Mounting LCD on wall?

[LIVAN]

Hey guys, I recently bought a 30 inch LCD monitor/TV. I would like it to mount on the wall. I have never done one of these before. THis unit is Vesa 200 compliant, can someone tell me if I need to find where my wall "stud" is? In general, does finding a wall stud necessary? Or these mounts can go on drywall?

If I do need to find the stud, what do I need to do?

Thanks in advance.

 

[w00t]

you need to buy a stud finder. all a stud is the wood part of the wall the frame. also you could hit a pipe if you didnt have a studfinder. dry wall is very week i dont know if u have ever seen it. it would not hold up a 30in lcd. also i dont think you want your 30lcd very expensive to crash to the floor. you can find them at homedepot and lowes how ever u spell it.

 

[Viper96720]

Yeah find the stud or go the hardware store and tell them you want to mount something kind of heavy on the wall. They should sell you some wall anchors.

 

[Viper96720]

http://www.naturalhandyman.com...fanchor/infanchor.shtm

 

[w00t]

its too risky get a stud finder and use it. also ask the guys down at homedepot of lowes for the screws u should use and the stud finder will be worth it.

 

[w00t]

my dad can find them by knocking on the wall but hes just good.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: w00t
my dad can find them by knocking on the wall but hes just good.

my dad does it like that too

 

[heartsurgeon]

you kids!


i suppose you've never knocked on a door....


take you knuckle and rap on the dry wall continuously, while moving from left to right (or right to left!). when you are over the drywall only, you will hear a low pitched drum like sound..when you are over a stud, the pitch will become higher, and less resonant.

rap quickly, and move your knuckle about .5 inches laterally each time you do this.

it will be obvious when you are over a stud.

the stud is about 2 inches in width...with careful rapping, you should be able to determine the approximate center of each stud (the sound transitions at each side of the stud. studs will be 16 inches apart (centered)

pre-drill the hole for the screw. use an apppropriate wood screw.

this will be your strongest wall mount.


if the stud locations are not the same as your wall mount, you may need to mount a flat piece of wood to the studs, and then mount your wall mount to the wood.

if you chose to mount to the dry wall, you must get appropriate dry wall toggle bolts or mollys..ask you hardware salesperson for advice (based on the weight of the item you are mounting to the wall).

if this baby cost big money..i would mount to the studs (plan on needing a piece of wood as outlined above)
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