Cheetah Mounts APTMSB Flat Screen TV Wall Mount Bracket for 32-55" Plasma LED LCD TV Includes Free 10' Braided High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet by Cheetah Mounts LLC
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Digital camera reviews of Cheetah Mounts APTMSB Flat Screen TV Wall Mount Bracket for 32-55" Plasma LED LCD TV Includes Free 10' Braided High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet
Digital camera Review: Arm Brackets Drilled Incorrectly?
Summary: 2 Stars
Just got this mount. The description on Amazon says it is a universal fit, up to VESA 300 x 400. My TV has a VESA 100 x 100 pattern, holes are 4" apart (I measured). The holes in the arm brackets are off by 1/8". Don't know if it is just a matter of a manufacturing defect, or if the model just won't work for the TV.Digital camera Review: Awesome LCD wall mount
Summary: 5 Stars
From now on this is the only wall mount I will get for all of my next LCD's. I have amany more to get soon! Easy to use, light, strong and it works!Digital camera Review: Awesome flat wall mount!
Summary: 5 Stars
I used this mount to put a new 32" Sammy on the wall and it worked great! This mount will tilt enough for most (doesn't swivel) installations. The price Amazon offers it for can hardly be beat. Highly recommend for a tight to the wall install.Digital camera Review: Barely adequate.
Summary: 2 Stars
TV wall mounts can be expensive, so I decided to try this inexpensive Cheetah mount. I guess you get what you pay for in this case. This mount does the job... barely. For starters, the built-in bubble level was cracked, so there was no liquid in it at all. It comes with a cheap handheld level as well, but I just used my own. No big deal, but its indicative of the overall quality of the product. Next, the wall mount itself is only 19" wide. That means after you hit two 16" studs, you don't have a lot of options for centering the TV in the place you really want it. In my case, the studs are not positioned such that I can center the TV on the mount. Even after sliding the mount over on the wall as far as it will go and then sliding the TV most of the way to one side of the mount, it still isn't centered where I want it on the wall. I need a wider mount to really make my install perfect. Third, the brackets that attach to the TV hook onto the wall mount, but the bottom of the hook is secured only with screws whose bottom just grinds into the metal on the bottom of the mount. There's no screw taps or anything there. I've seen other mounts that have nice positive gripping for both the top and bottom of the hook. If you have kids that might hang on or bump the TV, it may slide along the mount. The screws are also hard to tighten when the TV is angled down far enough. Tilt adjustment is difficult. You pretty much need to take the TV off the mount to do it correctly. And finally, there's a fairly limited selection of cheap screws and washers to attach the TV to the hooks. There was actually no washer correctly sized to prevent the screw (going into the TV) from passing through the hole on the hook part of the mount. I had to use screws and washers I had sitting around from a more expensive mount. If you're not that lucky, you'll probably be going to the hardware store. Once its all said and done, I guess it holds my 32" LCD TV to the wall. But I'm concerned about whether it will stand up to my kids. If I had to do it again, I'd spend more on a better quality wall mount.Digital camera Review: Best Wall Mount Bang For Your Buck
Summary: 5 Stars
A tilting wall mount under $30 is unheard of. But based on other reviews I've read, I saw no reason to doubt that this would do the job it was intended for.
The first thing I noticed is that the mount is totally modular. I don't know if that plays into part of the cost difference, but every other wall mount I've ever installed (three prior to this one) has been a one-piece design. This one requires you to actually assemble the main section of the mount from four pieces. The finished, assembled product is square, sturdy and true. Overall gauge of the metal used seems adequate. Packaged hardware could have been better. Instead of including two molly bolts, a better selection of spacers (or short screws) would have been nice as the included screws for my set were far too long. I can't understand the need to include the two molly bolts since they're designed for hollow wall installations -- an installation you would not want your 60 pound flat panel supported by in any way.
Aside from the minor hardware gripe, the pre-installed level bubble was split open and empty on my mount. Even if it were intact, I'd still have a hard time trusting it to be completely accurate. Invest some money in a good 2' AND 4' level as these are tools that every home owner, DIY-type should have around the house. And although the included plastic torpedo level is a nice gesture, I would again encourage the use of a good quality 2' level.
The finished, installed mount is very solid. The only problem I ran into was turning the tilt lock-downs with the mount on the wall. There isn't enough clearance to spin them in complete rotations to make them tight. This somewhat defeats the purpose of a tilting mount if you have to take it off the wall to adjust the tilt. I tried various degrees of tightness before mounting so that I could still adjust the angle while being able to crank the adjusters down tight with it on the wall. I had no luck whatsoever. Either it was too tight or too loose. I had to mark the position with a pencil and then tighten it off the wall.
Bottom line: despite some minor design gripes, this is still the best wall mount money can buy. I intend to buy another Cheetah mount for my 50" plasma.