 0.125" play when tightening the bolts. Otherwise, the TV could be not level even if the wall plate is level.
2) If you have a low margin of error for the height of the mount (I had to mount them in a built in cabinets with 1" gap on all 4 sides), attach the back beams to the TV first and measure the distace between the top of the TV and the point where the beam will "hook" on to the plate. Then figure out where to drill the holes based on the distance between the point where the beam will "hook" on to the plate and the center of openings for the screws/bolts.
3) Always measure twice and use a high quality level to make sure that the mount is level.
This wall mount is pretty amazing. I'll go over the only downfall first. The bolts that come with the mount seem small. And I tightened one (because I freak out when I'm putting a 2k$ TV on a wall) way too tight where the head of the bolt popped off. I had extra bolts at the house and used those. So it's not really a downfall, just be weary of tightening them too much.
So the mount itself is really impressive. I mounted a 50" TV to it with little issues. It is extremely sturdy and it's great that it can come off the wall as much as it can. I thought it might have issues once it was fully extended, and granted it does angle down just slightly as the TV is fully extended, but not enough to notice. Even if it bothers you, you can angle up the TV so that it is perfectly even. Overall I think this mount was an amazing purchase and what more could you as for at the price it's going for?
The only other thing I could tell you, is that it doesn't go completely against the wall, it probably will always be 2-3" or so from the wall (if that much). But you get this mount so you can see it from the kitchen at an angle, or from the other side of the room. You get this mount for the different angles it makes available, not to make it flush with the wall. And that much from the wall isn't even noticeable. Great thing about it being able to pull out, is that when you need to add cables to the tv, you don't have to go through some cumbersome process, you just pull the TV out and plug in.
Ok that's all I got, hope it was helpful.
Product Details :
- Articulating arm TV wall mount fits 32" 37" 40" 42" 46" 47" 50" 52" 55" 58" 60" 62" 63" 65" LCD LED Plasma display; Mounting hole pattern compatible from 200 x100 to 684x400mm
- Supports display up to 165 lbs; Adjustable tilt +/-15 degrees and swivel side-to-side for comfortable viewing angle
- Arm fold less than 4" or extend 25" from wall; Post-installation level adjustment allows the TV to perfectly level
- Lock and release safety system design on both mounting bracket; Cable management on arm; Easy installation and adjustment
- Standard mounting screws and V1.4 high speed 10 ft HDMI cable included
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