Great Mount..Poor Manual, November 23, 2007
Incredibly engineered product...instructions written by 9th graders who have never held a tool. They should honestly just put cartoon pictures in their manual, no words. Horrible website if you are trying to find info for spacer and bolting for newer lcd/plasma models not included in the list. I should have never opened the manual. If you know ...read full review
Incredibly engineered product...instructions written by 9th graders who have never held a tool. They should honestly just put cartoon pictures in their manual, no words. Horrible website if you are trying to find info for spacer and bolting for newer lcd/plasma models not included in the list. I should have never opened the manual. If you know what you're doing, no problems. I give the mount a 5 out 5 and the instruction manual a 1 out of 5. They do include an excellent wall template for mounting. This was used for a 58" plasma. I love the product. minimize
Strong mount, confident in mounting hardware., October 26, 2008
This mount is heavy and has a lot of strength to support heavy panels. The cable management is much better than competing products that don't even attempt to hide cables. Be careful and take your time - the covers are made of plastic and make break if you try to force them. I would have liked to see metal covers, but with appropriate...read full review
This mount is heavy and has a lot of strength to support heavy panels. The cable management is much better than competing products that don't even attempt to hide cables. Be careful and take your time - the covers are made of plastic and make break if you try to force them. I would have liked to see metal covers, but with appropriate installation, they work fine and Omnimount may have been trying to keep the weight of the mount down. The cantilever arms are attractive and don't look as utilitarian as a Sanus or Peerless mount. They have a distinct strong and techy look.
Installation took me an hour, but there's no reason to rush the install. A mistake in preparation just makes it take many times longer. I recommend that you make sure you have a good stud finder and then use a finish nail to test the edges of your stud location. You really want to have the lag bolts hit the center of each stud. I used a decent box level and the provided template. The mount base, once lagged onto the wall, is fairly easy. The adapter plate for the plasma attaches easily.
I'd have to say that the hardest part is to have another person able to lift half of 150lbs of plasma tv up to the mount. Thankfully Omnimount has provided a method to rest the adapter on the mount until it can be fastened tightly. I placed a level on top of the plasma after it was mounted and made a tiny adjustment using the adjustment screws to ensure the TV wasn't canted.
So order a pizza, chill the beer, and invite a buddy and make sure you start early enough to watch a game afterward.
Note: many mount instructions show diagrams with the tv screen flat against the floor when installing an adapter on the back... That's not a good idea for a TV that has "this side up" in 17 languages on the box when shipped. Put a blanket on the top edge and lean it against a wall when installing the adapter to the rear of the TV and make sure that you check for depth on your screw holes before chosing the adapter screw.
Lift with your knees ;) minimize
Good Sturdy Mount, February 22, 2008
People are right...the instructions leave a lot to be desired but if you think it through as you are going then there really isn't that much to worry about.
Here are the experiences I came across:
1. Make sure you removed the screws for the original tv stand if you have it on (which is most likely seeing you are installing the ...read full review
People are right...the instructions leave a lot to be desired but if you think it through as you are going then there really isn't that much to worry about.
Here are the experiences I came across:
1. Make sure you removed the screws for the original tv stand if you have it on (which is most likely seeing you are installing the wall mount). My stand screw were right under the beams for the frame used to hang the tv on the mount.
2. The tv is slightly off center now as the studs were not where they needed to be...but I don't even notice it after a day. Also the mount allows for a 1" slide (left or right) from where the studs are.
3. I read that this mount was only for 16" studs but the model I got, which I would suspect would be the same as everyone elses, could mount anything between 16" and 18"...although the template provided for the drill holes is only for 16" mounts.
4. The mount is super sturdy and holds our 52" LCD TV easily.
5. I bought the 'like new' item and some of the cable covers used for running the cords through the mount were broken (but usable)...not an issue but something to be aware of when not buying new.
6. I had nail plates in my studs to protect a water pipe at exactly the height I wanted to mount my tv but the mount was flexible enough that I was able mount it about 6 inches higher on the wall than I wanted but still be within an inch of where I wanted the tv to sit.
7. Took me about 3 hours to install but most of that was making sure I didn't drive a drill bit into a water pipe.
8. The tv sits about 6 inches out from the wall and is a little difficult to move around, especially without getting your grotty little fingerprints all over the bezel...but I would definately recommed the mount. minimize
Great Mount, February 17, 2009
The mount itself is high quality and very easy to install if you have some basic skills. I was very picky on the install and it only took me an hour or so. It is a little more expensive than other mounts, but I wanted to make sure it would work well and I wouldn't have problems adjusting the TV when it was on the mount. The TV can swing or tilt ...read full review
The mount itself is high quality and very easy to install if you have some basic skills. I was very picky on the install and it only took me an hour or so. It is a little more expensive than other mounts, but I wanted to make sure it would work well and I wouldn't have problems adjusting the TV when it was on the mount. The TV can swing or tilt with ease. Very stable and sturdy. This mount will last longer than I do.
Only issue I had was with the shipping. Bought from 6th ave- first box was all beat up and some of the plastic covers were broke - returned for replacement. Second box looked great, but when I opened it there still was one broken plastic cover. This time I emailed OmniMount instead of returning cause it took so long to get it replaced from 6th ave (3 weeks). OmniMount was very helpful. They had no problem sending a whole new set of covers.
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Sturdy, flexible, neat outlet cut-outs, December 25, 2008
PROs:
+ Great supply of misc hardware to mount for almost any size flat panel.
+ Comforting double arm support for nice pivot motion. Handy tilt function for up and down viewing angles (especially good for LCD with viewing not as great as plasma).
+ Clever +/- bolt spacing for slight stud spacing +/-.
+ Excellent mechanics...read full review
PROs:
+ Great supply of misc hardware to mount for almost any size flat panel.
+ Comforting double arm support for nice pivot motion. Handy tilt function for up and down viewing angles (especially good for LCD with viewing not as great as plasma).
+ Clever +/- bolt spacing for slight stud spacing +/-.
+ Excellent mechanics with support bracket spanning evenly to pivot arm.
CONs:
- Plastic caps for metal rails are cheap and don't even fit/attach.
- Too much misc hardware left over.
- No caps to conceal wall bolts. Use same color bolts? minimize
