Peerless SA740P Articulating LCD Wall Mount for 22-40" LCD Screens (Black)
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Customer Review: Peerless articulating arm for TV
Summary: 4 Stars
I have just recently installed this unit so haven`t used it very much yet. That said, it does appear to be a well made mount. The pieces are formed and finished in an accurate, quality manner and the hardware included is complete and sufficient to mount in most applications. Though probably engineered to do the job, I wasn`t thrilled with the plastic spacers included to mount the VESA plate to the tv, so I made my own spacers out of aluminum. I am using this mount for a 26" Sony and at 25lbs, it seems adequate to support this weight. However, I wouldn`t want to tax it much further with a larger, heavier tv even though the manufacturer says you can. It may work with a heavier tv, but long-term, I have no doubt it would wear out quickly if moved regularly. Even though it is fairly rigid, I can see a slight amount of verticle flex and it doesn`t maintain it`s unweighted smoothness and ease of movement with 25lbs on it, it gets noticeably stiffer. More weight would only magnify this tendancy. In my case that is somewhat of a plus since I am using it in a travel trailer which tends to shake and bounce unlike a permanent home. That means the tv won`t drift and bang around every time someone moves in the trailer. I have a feeling the bearings at the pivot joints are plastic. I haven`t taken it apart to see, but I suspect at some point down the road I will have to. There are better mounts on the market that cost more $$$, but they are built like tanks and that`s why they cost so much. You only get what you pay for. Make sure you anchor this mount securely to the wall and that it`s perfectly plumb (level), otherwise it will flop to one side, any mount of this type will do that if not installed correctly. Breaking a $1000 tv because of mounting failure is not an option. I bought this mount because of it`s low weight and perceived quality and it fulfills these requirements nicely for my needs. FWIW, I am a industrial maintenance mechanic for 26 years and know a little bit about engineering and design. I can recommend this mount if you use some common sense and don`t load it to the max.Customer Review: Good quality, but a bit shaky for a 40 inch LCD
Summary: 4 Stars
This was the recommended mount for my Samsung LN-T4081 40" LCD with VESA 200 mounting, and the price was right.
Comments:
1. The installation instructions were well done and the machining and parts were top notch. Everything fit together as expected. The included screws for wooden stud mounting are flathead Phillips, but for the torque required, hex head lag bolts or a very large Robertson would have been a more appropriate choice. You can forget about screwing this into an old-growth stud by hand.
2. I wanted this centered on a wall, but there was no stud dead center, so I had to offset it about 4". It can appear centered, however, by pulling it out from the wall about 10 inches. I am not sure if the WSP accessory bracket could be modified to compensate in a case like this. Otherwise I would have to open the wall and add framing, or have a machine shop make up a custom bracket.
3. It would have been nice of them to include a CAD drawing with exact dimensions, because I had to do a fair amount of figuring to determine that if I wanted the TV exactly centered on the wall, the stud would have had to be 3-3/16" inches off center. (In other words don't plan on centering your TV on the wall!)
4. The orbital adjustment is nice in case the bracket is not mounted perfectly vertical. It may also be necessary to adjust this due to flexing from the increased load on the bracket as a larger TV is pulled out from the wall and angled.
5. A 40-inch LCD is definitely at the limit of what this can handle. My set weighs, I think, 50 lbs. If fully extended and angled horizontally, I would not want to add any loading or pressure on the far end of the TV. It gets pretty wobbly. I would not buy it if it would need frequent adjustment or if kids or a crowd were going to be handling it. I think that's why the price on this was so reasonable vs. the prices I saw for heavier-duty wall mounts.
Customer Review: Great mount, but the "extension" spec is a bit misleading
Summary: 5 Stars
First, let me say that I'm very pleased with this mount. It's a simple, compact, solid, single-stud design, and it would have been incredibly easy to install if the "extension" spec was as it appeared.
Please allow me to explain. I purchased a 40" Samsung LCD and wanted to mount it on a side wall of my den so that when it was being watched the mount would be fully extended and the TV would be rotated 90° (i.e., perpendicular) to the wall ... then when I need to get into the nearby closet I could rotate the TV against the wall to keep it out of the way. My TV is about 39.5" wide, so when I read in the product description that the mount would extend 20" from the wall I thought that I had found the perfect mount. Alas, when it arrived, I learned that the 20" dimension only applies when the TV remains parallel to the wall, and the extension when the TV is rotated 90° is closer to 17.5"-18", which will be fine for TV's less than about 35" wide, but not for mine. To resolve this shortcomming (pun intended), I built a block of oak, which I lagged to the wall, and to which I attached the base of the mount. With this setup it works exactly as I need it to, and I am therefore happy with the final result.
The mount is sturdy enough for my 40" TV, but I can see why they rate that as the largest acceptable size. My TV has 200x200mm VESA mounting pattern ... the mount is 100x100, but it included a 200x200 adapter plate that works perfectly.
Cable management is unspectacular but very simple and effective ... remove one or both sliding covers, insert the cables, and replace the covers.
All in all, I can't imagine a better mount for the money for use with small-to-medium size TVs.
Customer Review: Ubiased Review of Peerless SA740P Wall Mount
Summary: 5 Stars
I am writing to provide an unbiased, non-technical, "regular guy" review, as I have found those to be the most helpful and beneficial for my personal use in the past. I will cover three areas, the Peerless mount, Amazon site, and delivery. First off, the product itself (Peerless SA740P Articulating LCD Wall Mount) is thus far proving to be well worth the price paid on Amazon. The price was less then I found at other locations, including the Peerless website. I've had it mounted for about two months and have had no negative issues. It works as directed and as I expected - steady, clean smooth movement, left-right, tilt, and easily extends from wall for further rotation/articulation. I have this mounted over my fireplace and outside of the difficulty drilling into the masonry work - installation of the actual product was quite simple. If your brick is as "tough" as mine, I recommend using a rotary hammer (i.e. hammer drill) with at least a mason bit (can be rented from many hardware stores) - once initial hole is developed the hammer action is quick and easy - without this device, I don't think I could have mounted, as I attempted with standard drill and got nowhere after 20+ minutes of drilling. To determine correct mount for your brand of TV, refer to [...]- you can determine the exact model for your television, otherwise it may not fit your set. Amazon site was simple to navigate, provided ample information on products and provided good comparisons. I had this delivered the next day and it arrived by late morning (even with next day delivery, price still came in less than competitors did).Customer Review: Great, but fell off the concrete wall!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I installed this last weekend and I only give it four stars because of the concrete anchors. I drilled the holes into my concrete wall using my hammer drill and used the anchors that they supplied, which are cheap plastic anchors, around 1" in length, whereas the screws are 2" WOOD screws. I had to use my new powerful 18 volt drill in order to get the anchors securely inside. There was just no way that you could screw the 2" screws into the wall by hand. It took all of my drill's torque to do the job. Everything went as planned and I was marveling at the job. I connected the cables on the floor and I was stunned when the 40" lcd (~70 lbs) fell on my head out of the wall. No kidding, it nearly knocked me out, but luckily it only cut my lip. Miraculously it did not damage my lcd or my dresser that it hit on the way to my head. After regrouping, I went to Home Depot and purchased the anchors I should have started with. I have installed many, many items in my concrete walls and have a lot of previous experience as well. I have never had a problem...because I used the appropriate anchors. I used some acorn hex anchors that worked beautifully. They are designed so that if the mounts pulls against them, rather than ripping out of the concrete, they get even stronger by expanding more. These are the type of anchors that should be included with the mount. Under no circumstances do I recommend using the supplied anchors unless you want a broken tv and to be knocked out. I can't stress this enough. I was very lucky this time.