Full Motion TV Wall Mount, 25-55 Inch, Gas Spring, 13.2 in Lift

This TV mount is a nice, sturdy unit that is easy to install. It functions as advertised, except the vertical adjustment range isn’t 13.5 inches. It’s just under 12 inches. Not a big issue. It works very well with the shiplap “fireplace” I just built in my bedroom. There are a few things to note: You have to choose how you want your TV to tilt when it is parked. Mine is plumb throughout the vertical range, but it tilts slightly forward in its highest position and pushed back (parked) in the fireplace (see pics). The pivots points were initially very stiff laterally. I sprayed teflon grease in them, and that made them way better. The instructions also advise that the vertical pivot makes a popping sound if the set screw needs to tightened. That is true. You’ll need a wide, flat head screw driver to tighten it. The set screw basically functions as a sleeve for the hex bolt that adjusts the shock. It will make sense when you see it. My 50 inch TV weighs about 20 pounds, with 200mm by 200mm VESA. This mount easily supports it. I noticed pivot point closest to the base was loose after I moved the arm up and down many, many times while I was building everything. I think it was slightly loose when it arrived, and I didn’t notice when I installed it. Then the repeated movement made it worse. Since I tightened the bolt, though, there haven’t been any issues. I recommend this mount and I may get more for other TVs. The aforementioned minor issues aren’t cause for concern for me. It works well, it looks modern, and the mechanisms are nicely hidden under a grey plastic body. So far, so good.

This articulating wall mount is awesome. Mounts easily and securely. Great range of motion horizontally left to right and has the most vertical range (up or down) of most other articulating mounts.

I moved to a sit/stand set-up, and thus needed to update my monitor arms to wall mount. I have been using desk-mount Ergotron products for around 5 years (I have the LX, MX, and Neo-Flex). They are of superior build/aesthetic quality, but they are more expensive (I think their price is the "sweet spot" for quality and affordability if you can afford a little more than the product offered here). Since I needed to purchase *three* new arms, I started looking at the more "budget" options, and found this arm. I also need an arm that will support a 30 pound monitor (I am using Dell 3008 WFPt monitors... they are crazy heavy). If you can afford an extra fifty bucks, I would definitely recommend purchasing the http://amazon.com/MX-Wall-Mount-LCD-Arm instead. I decided I would go ahead and save the hundred and fifty bucks (since I'm buying three). I ordered a single unit to check them out, and after a week of use, I went ahead and ordered two more. The other two arrived today, and I am mounting them as I type this. The support arm that moves up and down contains a hydraulic support similar to what would hold a car trunk/hood open (see photo). You can adjust the tension for your particular monitor's weight. The positioning is pretty spot on (it stays where you put it) without being so rigid that it's difficult to move. I move my monitors several times a day, and so far so good. Hopefully the hydrolic arm holds up. My Ergotron is still super-strong after five years. I'm hoping these do as well. The Ergotrons have a spring loaded monitor mount plate that is really nice for *tilting* the monitor up and down. This unit has a more simple mechanism that allows the monitor to tilt, but it just has knobs on the sides of the mounting bracket to tighten the tilt "tension" (it's really just friction --see photo). You can set them at a point so the monitor will tilt as you wish and then stay put, but I'm sure I will need to keep tightening the knobs over time. I am around 5'10", so for me, mounting the top of the wall mounting plate at 54" is the right height for a sit/stand situation. Three screws secure the arm to a stud. I was a little worried at first that the wall mount part might be too narrow (and mar the wall by denting it), but it seems to be pretty solid. I should note that my mounting situation is two sheets of sonic-glued fire rated drywall and a sheet of quarter inch ply over the studs, so my wall is probably a little more dense/thick than the average install. The mount will not allow your monitor to rotate from portrait to landscape, so if that's something you do often (like, if you're in layout/design), this probably isn't the monitor for you. You can change the orientation, but it requires remounting the plate on the back of the monitor. There *is* a +/- 3 degree rotation, so you can "fine tune" the horizontal orientation of the monitor. As mentioned, there is plenty of vertical play for a sit-stand situation. At it's highest point, the bottom edge of my 30" monitor is 49 1/2" from the floor. This puts the center of the monitor a *little below* the center of my eye line, but I think it's probably good enough. At the lowest point, the bottom edge of the monitor is 36 1/4" from the floor. For those who have difficulty with math, that's a little over 13" of vertical play. Saying the arm retracts to *less* than 3" is a bit of a stretch. The arm retracts to 3" and then there is the depth of your monitor/television. The arm will extend your monitor to around 23" plus the depth of your monitor/tv from the wall (and seems pretty solid while fully extended). I knocked off a star because the unit does not come with any screws that are VESA appropriate. Every screw included is too thick to screw into the back of ANY of my monitors; perhaps they would work with tv's, but they DEFINITELY did not work with any of my monitors. This is not a problem isolated to one shipment, as all three units had this problem. So I had to go out and purchase longer screws (twice). The mounting plate is pretty large (9"x9" with optional extensions for large tv's). It is nice that it is designed to attach to your monitor/tv and *then* "set in" the arm already attached to the wall. Getting the screws wasn't a huge deal, but seems like something a lot of people might run into if they are mounting monitors. All in all, this seems like a decent option compared to the Ergotron for people looking to save a couple bucks (though I still recommend the Ergotrons if you've got the cash).

The arm is stable and moves smoothly. I asked the question about of the monitor is centered when pushed back flat. Despite answers that it was, it's is not. I have pushed the monitor flat against the wall and the center of the monitor is definitely 2 inches offset from the mounts base. The stud in my wall is centered with my desk, so unfortunately with this mount, I cannot get my monitor centered unless I pull it almost to the front edge of my desk.

Ordered to allow for 40" LG TV to be wall mounted between my desk and my couch in my home office. The gas powered swivel is effective (with easy adjustment) to balance the TV weight and it allows be to pivot the TV for use on either side of the room, but even better I can have it 'flat' against the wall when not needed minimizing space used. Excellent product would recommend.

The 1 star reviews are 100% accurate. It is a flawed design! When it’s retracted (arm is not straight out) it will NEVER be level, ever. The design is extremely flawed. The tv will only ever be level with the arm is 100% fully extended outward. What a complete waste of my time and money. Not mention I’ll have to remove all this hardware and start new.

Love this. We remodeled our kitchen living room to make open concept. However we still have a post that is load bearing. Adding the swing arm moved the tv off the floor and put up in the air and we can raise or lower and swing around to any position. The addition of the 43” tv and the sleek instal made this perfect for our installation.

Able to move up and down without permanently extending from the wall. Best priced mount for this purpose.

Very good product. Good price. Easy to install and use. Very happy. Was exactly what I was hoping it would be. Good extension, tilt, and ability to move up and down. Thanks!

I have not installed it yet, but the product feels and looks to be good quality when you hold it.

This works better than I thought it would. It is very sturdy, and adjusts to the weight of your screen. I'm using it on a slightly older 48" TV, and it performs very well.

Husband needed a mount for his man cave TV. Needed something that could be pushed up and out of the way. After finding some on other sites, found this one for a third of the price! Arrived a day early. Matches his man cave, plus its just darn cool! Yes he had to use the arm extensions and then a couple spacers to make everything work but we had too with our regular TV mount too. It is heavier than the regular wall mount, it should definitely be screwed into the middle of your joist. Plus it was a two person job, but so were our other wall mount brackets.

Got it about a week after the order. I ended up returning it, not because of the mount but because the wall I wanted to mount it on. They were good on the return, I got my money back within 24 hours of emailing them. I would definitely recommend this item for anyone looking for a wide range of motion in a t.v. mount.