Hanging a flat screen TV on the wall.....
Vinnienet
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Probably a daft question but I'll ask it anyhow, is it a NO NO to hang a TV on a partition wall? My new 55" screen has just arrived at the same time as the bracket I bought and the sheer weight of the TV makes me think it'll all end in tears.
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Otherwise you are hanging your bracket on pasterboard alone - you'd be right about the tears!
If you really want to give it ago, i'll swap you my CRT and you can smash that instead.;)
Nothing worse than when people hang them above the fireplace... not only are they at risk of overheating when the fire's on... but you also get a crick in the neck any time you want to watch it!
Can anyone recommend a good unit, preferably that I can order online and have delivered that I can use to stand this 55" behemoth on?
I'm not saying I'm out of touch or owt but I was on the way home from work the other day and I thought I'd pop into MFI to see what they had. Imagine my surprise when....
Nothing quite as bad as that lol, its horrible how people do that, its the worst config possible. Screens should be at eye level, Its not a painting to go over the fire place heh.
Partition walls are pretty strong, else they'd be dangerous, imagine them just toppling over if you bumped into em:P
So hanging a tv on a stud is no big issue. Just make sure the mount anchors are all correct for wall type and there are enough of em. The weight of a tv s nothing compared to other things like shelves of books etc.
We've got something similar to this one.
Still great value for money, but they're out of stock now. I've seen it for £115 or so elsewhere. :eek:
It is 1270cm wide - that's more than twice as wide as any hifi kit or a desktop PC (horizontally laid out). And takes a 63" screen, no problem.
The only issue might be in the placement of a centre speaker if you have a surround sound system.
Edit: Just noticed this comment on the feedback section: "very simple to put together, strong and sturdy construction easily takes a 50" plasma tv.Looks really nice too. Highly recomended"
You should not put TVs above an open Gas/coal fire. The heat from these goes straight up. You need an electric fire that blows the hot air down and out – most modern electric fires do this
Work out how you are going to route cables such as HDMI, Scart, aerials, Power and other leads such as WII.
Unless you are certain to get at least 2 of the frame mounting bolts in the stud work I would mount a metal plate/wooden straps on the wall that does, it will be covered by the TV, and then mount the TV to that.
I have recently mounted my 32 inch Panasonic and it looks great. I buried all cables (and some extra HDMI leads – future proofing) in the wall and built cupboards to house my equipment.
Best of luck