I want to mount my 58" TV to the wall. Because of the location, I will need a “full motion” mounting solution. I also want to buy one that can accommodate a larger or heavier TV to “future-proof” this installation. The TV I currently have is a Sharp UHD that cost $399.
The full motion mounts I have seen range in price from about $60 up to nearly $300, with lots of price points in between. Does the price really matter much? What price should I be aiming for?
At the end of the day, you’re getting some metal bars and bolts. Just get something that has the motion you want, can support the weight of your TV, and can maintain the position you set without undue vibrations or a slow creep down from gravity.
What’s holding it up there isn’t the price tag but just the strength of the bolts drilled into your wall studs. You can pay for fancier features like just how much motion, extendable/retractable arms, how good it is at maintaining a certain tilt angle for prolonged periods of time, how easy it is to move the thing and lock it in place, how easy it is to take the TV on and off, etc. So what if there are fancier ones? There’s always a market for people with more money than sense, whether that’s Monster cables or Apple’s $1000 TV stand.
IMO, if you’re going to go much higher than 58", you might as well get a projector and a pull-down screen. Much bigger picture and cleaner, simpler install.
I’d say no. Like it was said above it is metal and bolts and modern TV’s are not heavy things at all. I’ve bought two wall tv mounts for 50 inch TV’s and they were £25 each. Perfectly serviceable.
Yeah, just make sure your mount is rated for your TV’s weight. Other than that, get the one with the range of motion that works for you.
Assuming your 58" TV is an LCD flat screen, it’s probably not very heavy. Under 50lbs?
It’s possible that a more expensive mount is better designed enough that it’s easier to hang on the back of the TV and to hang on the wall.
Thanks, y’all, for the suggestions.
Any mount is going to hold your TV just fine, provided you get it mounted into some studs. TVs just aren’t that heavy, and even putting them on a swinging cantilever doesn’t change that too much. A more expensive mount is likely machined with higher tolerances and quality tested better. Possibly also designed better so it’s easier to install.
I bought a really cheap projector mount and while it worked, it was kind of hassle to put together because things didn’t line up perfectly and there was a screw that had to be screwed in and it tended to slowly drift out of proper alignment due to vibrations and the fact that the parts didn’t fit perfectly.
I bought a more expensive one and it was better in every way. The holes lined up without any messing with, the screws were easier to access, it stayed where I put it.