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Wall mount for 60" TV

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mizzou

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I'm looking at this.

https://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-ML...000WYVBR0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

I have a 400x400m VESA mount system and no cables will be blocked on the back of the TV.

Articulation is not necessary, but I would like to bring it away from the wall a bit. I honestly just want to raise it a foot or so so I can put my entertainment center underneath it.

Safety is a concern, I don't want my little kid to pull it from the wall. I will likely have to mount it to 2x4's that I will anchor into the wall for extra insurance as my walls are plaster and difficult to locate the studs perfectly.

TV is a e600i-b3 VIzio. 46.30 lbs without stand. 52.91 lbs with stand.

  • Mount Pattern400mm x 400mm
  • Screw SizeM6
  • Screw Length10mm
 
You will 100% want to mount it to studs or some kind of 2x4's that you anchor to studs.

What do you mean by "you want to raise it a foot or so"? Do you mean once it's mounted? You want to be able to move it up a foot or so? Also not sure why you would want to bring it away from the wall once it's mounted. What is the thinking behind that?
 
I would like to not have to have the TV depth flat to the wall. I would like to have the tv extend from the wall about 1' - 2'

Also, I want the TV to be mounted so that it is about 2'-3' above the top of my entertainment center so I have room for my AV receiver. Right now the TV on the stand prevents me from having a good place to put it. I think the position of the TV a few feet up will not ruin the best viewing angle...any higher it would be way above eye level and inappropriate for day to day viewing.

I just want to make sure I'm getting a quality mount. I imagine back in the day of large screen plasma's...quality and weight support meant high $$$. As light as this big TV is, I can't see why something like the one I selected would be appropriate. I know nothing about good TV bracket brands.
 
I have plaster walls too. My house was built in 1916. Finding studs is near impossible! I feel your pain. But if the house was built like most houses have been then measuring from the corner of each wall out. Each stud should be every 16" or in some cases 23". Once you get behind where the TV will mount just drill a hole where you think the stud should be and if you don't catch a stud measure out from the hole another 6" or so and retry. Holes can be filled in later and the TV should cover them up anyway. I usually find the stud on the second try.

Use a very thin drill bit so the holes you do make are tiny. You will know when you hit a stud.
 
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thepriceisright said:
I do a lot of installations for medical offices and just use monoprice for all my TV mounts. They are cheap, but I've never had a problem with any of their stuff.
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Monoprice mounts are hard to beat for the value. Quality stuff for cheap, though they might not look all that spectacular.

Ditto on everything people have said about studs. Without studs, you're going to tear up your wall and break your TV. Make extra holes to find the studs if you need to.
 
I got this for my 65 inch set.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082821&p_id=6517&seq=1&format=2

I weigh 200lbs could do pull ups on this thing fully extended with no flexing. Pretty amazing. You will definitely want really good anchoring behind your drywall. I wouldn't rely on a stud finder alone. I would drill small pilot holes so you can determine within 100% accuracy where the studs are (you'll cover the holes with the mount).
 
queequeg99 said:
I got this for my 65 inch set.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082821&p_id=6517&seq=1&format=2

I weigh 200lbs could do pull ups on this thing fully extended with no flexing. Pretty amazing. You will definitely want really good anchoring behind your drywall. I wouldn't rely on a stud finder alone. I would drill small pilot holes so you can determine within 100% accuracy where the studs are (you'll cover the holes with the mount).
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I have a similar mount from Monoprice but it's an older model. I think I paid $80 for it and it's already been through two TVs and about 4 years of use and it hasn't moved. I mounted it to studs but I didn't use the bolts it came with, I went out and got heavier grade ones from the hardware store which were longer too so they grab more of the studs. I definitely recommend mounting to the studs and if that is not possible in the position you want you can mount a piece of ply-wood to the studs and then mount the bracket to the wood. Just paint the wood to match the wall and it's pretty much hidden. A friend of mine had to do this as his studs were a bit off center from where he wanted to mount the TV, he used thick marine grade plywood and you'd never know it was there behind the TV.
 
queequeg99 said:
I got this for my 65 inch set.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082821&p_id=6517&seq=1&format=2

I weigh 200lbs could do pull ups on this thing fully extended with no flexing. Pretty amazing. You will definitely want really good anchoring behind your drywall. I wouldn't rely on a stud finder alone. I would drill small pilot holes so you can determine within 100% accuracy where the studs are (you'll cover the holes with the mount).
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I got the smaller version of the TItan. My TV is really light, so I don't need to it to hold 300lbs! I havent unboxed it yet but it is quite heavy.
 
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