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Reply #17 - Jan 19th, 2007, 1:28am
 
Glad to of been of some assistance...MH!! !

and JD, if you still used your old avatar you will have had your glasses on, and not so screwy eye balls!!

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Reply #18 - Jan 20th, 2007, 12:35am
 
Cheesy Success! The TV is on the wall as solid as you like and the bracket looks first class.  In fact you'd think someone competent had done the job.  :-D

Thanks again chaps.
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Reply #19 - Jan 20th, 2007, 12:50am
 
well done that "someone competent "..... Cheesy

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Reply #20 - Jan 22nd, 2007, 6:45pm
 
Hi Moosehead,

Sorry if this question appears to be nosey but, are you by any chance hanging a plasma/lcd flat panel screen? If so, I've just bought one recently and the guy who sold it to me from a well known high street store gave me some really sound advice, (unusual from high street stores) especially if you are hanging them from a stud wall (not applicable to me, but anyway).

He suggested that before you hang the screen, make an anchor (I assume he must mean some form of sleeve anchor) in the wall and somewhere on the monitor (check the manual) should be at least one other secure point where you can attach a 'leash' to the anchor.

Now comes the relevent part. If the bracket gives way at least the anchor (assuming it's secured correctly) should prevent the tv hitting the floor.

The other thing to note was that he said insurance companies very rarely pay out under the circs of the bracket coming away from the wall unless specifically insured for that reason.

Long story, but, something consider.

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Reply #21 - Jan 25th, 2007, 11:12pm
 
Hey Sandy

Yes a 32" LCD. The anchor sounds like a good plan.
In the end I didnt have a suitable stud so I have effectively got 5 thunderbolt anchors that hold the bracket to the brick.
There is no way that bracket arm is becoming disconnected from the wall unless the house comes down!

Overkill I guess but I was not so much concerned about the TV breaking but it landing on a small child. Better safe than sorry.

I was in a high end AV shop yesterday though and they had a 50" plasma on a wooden stand with a vogel arm. I asked the guy how that was safe and he said that when you get rid of any stand the plasma is quite light and LCDs are even lighter. He showed me the thin bit of MDF it was mounted to and said they mount them to stud walls all the time no problem.  Undecided
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