Buying an LCD TV is a considerable financial step, and so it’s vital that, if you are using a bracket to bring out the best in your LCD TV, that you install it properly, so that your LCD TV is safe.

There are three main factors to be careful about when thinking about buying and installing a TV wall mount, and these are:

1. Weight: How heavy is your plasma TV? This is the main factor in choosing an appropriate TV wall bracket. Brackets and wall mounts are designed to hold certain weights, so this is crucial in keeping your LCD TV safe.

2. VESA - VESA
TV wall brackets are categorised in relation to TV VESA ratings. VESA is a industry accepted standard measurement for different TV screen sizes, so always make sure the VESA sizes match up.

Please contact us if you are not sure what the VESA size of your TV is, otherwise some wall mounts fit all TV models universally, so choose one of these.

3. Size of your plasma TV or LCD TV screen
Brackets are made to fit certain TV screen sizes safely, so always be clear on what your TV screen size is and make sure you buy an appropriate bracket for it.

Use our bracket finder to enter this crieteria and bring up a tailored list to suit your individial LCD TV or plasma TV needs.

Bracket terminology

There are almost as many types of brackets as there are Plasma TVs and LCD TVs to be supported by them. In a world which affords people maximum choice, people want to take complete ownership of exactly where their plamsa TV is placed, and that means the bracket has had to expand to accommodate this.

Tilting TV brackets:
These brackets are designed to allow TV to be tilted down, and are therefore great if you wish to position your Plasma TV quite high on the wall and then tilt it downwards to make a viewing eyeline. Ideally, find a bracket that tilts up to fifteen degrees for maximum flexibility supported by maximum safety.

Flat TV brackets:

The effect achieved if you use one of these is much like what it would be if you were to hang or mount a picture. These brackets will mount your TV flat against the wall, and are best used if the viewing positions in the room are fixed.

Cantilever wall mounts:

These offer great flexibility, which is what the word cantilever refers to. They tilt both up and down and from left to right, so if you have a large room with a number of viewing positions, or are likely to move the furniture around then this type of bracket is the one for you. Cantilever brackets are often a little more expensive than their simpler wall mount counterparts but this is because cantilever brackets provide greater freedom and flexibility.

Swivel TV brackets:

Mainly used for mounting smaller LCD TVs with screens under 30″. Like cantilever brackets they can also move up an down and left to right.

Ceiling brackets:

These attach to the ceiling and generally offer rotating, tilting and swiveling features.

There are many reasons why LCD TVs are a la mode, but ultimately it’s down to three things: culture, design and technology. Older TVs simply don’t transmit the same quality images, and look outdated, unless you’re into the 50s look! As technology improves, competition in the market-place improves, which brings the price down, making design-conscious plasma TVs affordable for more people.

Whilst LCD TVs, like a painting, can be the centre focus of any room, it’s not all style over substance. LCD TVs and Plasma TVs use better technology; an LCD is a huge step closer to the cinematic entertainment experience.

Just like the LCD TV, the bracket offers both style and substance. Whilst it can bring out the most of any TV by allowing you to place it wherever you wish, the flexible swivel technology making this possible, this technology is also beneficial for your health to ensure you don’t receive any strain injuries.

Brackets are easy to choose using this bracket finder, all you need do is enter the TV manufacturer and the size an weight of your TV, it will then recommend the most appropriate bracket for your specific TV. Style and substance could’nt be easier.

The purpose of a TV bracket is to secure your TV to a ceiling or wall. Security is not the only benefit, the another is freedom to position your TV in a way that you want an that suits the design of the room. It’s not just design but comfort also, TV brackets help to make sure that you don’t strain your neck from viewing the LCD TV at a strange angle. Today, we own a great deal of belongings, choice is almost overwhelming, and the outcome of that can be clutter; a TV bracket, however, means you can achieve minimalism, or at least a little more floor space. They can even help to prevent young children from channel surfing in the middle of something you’re watching so they don’t disrupt your viewing pleasure. If you don’t have much wall space, then there’s always a ceiling bracket!

Ideally, purchase a bracket deisgned for the maufacturer of your TV and make sure you check the VESA fixings.

What is the best TV bracket?
We are often asked what is the best TV wall bracket, and the honest answer is, it depends on a number of factors.
A bracket’s job is a humble one, firstly, it is there to safely support your plasma or LCD TV, so you need to make sure it will hold the size and weight of your TV. A good indicator of whether a supplier’s brackets will last is the length of their guarantee; you don’t want your TV to suddenly come crashing down just 18 months after you purchased the bracket, so choose a supplier that’s prepared to guarantee its products for years.
After this, it is a question of positioning. Do you want the TV to hang from the ceiling, or do you want to mount your screen above a desk?
One thing is certain, after safety, the best brackets are invisible, and claim no glory for showing off your home entertainment system.
We’ve built a tool to help customers quickly find a bracket that matches their criteria.
Use out Bracket Finder now.

[E-vision]

[www.e-visionuk.co.uk] markets to the home television market for both LCD and Plasma sets. Their opinion is that the big advances will be made in the LCD area.

We have been talking about the differences between LCD and Plasma sets, and
by far one of the biggest differences in the past has been the difference in price, that Plasmas are were less expensive than LCDsHowever, this is changing rapidly. At e-Vision LCD prices are now close to and in some cases even popping up less than their size counterparts on the Plasma scene.

Maximum size for practical purposes, LCDs get to around 52 inches, though there is one 70 inch Sony miodel on the market but it is WAY exoensive,

Where LCD has it over over Plasma sets is that they have have higher resolution which basically means more pixels on the screen of a similar size.

LCDs use less power than Plasmas, up to 30 per cent less. LCDs don’t weigh as much and this may be a consideration depending on the strength of the wall, also making it easier to mount in the first place.

[Vantage point]

www.vanptc.com offers a variety of LCD and Plasma Flat Panel wall bracket mounts, Vesa 75

[M-FROM]

We went looking for [M-FROM] wall brackets while searching for a Plasma or LCD TV, we still couldn’t make up our minds, and wound up at www.av150.co.uk where they explained some of the differences between the two technologies. I always thought that a TV set was just a TV set and Plasma and LCDs were just BIG ones, but not so. There are big differences.

They look alike, but the differences behind the scenes are huge. Plasma sets use gas plasma cells charged electricity to make the picture. LCD screens are made of layers of liquid crystal in between two plates of glass. LCD images are made by changing the strength of the electrical charge on crystals.

Some people say that old fashioned CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) sets produce the best picture, but Plasma and LCD technology is advancing every day.

Plasma screens seem to be more popular in home use. They just have better contrast.

[A2000]

The choice between an LCD and a Plasma set is a togh one to make and the debate rages on, you might as well be discussing politics, as no one is ever 100 % right.
It all depends on what’s right for you.

At www.a2000systems.co.uk/ they sell the latest in all types of Plasma and LCD Wall Brackets and are of the opinion that the Internet is the best place to buy, because it’s just so easy with PayPal. They can help you in your decision between a Plasma and LCD.

The differences are:

LCD sets have about twice the life span as a Plasma set. Well, that should settle it, right? Well, no. The average LCD TV lasts 60,000 hours, that’s about 20 years, and chances are you may buy a bigger unit over that time. Plasma sets last from 30 to 30,000 hours, which is still a long time.

Plasma sets have higher contrast ratios for a brighter picture. They are considered better for watching fast action things like sports and video games. But they are more subject to burn in and that can be a problem if you play a lot of video games or use the screen as a computer monitor. We’ll go into more differences later.

[SIH]

When Paul decided to purchase a Plasma set to go over his fireplace in his rustic setting den, he opted to go for a metal style wall bracket kit for his flat panel TV. He went with a kit from www.sihbrackets.com, a well known name brand in the industry.
For 25 years, the folks at www.sih.com have been manufacturing metal products and have become well known in the Plasma and LCD flat panel television wall bracket mount business, with a good reputation for quality and competitive prices. They make TV Wall brackets and Mounts, as well as Loudspeaker Brackets and stands. Based in Israel, their products are available in many countries worldwide.

The question often comes up, is it safe to mount my Plasma set over the fireplace?
The answer is, well, probably. Before mounting your plasma screen TV over the fireplace, put a thermometer on the wall where the TV will be, and then build a fire like you normally would, letting it go for some time until it reaches its hottest.

Check the thermometer. If it’s over 90 degrees F, then it’s probably too hot and you either shouldn’t hang the Plasma set there at all or just don’t run it for long periods of time when the fire is that hot.