Wall bracket for LCD, how much weight will walk take?

[Adam B]

I have a Sony LCD KDL-46w4500 which apparently weighs 36kg.

I will go on the wheel and naturally faces the sofa / seating area, but I want to able to swing out around 90 degrees to wall so I can view when at dining table also.

Was thinking of getting this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duronic-PLB109M-Universal-...

one of the reviews says it held a 23kg 40" set at 90 degrees no problem.

My concerns are a) is 46" TV too big/heavy to swivel that far? b) how much weight will the wall take when swivelling out 90 degrees? The wall is an interior wall of a flat built 7 years ago but it is the wall that splits my flat from my neighbour, ie not a stud wall.

Any advice?

[JustinP1]

If the stand says it will take the weight, then it should. You are probably pushing it to the maximum possible though, so I would be careful.

What is more important is how it is fixed to the wall. That is what is going to be taking all the 'turning force' of the weight of the TV on the arm.

When I did my 50" it was with the 6 inch bolts that came with the wallplate - but it was being fitted flush to the wall.

When I had my 63" installed they brought their own plate, and chucked the bolts away that came with them for more heavy duty ones.

I would suggest doing the same as putting a 46" on an arm is probably going to exert as much if not more force than that. Alternatively I would consider paying to get it professionally installed - at least then you know it is not going to pull the wall down and smash your TV!

[Plotloss]

For such a set and mounting requirement we'd generally recommend a Premier AM3 secured with shield anchors if block/brick.

[Adam B]

Plotloss said:

For such a set and mounting requirement we'd generally recommend a Premier AM3 secured with shield anchors if block/brick.

thanks to both

ouch bit pricier RRP £399 though £179 here, but I guess you get what you pay for

http://www.avnow.co.uk/p20/Swingout_TV_Arm_for_40%...

does this seem best price plotloss?

will it come with heavy duties bolts that I would need and is it fairly easy to mount (standard drill etc)?

also need to think about length of power cables / HDMI etc when TV fully extended out

[JustinP1]

Indeed.

HDMI is one where you have two problems.

Firstly there is not much pressure on the connection where the end of the cable meets the device. Secondly the cables are weighty and don't bend or fold well...

You will need to be careful that movement does not continually dislodge the connection. HDMI is pretty delicate compared to most AV connections.

[Adam B]

hmmm, maybe I should just mount flat and put a big angled mirror on the other wall

are most flush-fitting fixed mounts up to the job or is it worth paying extra?

thinking abuot somethign like this

http://www.avnow.co.uk/Products-Flat_to_Wall_TV_Br...

[FlossyThePig]

Adam B said:

I have a Sony LCD KDL-46w4500 which apparently weighs 36kg.

Adam B said:

hm thinking abuot somethign like this

Well that will support 80kg, so there's no problem there.

[Adam B]

FlossyThePig said:

Well that will support 80kg, so there's no problem there.

yep i read that, I was just curious as prices range a great deal - from £20 to £150+

just wondered if cheaper ones are worse engineered (ie trickier to mount / cheap bolts) or the expensive ones just a rip off

[cjs]

One of the problems with 'Articulated Arm' brackets is they do not allow the TV to fit flush/flat to the wall, so if you want it to look good when flat on the wall, I would go with a proper flat mount bracket.

This stuff is good.

http://www.raw-int.com/English/SelectorWM-37-55.ht...

Edited by cjs on Wednesday 11th March 14:36

[JustinP1]

Adam B said:

FlossyThePig said:

Well that will support 80kg, so there's no problem there.

yep i read that, I was just curious as prices range a great deal - from £20 to £150+

just wondered if cheaper ones are worse engineered (ie trickier to mount / cheap bolts) or the expensive ones just a rip off

It depends how much you want to overengineer.

I was surprised when mine was installed that they used a very similar mount to the one I got for £40 for my 50 inch. That was for a 63 inch at 70 odd kilos.

I think for the size you have anything not crazy cheap would suffice.

[Plotloss]

Adam B said:

Plotloss said:

For such a set and mounting requirement we'd generally recommend a Premier AM3 secured with shield anchors if block/brick.

thanks to both

ouch bit pricier RRP £399 though £179 here, but I guess you get what you pay for

http://www.avnow.co.uk/p20/Swingout_TV_Arm_for_40%...

does this seem best price plotloss?

will it come with heavy duties bolts that I would need and is it fairly easy to mount (standard drill etc)?

also need to think about length of power cables / HDMI etc when TV fully extended out

Thats about the cheapest you'll find that mount for.

The bolts all mounts come with we generally ditch as a matter of course, unless the wall is stud and board as they all come with coach screws.

For block or brick the aforementioned shield anchors.

For dot and dab then rigifix bolts.

For block/brick you could also use multimontis (thunderbolts) but I'm still not overly sure about them.

Shield anchors require a drill with a bit of power as they're quite large, a 14mm hole.

With regards to the wires, the AM3 has hollow arms that you can feed the wires up, supports their weight so no worries there.

[Adam B]

Plotloss said:

lots of stuff about bolts....

hmmm..... will PM you and see if you cover my area as not too far from Windsor