A TV wall mount is a specialized piece of audio/visual hardware designed to safely hang a modern flat screen TV on a wall in your home or office. This kind of installation offers a number of advantages that more than compensate for the cost and effort involved.
From an interior design standpoint, a wall mounted TV display can greatly enhance the look and style of a room overall. The wall mount itself is typically concealed behind the TV so the viewer is presented with a screen that appears suspended in mid air. This can be very eye catching, and is frequently used in environments where audience attention is paramount.
Low Profile Tv Mounts
For the home theater enthusiast the use of a TV wall mount to position a flat screen TV against a living room wall is an obvious choice to maximize the movie theater experience and free up more living space.
Unfortunately, the full benefits of a wall mounted display are all too often lost by a poor mounting location. This problem is further compounded by the fact that few owners are willing to incur the cost and time of moving the mount to a better location. They simply learn to live with the deficiencies.
Understanding the basic capabilities of the various mount options available can help anyone select the optimal position for both mount and TV and get the most out of their entertainment investment.
To begin, make a careful review of the room where the TV will be installed. Pay special attention to lighting, windows, seating and overall room size.
If the viewing area is clearly defined and unlikely to change, then a fixed mount is a simple, and cost effective option. Fixed flat screen mounts have the advantage of low profiles (the distance between the TV and wall) and low maintenance. Since they have no moving parts, once they are set up they are unlikely to require any further attention.
For best results make sure you can position the screen at the correct height and viewing distance and the room lighting will not produce any screen glare.
In situations where the screen must be placed above the normal viewing plane, a tilting mount is a practical choice. Tilting TV wall mounts allow the screen to be angled a fixed number of degrees downward, and in some cases upward.
Restaurants, bars and waiting rooms are prime candidates for tilting mounts. High up mounting avoids unwanted equipment tampering while still allowing for an excellent viewing angle.
The final category is known as the articulating or universal mount. These mounts offer the greatest range of motion and are usually the most expensive.
The typical articulating mount allows the screen to pan left and right, tilt up and down and move away from the wall by means of a cantilevered arm assembly (usually referred to as 'extension'). Extension combined with the pan and swivel axis allows the screen to be positioned at 90 degrees to the wall. For modern, open plan homes, this single capability is usually the main reason to select an articulating mount.