Best flat screen wall mount for the money?
June 3, 2011 5:53 PM Subscribe
Tell me about flat screen TV wall mounts and cable/wire management solutions
I want to surprise my guy for father's day with a sleek, streamlined TV room... would love to mount our 37" flat screen to the wall on something low profile that swivels a little bit without ripping out of the wall & destroying our electronics, and also manage all the billion wires and cables that come out of the back of our tv, dvd player, vcr, etc. Help me make it pretty!
Bonus round: shelves/cabinets that could also be wall-mounted fairly high for our aforementioned dvd player, vcr, etc.
I'm in Toronto, and while not totally broke would love to do this for as little money as I can get away with.
I want to surprise my guy for father's day with a sleek, streamlined TV room... would love to mount our 37" flat screen to the wall on something low profile that swivels a little bit without ripping out of the wall & destroying our electronics, and also manage all the billion wires and cables that come out of the back of our tv, dvd player, vcr, etc. Help me make it pretty!
Bonus round: shelves/cabinets that could also be wall-mounted fairly high for our aforementioned dvd player, vcr, etc.
I'm in Toronto, and while not totally broke would love to do this for as little money as I can get away with.
Best answer: Seconding monoprice. Even with shipping into Canada you will still come out ahead. You might check with the Canadian NCIX if they sell comparable mounts and things, but I think monoprice will beat NCIX.
If you want to mount a flat screen TV on a drywall wall, you'll need the special drywall anchors. You drill a hole in the wall, push the anchor through and it then expands in the empty wall cavity, becoming impossible to pull out. These can be found at home depot or similar.
posted by thewalrus at 7:28 PM on June 3, 2011
If you want to mount a flat screen TV on a drywall wall, you'll need the special drywall anchors. You drill a hole in the wall, push the anchor through and it then expands in the empty wall cavity, becoming impossible to pull out. These can be found at home depot or similar.
posted by thewalrus at 7:28 PM on June 3, 2011
As a general aid, I'd recommend velcro ties over regular plastic cable ties. You can get a big bag for cheap, they apply easily and are unlikely to break when you move then. As an added benefit, there's no need to cut the velcro ties when you want to change something around.
I've always been tempted to try and run a setup through cable tubing such as this.
I have not recently ordered anything from monoprice, but in the past they had very good rates with high quality cables. I cannot speak to any of the other goods they sell.
I do know they had an issue with stolen customer information last year, so just be cautious if you order from them.
Example link about the issue
posted by graxe at 10:48 PM on June 3, 2011
I've always been tempted to try and run a setup through cable tubing such as this.
I have not recently ordered anything from monoprice, but in the past they had very good rates with high quality cables. I cannot speak to any of the other goods they sell.
I do know they had an issue with stolen customer information last year, so just be cautious if you order from them.
Example link about the issue
posted by graxe at 10:48 PM on June 3, 2011
Also recommending Monoprice for both a bracket (I used this one and also a cool recessed power and video cable plate here.
I chose this way to hide the cabling and power through the wall, with an easy way to hide the wires behind the wall, as well as a convenient method to get a surge-protector in-line with the power cord (without the need to 'hard wire' it, just plug it in-line along the floor.
posted by scooterdog at 6:14 AM on June 6, 2011
I chose this way to hide the cabling and power through the wall, with an easy way to hide the wires behind the wall, as well as a convenient method to get a surge-protector in-line with the power cord (without the need to 'hard wire' it, just plug it in-line along the floor.
posted by scooterdog at 6:14 AM on June 6, 2011
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