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Old 28-08-2016, 11:22
David Anderson
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I have been searching for one on various sites and I can find some that are roughly what I need but I have failed to find the exact one.

I have a panasonic 42" plasma screen that I would like to extend roughly 80cm from the wall. I would ideally like to keep the price down to about £75-120. I have found brackets that extend that far but for bigger tv's. Has anyone got any suggestions or experience with long reaching brackets? Thanks.
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Old 28-08-2016, 15:05
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I have been searching for one on various sites and I can find some that are roughly what I need but I have failed to find the exact one.

I have a panasonic 42" plasma screen that I would like to extend roughly 80cm from the wall. I would ideally like to keep the price down to about £75-120. I have found brackets that extend that far but for bigger tv's. Has anyone got any suggestions or experience with long reaching brackets? Thanks.
The important parameter is what form the attachment to the TV takes. There are a number of standards based on the distance between the fixing screw holes. If the bracket on the stand has hole spacing matching those on your TV and the bracket itself is not ridiculously over sized then it doesn't matter what size TV the bracket is designed for.

The TV size spec is basically down to the weight of the TV and the force exerted on the wall fixing with the bracket fully extended. It is simply how much weight you can hang off the arm before the wall bracket parts company with the wall.
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Old 29-08-2016, 08:50
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I have a panasonic 42" plasma screen that I would like to extend roughly 80cm from the wall. I would ideally like to keep the price down to about £75-120. I have found brackets that extend that far but for bigger tv's. Has anyone got any suggestions or experience with long reaching brackets? Thanks.
The longer the bracket, the more difficult it is to mount - and even worse with a plasma due to their huge weight. 80cm is also a HUGE reach, and with the weight of a plasma TV on the end it's putting massive stress on the mountings, and on the wall itself.

However, assuming you're happy with the wall, and how you're going to mount it?, just get a bracket for a far bigger TV - the reason smaller brackets have smaller reach is that you don't need a large reach for a smaller TV. I would also check the maximum weight specification, due to the weight of Plasmas.
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