Sanus Systems VMAA18B Universal Articulating Mount with Extended Reach for 30" to 50" Displays (Black)

Full-motion wall mount for large flat-panel TVs with 19.5" extension. Allows ?6? lateral roll to ensure TV is perfectly level after hanging.

Do yourself a favor and throw away the lag bolts they give you and go out and buy 4 new ones. 2 of the 4 sheared off in the stud after pre-drilling the size hole they specified. Other than that the unit works great.Sanus Systems VMAA18B Universal Articulating Mount with Extended Reach for 30" to 50" Displays (Black)

Great stand, well-made, good instructions included and all possible pieces you might need. Customer service friendly and helpful if you have questions. Very satisfied with this product and their customer service. Only suggestion would be a locking mechanism for theft.

I bought and installed myself the Sanus Articulating TV Mount VMAA18B. Let me start off by saying I am not a pro at this and have never done anything like this before. The instructions were very good visually but had minimal if any words describing what to do. The pictures are very good though and are relatively easy to follow. I recently bought a Samsung 46" LN650 LCD and my wife wanted an articulating arm versus a tilt or flat mount. I am happy that she wanted this as it makes changing connector cords, ex HDMI easy by just pulling the LCD away from the wall. I have no idea how you could change HDMI hookups without having to take the TV off the wall with the tilt or flat mounts. Once installed the mount is easy to move out, tilt or swivel. The wall mount comes in only a few pieces with the major articulating piece fully assembled. Sanus even puts things in a plastic package listed as what you need for Step 1, then a separate package for Step 2, etc. This was helpful, but some needed tools like an Allen wrench were in the miscellaneous section rather than where it was needed. Step 1 attaching the brackets to the monitor was a piece of cake. My LCD was on a stand already and I mounted this while on the stand. Be careful if you lie it down since with pressure you could crack your LCD screen. Step 1B for my LCD I found the screws too long or too short. I went to Lowes and bought metric bolts that were M6 35mm in length and they fit perfectly. I did not want to use the thick washers that come with the unit partially since I did not find them until I bought the replacement bolts and also because I thought the screws would be less likely to bend or break. Step 2- nowhere in the instructions does it tell you to loosen the vise screws -part 05- but this saves a lot of time. Just loosen them a little so the screws slide through them easily. Step 3- attaching the arm assembly to the back of the TV was easy. Step 4-Get a stud finder. Ours cost about $11 at Lowes and worked fine. The most your wall studs can be with this unit is 18" apart, so if your wall studs are further than this, then get another wall mount. It was easy to adjust the wall mount with a level to get if very close to level. This is the most important step as the TV will fall if not done correctly. Because of other comments about the bolts breaking I went to Home Depot and bought heavier duty bolts. Set up adjustments on the articulating arm allow you to adjust the TV after if your measurements are close to level but not perfect. Step 5-attaching arm to wall plate definitely requires two people to lift the TV. Their system of mounting is actually very nice and easy--it just is a heavy TV with the arm mount attached. Make sure the TV is mounted flush with the wall plate. We initially put it on and even though it was seated on the superior bracket, it was not even so we had to lift again and reset it. Our wall studs were off center from where we needed to hang the TV, but it slid easily along the wall bracket so it centered perfectly. Step 6- easy to mount something so it articulates left or right Step 7-did not use cable management system since it was just as easy to drape the wires over the brackets on the back of the TV. With my Samsung TV I can only use 2 of the three HDMI output jacks in the back of the TV. Not a defect in the Sanus, but one from Samsung. Step 8--the instructions here leave a lot to be desired but with the visual pictures you can figure out how to fine tune the leveling of the TV as well as the ease of adjusting the swivel tension, and up and dpwn pitch. The adjustment to extend or retract the arm is a little more difficult. Pros: -relatively easy mount. Just scary if like me you know the TV is going to fall off the wall -works very easily once installed -all parts were included except the correct size screws and a stud finder -look for the 2 Allen wrenches--they are in different packages, but you need both Cons: -instructions are not written out well, but has very good pictures -cost, but well worth it -sticks out from wall about 3.75", but we knew that before we bought it. We just swivel the TV a little to cover up the side view of the mount -assume it will take longer than the times explained in other notes It took us about 2 hours, but that included cutting drywall and running wires through the wall so they are all hidden. Again this was easy to do.

this product is great. i put it myself, just needed help to put the actual TV up. i know it can be on the way of the cables but you can put the tubes up/down so problem fixed. i had to buy 2 extra screws to fit my TV cause just 2 fit. i went to lowes and no problem my TV still hanging and looking awesome

I have not had an issue with this prodcut. I have installed a 42" TV with ease.