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I ordered the mount to hold my new Samsung 60 inch plasma, which weighs about 150 pounds. I wanted to mount it over the fireplace in the niche that seems to be standard in most new homes these days. The TV has about 1.5 inch clearance on both sides and about 3 inches on top and bottom. So, the TV needed to be mounted exactly in the center of the opening. In addition, the niche is about 24 inches deep, so I had to get an articulating mount. I checked various websites and Wayfair had the best selection/price combination. The SmartMount mount was easy to install onto the wall, although the studs to which it was mounted were not centered on the niche opening. No problem, once the base was mounted to the studs the articulating arm plate slide left/right enough to center the arm on the niche opening. The mount uses six large lag bolts to mount into the wall studs and is rated for 200 lbs. I weigh 160 lbs and did several pull-ups on the mount before setting the TV in place. The mount is sturdy and did not flex much if at all. My only complaint is the mount hardware that attaches to the back of the flat screen. The bolts provided to attach the bracket to the TV were small and barely reached through the mount into the TV. With a 150 lb TV worth several thousand dollars riding on those six bolts, I decided to visit [...]and get longer hex head bolts. The bolts were an odd size but the helpful person at HD was able to track them down. The other issue is that the TV does not slide up/down enough. In other words, the mount does not allow enough travel for adjustments up/down. The mount is centered on the wall of the niche, but the mounting holes on the TV are off center a bit. I maxed out the travel allowed on the TV mounting bracket, but the bottom of the flat screen still sits on the bottom of the niche when the TV is tilted forward. Not a big deal and I should have compensated in my measurements for the off center TV mounting holes, but I think the bracket could have been larger. It took two of us (inexperienced at mounting flat screen TVs) approx. three hours from unpacking to setting the TV in place. It looks great, works well and I am very pleased."..."  Read more

I have a 52" Panasonic plasma. Having read user reviews of numerous mounts I knew this one would be the best choice. Everyone was right. The contractor that we used to redo the electricity and cabling in our wall has installed a lot of home theater systems, and about 6-8 different types of mounts. He pointed out a number of little advantages that this mount has over all of the others (that make it easier to install), and when we were done he was certain that it is the best mount he's seen. One of the important factors that we noticed is that the tolerance on the primary screw holes allow for some minor tweaks even once it has been installed, something that he hasn't seen on any of the other mounts. As for handling the weight of a 52" TV, this mount does it with ease. I had absolutely no doubt it could handle it and I attach the TV with confidence every time. I have had to remove the TV numerous time during work we're having done in that area and the removal and resetting of the TV could not be easier. Of course it requires two people (typically men as my wife refused to try considering the weight of the TV). Then there is the fact that this mount comes with a gazillion different sets of hardware for probably any TV form. The one issue that I must emphasize is that you MUST make sure you have the proper studs in the location that you want the TV. If you are needing to center the TV, verify the location of your studs vs how the mount is going to hang on the studs. You may not be able to center it as you'd like. I was lucky enough that we were already tearing up the walls for another reason so we attached some horizontal studs to the existing studs so we could align the mount anywhere we needed to horizontally and be certain we were hitting a stud. Once it was up I have to say I really appreciate the ability it offers for adjustments. We have ours mounted above our fireplace (which we never use) and we can move it all around as necessary. And it always stays exactly where we stop it. In short, I think it's got to be the perfect mount because I have nothing to complain about."..."  Read more

Fundamentally, this mount is excellent for wall-mounting the new generation of very large Flat Panel TV's - I'm using it with a new Pioneer PDP-6071 60" Plasma, which weighs approx. 115 lbs. The mount comes with a reference chart for various makes/models to identify the proper screws for attaching the mounting arms to your TV (it comes with all the screws for all the makes/models), as well as extension rails and larger mounting arms to accommodate the real jumbo jets up to 72". The mounting plate itself is completely open in the back to accommodate wiring, and the mounting arms have locakable cams to secure your Flat Panel to the mounting plate...All in all, a very well-designed and solid mount for these new super-sized Flat Panels. My only minor complaint is that when I attached the extension rails, one of them was not perfectly straight, even though there was no apparent damage to the shipping box. It didn't affect the mounting, but if it were off only a bit more, it would have."..."  Read more

this tv mount is great , I used this mount for 42" tv , it holds up the TV very well , all the screws were included with it , easy to install and made of strong good quality metal , the price is perfect plus the free shipping , Wayfair is the best for everything , will buy more for other room tv ."..."  Read more