VESA mount position - relative to TV

[timmymagic73]

Morning all.

Google isn't giving me any sensible answers here, so I'm hoping someone else has come across this issue!

I've got a VESA mount TV bracket which I want to put up on the wall before I finish decorating a room. I really want to do this now as it's a rather shoddily dry-lined brick wall that was once the outside brick skin of my house, so requires some "alterations" to get a decent fixing. And making good after.

I know the TV VESA configuration, but the issue is that there appears to be absolutely no documentation on where the VESA mount holes are relative to the back of the TV. Photos online are inconclusive and would be guesswork at best.

Why don't I just measure the TV you ask? Well I haven't bought it yet! As I'm still waiting for it to be released (Sony 75XH9005 for reference) - plus I don't really want a 75" TV leaning precariously up against the wall any longer than necessary...

Any thoughts?
Cheers!

[wong]

The VESA mount position vary from TV to TV.

We bought a house recently which already had a large multi-adjustable mount for a 75 inch TV installed in the lounge. However it was above a wood burner and I thought the TV would be quite high. Rather than drilling into the walls and repositioning it, we ended up choosing a TV which had higher VESA mount points (so the TV would be lower)

[Mr Pointy]

timmymagic73 said:

Any thoughts?

Fix a hefty piece of blockboard or similar to the wall & then fix the TV mount to the blockboard. Unless you go way overboard with the size you won't see the mounting board beyond the edge of the TV & you can fix through the board into the brick behind if you don't trust the plasterboard. Of course the TV will be a additional 18-25mm off the wall so if that's a deal breaker you'll have to cut the plasterboard & sink the board into the wall but that a bit of a palaver.

[timmymagic73]

Thanks for replies.

Fixing the mount securely to the wall is no problem, but I would love to get this messy work done before final decorating and actually having a massive TV panel floating around here at home...

Yes, the position of the VESA mount holes on the back of the TV vary even between Sony models - no guarantee that the rear of the TV pictured is the actual model or size that I'm actually about to buy. Some similar models have it centered on the back, others are in the lower third of the panel.

If only there was a datasheet of sorts included in the instruction manual... doesn't seem to be the case.

It looks like my only option is to just wait until I've got the TV here. It's not like I'm going to be able to walk into a retail showroom and measure it for a while...

First world problems anyway!

[VEX]

As others have said, unfortuantely the VISA positioning on the screen is usually unique to the manufacturer.

I usually have to do a lot of digging and even talk direct to the manufacturers to get these sorts of details. Retailers and my wholesalers dont usually have it either.

If you are able to get information, then dont forget to also consider where any of the bracket arms may end up covering either sockets on the wall or on the back of the TV. I've lost count the number of times we have had to 'customise' a bracket because the builder didnt think about socket positions or owner wanted a TV 'there'.

[wong]

timmymagic73 said:

Thanks for replies.
If only there was a datasheet of sorts included in the instruction manual... doesn't seem to be the case.

If you know which model TV you want google images may give you a picture of the back

[wong]

VEX said:

If you are able to get information, then dont forget to also consider where any of the bracket arms may end up covering either sockets on the wall or on the back of the TV. I've lost count the number of times we have had to 'customise' a bracket because the builder didnt think about socket positions or owner wanted a TV 'there'.

I had the bracket cover the aerial and power input. Emailed the bracket manufacturer, but no joy.
Ended up hacksawing the bracket.

[Murph7355]

What "alterations" are you making to the wall?

As someone else noted, couldn't you do the messy bit now by putting in a large area that the TV could be screwed into as part of the messy works? Then when the TV arrives you have options on where to put the bracket...

I just had my loft converted to a games room and wasn't sure exactly where I wanted the TV to go on one wall. so the builder ensured it could go pretty much anywhere on the wall by putting a decent bit of timber firmly onto the frame ahead of plastering etc.

[timmymagic73]

wong said:

timmymagic73 said:

Thanks for replies.
If only there was a datasheet of sorts included in the instruction manual... doesn't seem to be the case.

If you know which model TV you want google images may give you a picture of the back

Cheers, but this is still inconclusive - and will also be guesswork at best even if I find the exact image. For example, there's currently 2 different images of the back of the TV I want, both claiming to be correct. So either a different size, or last year's model...

Regarding the "alterations" - not going too crazy. Sinking some sleeve anchors into the original brick wall and adding some reinforcement to bridge the gap where the plastboard is dry-lined. Ideally filled, sanded, painted and bracket hung before the TV arrives. I don't want to disturb too much of the original wall as this is a spare bedroom "movie room" and we'll be moving house one day!

I might drop Sony a line. See if i can get anything sensible from customer services.... Thanks all.

[Mr Pointy]

It's a 75" TV; you can fix a massive mounting panel to the plasterboard & you'll never see it beyond the edges of the TV. Sanded & painted to match the wall & it will just be a rectangular feature ready for the next owner to screw a TV on to.

[timmymagic73]

Mr Pointy said:

It's a 75" TV; you can fix a massive mounting panel to the plasterboard & you'll never see it beyond the edges of the TV. Sanded & painted to match the wall & it will just be a rectangular feature ready for the next owner to screw a TV on to.

Point taken, but not sure the next owner would like a 75" TV in their bedroom....

I think I've figured out a way to minimise the disruption when bolting the bracket in, so looks like I'll have to wait until I've either got the TV here - or find someone in retail with it in stock to measure for me. I only need 1 measurement! Be nice if manufacturers thought of this.

Good to know I'm not missing a secret database of datasheets for all new TVs. ;-) Cheers all.

[timmymagic73]

Just to wrap this topic up in case anyone was still interested.

It appears that exactly the technical document I was after does exist - perhaps this has just popped up online as the TV has now been released - or is about to be.



Cheers!

[VEX]

You are a very luck boy!

That doesn’t look like it is ‘end-user’ data and has been leaked / released as an engineering drawing rather anything else.

Great ferreting well done.

V.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

quite often the details are in the manual of the tv. Or if your using a genuine mount then on the instructions for that