TV wall mount: what types and models are there?
Swiveling, fully flexible and more: If you don’t want to place your TV on a cupboard, you can use the TV wall mount. They are available in different types and sizes for every application. Our overview reveals everything you need to know about the topic.
Simple claims: the rigid TV wall mount
Simple and rigid TV wall mounts start at 15 euros.
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You just want to mount your TV on the wall, nothing more and nothing less? Then one is probably enough for you rigid TV wall mount that you cannot pan or tilt. This is suitable if the TV should always be in the same position because your viewing angle or that of your fellow viewers always remains unchanged.
Inexpensive TV wall mounts for this purpose start at around 15 euros and offer space for devices up to 48 inches – which should be quite sufficient for some households. For 5 euros more, the television can then be up to 65 inches in size. If that’s still not enough, you have to calculate around 30 euros for a TV wall mount up to 80 inches.
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VESA standard
Anyone who finds out about TV wall mounts will sooner or later stumble across the term “VESA standard”. This is an internationally recognized standard for mounting TV sets on the wall. Most televisions have screw holes on the back that correspond to the respective Vesa standard.
The size can easily be determined by measuring the distances between the holes, both horizontally and vertically. Once you have determined this size for your TV, you can easily see in the description of a TV wall mount whether it fits your model. If the distance between the screw holes is 300 millimeters horizontally and 300 millimeters vertically, it is called “Vesa 300 x 300”.
High demands: swiveling, tilting and extendable TV wall brackets
A rigid placement is not enough for you? Then one flexible TV wall mount the right model for you. Here you can swivel, tilt or pull out the television as you wish, so that you can always get the best viewing angle in different situations.
A constellation that is particularly suitable for TVs in the kitchen: entry-level models hold TVs up to 26 inches and cost around 20 euros, while 48 inches cost around 30 euros. For just 10 euros more, up to 80 inches are available on request, but this can then only be tilted. If you also want to swivel or pull out very large televisions, you have to reckon with a price of around 100 euros. The maximum angle of rotation is usually up to 180 degrees.
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Highest demands: height-adjustable and automatic
While the designs and models explained so far should be more than sufficient for the vast majority of users, there are other TV wall mounts that go even further in terms of function – and perhaps even with stepless height adjustment score.
Such TV wall mounts, for example from Hama, allow you to move the TV up or down in a range of up to 36 centimeters. Hardly any other system offers much more flexibility. In higher price ranges you will still find brackets that can be adjusted at the push of a button using a motor, for example, while other models even score points with an integrated soundbar. A well-known manufacturer for this is Vogel’s.
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summary
- Rigid TV wall mounts are suitable for positions that are fixed and cannot be changed
- Different positions can be covered with swivel, tilt and rotate wall mounts
- Top models are height-adjustable, sometimes have a soundbar or automatic control
- The VESA standard helps when looking for the right TV wall mount
- You can find the data in the instructions for the television or you can determine it by measuring the screw holes on the back of the television
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