Have you just recently purchased a brand new plasma or LCD TV? Do you think your new purchase would look absolutely great on one of your walls? This article will demonstrate just how you can find the perfect spot for your beautiful TV.
Once you have selected the perfect or LCD TV for your home, the next thing to do is to purchase the right bracket for wall mounting and this could prove to be much more difficult than it actually sounds.
Various kinds of brackets exist in today’s market. The manufacturers usually own personal mounting brackets that are usually available in mail orders only and typically too expensive. As an alternative, dozens of other universal brackets exist for you to decide on that could fit practically any model or make of flat screens.
Here are several things you need to take into consideration before purchasing your bracket:
- What maximum weight can your chosen bracket take?
- Will your bracket have to extend, rotate or tilt?
- How far away are the mounting holes from the screen’s back? Will your chosen bracket even fit?
- What color do you prefer your bracket to have?
- Does a warranty come with your chosen wall bracket?
- What is the weight of your chosen bracket itself?
- Can you return the bracket if it is not the right size?
- Is your chosen wall bracket suitable for the surface on which you plan to mount your TV?
Flat mountable brackets are usually the cheapest option. It can place your TV perfectly close to walls for the ideal hanging position. Your chosen bracket should never be deeper than two inches.
Tilting mount brackets are ideal, if you wish to mount your TV a bit higher than the level of the eyes, maybe above fireplaces. The majority of tilting mount brackets allows a fifteen degree tilt. This should suffice to let the TV angle down to the sofa for much better viewing.
Rotate and tilt mount brackets generally only suit LCD screens smaller than 32 inches because of their size and construction. These are perfect for TV screens to be mounted in places like kitchens where slight adjustments need to be made to the angles of the TVs.
You can buy your mounting bracket pretty much anywhere. The most likely case is to buy it when buying the TV. In the case you did not, some great possible place to buy it are:
Once you buy your chosen mount and feel happy with how it suits your wants and needs, you need to find out if you can fit this on your own or if professional help will be needed. Given the amount of money you likely spent on your widescreen TV, you might want to consider the cost of paying a professional to mount your TV a small price to pay to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
I thought the photo from Rosenwald’s photostream on Flickr was awesome. Obviously the first attempt at wall mounting a TV! 
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In determining the appropriate TV size for you, you should also consider the space required to install the unit itself. When recessing a LCD TV display unit, allow at least 3 inches of open space at the top of the unit and adequate ventilation space of at least 2 inches behind it as well.
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