Opteka 32 to 60-Inch Plasma and LCD TV Articulating Dual Arm Tilting Wall Mount for HDTV Displays (Black
Posted by TVReviews on September 28, 2009 · 3 Comments
With this versatile wall mount, there isn’t a bad seat in the house. The articulating arm, which attaches to any wall, creates the perfect viewing angle for your TV with 180 degree lateral rotation, tilt and swivel. The Articulating LCD Wall Dual Arm supports most 32″ up to 60″ plasma TV’s and holds up to 175 lbs. Bonus 6′ HDMI cable and LCD/Plasma Screen Cleaning Kit Included with this TV mount.
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I bought this along with my brand new Samsung 46″ LCD TV and are loving both!
I installed this in around a half hour with the help of my brother, and some sub-par instructions. I advise having the help of someone knowledgeable with these things, or just hire a professional.
This thing is heavier than it looks, and structurally can support the weight of my TV and them some, which is what you want if you’re talking about swinging out an $1500 LCD TV from the wall. The manufacturer gives you mounting screws for literally every last conceivable type of flat screen, as well as a set of really deep wall mounting screws.
The included HDMI cable and screen cleaner have been very useful as well.
For the price, it doesn’t get any better than this. A buddy of mine recently paid double for virtually the same thing.
I bought this mount for a 50-inch plasma screen (80-100 lbs). It seems fairly sturdy, but I am not sure if I would trust it with the articulating arm fully extended due to the excess torque pulling at the wall bolts. The instructions that came with the unit were rather lame and seemed to be missing some relevant content. I think that using a stud finder is essential to install this or any other mount that is going to be used to support a heavy TV.
The mount comes with several assorted bolts for attaching the mounting arms to the back of the TV, but some were too long to use and some were almost too short to ensure enough thread engagement after tightening things. If someone needs to use the 8mm bolts, they might want to take a trip to the hardware store and pick up some mid-length ones.
The wall bracket comes with its own level indicator. However, I noticed some play in the articulating arm. Therefore, the part attached to the wall may be perfectly level, and the TV may hang at an angle due to the arm being off 5-10 degrees after bearing the load of a heavy TV. Before installing, I would recommend pulling on the articulating arm while retracted and try to rotate it to see how much play there is, and then compensate for any angle adjustment when drilling the stud bolt holes. The wall bracket may not be quite level, but the TV plate should be level (you can check by resting a separate level on this part). If the TV is mounted and seems to be listing to one side, there are four Allen head bolt in the middle of the TV mounting plate that may be able to be loosened to rotate things, but the TV will have to be removed from the mount to make the adjustment.
When it arrived, i right away noticed the thing is huge and heavy, which doesn’t make it too easy to hang it up by yourself. I got it up ok and i love it except for some quirks.
- When completely collapsed, the attachment to the TV is not in the middle of the mount.
- Hanging your tv on the mount is piece of cake but if its not EXACTLY in the middle of the mount, it tilts sideways and cannot be solved by tightening bolts.
- to secure your TV from sliding on the mount, it uses two screws. They are a PAIN to screw in.
- The whole thing is pretty heavy and you have to extend the arm to screw the thing into the wall. Requires at least 2 people, 3 preferred.