I have a new customer who wants their new LCD hung on the wall. Not having seen the bracket yet, I assume that, basically, it’s just a matter of cutting open the wall, installing some solid blocking between the studs, then patching and painting.
The wires, I’m not so worried about. We can run those. Ijust want to cover my butt so that the TV doesn’t fall.
Glenn
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The mount I have for my 50" plasma will bridge studs 16" OC. Hopefully, they're in the right place. I just took out the rock from floor to ceiling and made a cable race and went back with ply, textured, and painted. LCD's are much lighter than the 135lb Sony I have.
as was stated, the brackets may easily bridge between the stds, but that may not be exactly where you want it. you don't say how big the tv is so added for strength may be necessary.
also don't forget that in the wall cableing for the tv is different than cable used outside the wall.
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Tashler,
The LCD t.vs are not that heavy. The mounting bracket will always allow at least one stud to be lagged and other you put in large anchors and lags.
Cutting open the wall for blocking is solid but usually unneccesary. ROB
I have installed about six of them on metal stud walls at work. We cut out the dw and installed blocking for each of them. In your case it may not be absolutly neccessary, as the brackets generally have multiple mounting holes in them for wood framing and block installations.
We have found that moving the power and cable or LAN boxes up behind the TV makes a nicer looking install. We have also hung several from the ceiling, down through the drop ceiling. In that case wemove all the power/cable/LAN boxes above the drop ceiling and route the everything down the hanging pole with black wire ties.
I llike the ceiling installs better for large areas. Being able to adjust the swing angle and tilt angle is a nice feature that you only get with a ceiling mount slightly away from a wall.
You need to see the bracket to be sure. I'm installing one in a few weeks that only mounts on one stud, Does not span anything, mounts right in the center of the space. Fortunately for me the space is 29" deep so I'm putting in a "false" plywood back to bring the TV and Bracket forward about 15 inches.
If they have the bracket, have them give you the model number and get the cut sheet online.