Sanus Wall Mounting System for Plasma or LCD large TVs - VMPL50S - It tilts!
Written: Mar 31 '06
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Pros: sturdy, easy assembly, economical
Cons: none at all
The Bottom Line: This is a great wall mounting system with high quality parts and attention to detail!
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| coops32's Full Review: Sanus (VMPL50S) |
Sanus Systems Visionmount Tilting Wall Mount VMPL50s
Hanging our new toy ….
We bought a wonderful new flat panel 40” LCD TV and needed an easy option for mounting it on the wall. These TV’s come with stands for setting them on a surface, but I really think if you are going to buy a flat panel TV, then you should hang it on the wall! In order to do this, a sturdy mounting system is required.
Shopping for a wall mounting system….
This is our second flat panel TV and they used to come standard with basic mounting kits, however wall mounts have become very specialized these days and there are lots of options! There is a whole other industry that comes up with these amazing ideas for hanging large televisions to suit any need.
Prices range greatly depending on what your particular needs are, but I have seen them as low as $60 for a smaller television mount and on up past the $300 and $500 marks for larger televisions and different options. You have to buy a mounting system based on the size of your TV as well as the features you want. For us, it was easy: we just wanted to mount our TV on the wall. Flat panels have such a wide viewing range that we were not interested in any kind of swinging arm for our particular situation (A woman I work with bought a swinging arm type of mounting system for her brand new 60 inch plasma. This allows her to turn the entire TV in the opposite direction to face her outside deck. This has made for some wonderful sports parties including that last Super Bowl, but it must have cost her a ton of money!).
What we bought:
After shopping around at the local electronics stores, we found this mounting system for around $150. It fit the bill perfectly and came in cheaper than the others we had seen around town. It even had a really nice two way tilting system compared to the very basic mounts we had shopped around for.
This tilting mount is perfectly suited for most larger LCD or Plasma TVs from 30 inches to 50 inches which weigh up to 130 pounds. It is made of a solid heavy gauge steel with an attractive silver finish. The mounting system includes a wall mounting plate and two universal mounting brackets. The mounting plate is attached to your wall and the brackets are attached to the wall plate. The brackets can glide from side to side over the wall plate or be more permanently set in place on the wall mount plate.
The brackets allow the television to be tilted forward or backwards to twelve degrees in either direction. This is an easy touch adjustment and anyone can do it. Because of the wide visibility range with the LCD TVs, we do not necessarily need this function, but it is nice if you decide to hang your TV really high up on the wall. It can then be tilted down to aim towards the room. Overall, I like the tilting feature as an option. It allows us to have the flexibility of movement if we need it.
Measurements and Other considerations -
The overall measurements of the assembly are 29 inches wide by 18 ½ inches high. There is about a 2 ½ inch gap between the wall and the back of the TV edge at the top and bottom when the TV is placed in the middle position. I am glad it is attractive, because I can see the mounting system from the side when walking by, but only somewhat.
I will admit my husband did most of the install on this one, but I helped considerably and was most impressed by the manner in which this mounting system was packaged. Never in my history of buying anything have I ever been so impressed! The directions were simple and the parts needed for install all came neatly packaged in this crazy long plastic multi-compartmental clear pouch. Each piece was separated from the others and it was easy to see that everything we needed was absolutely there! It is hard to describe, but truly the most incredible thing I have seen in a while!
Our final thoughts -
We are very pleased with this mounting system! It was nicely priced compared to lesser systems we saw and we are convinced it was a very good buy! It is important to us that we have a very high quality mount that we can depend on since we bought a nice TV, and we are sure this one will do the job nicely for years to come!
Sanus makes a wide variety of mounting systems to meet most needs. I love the quality and attention to detail which they obviously have!
Recommended:
Yes
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