Advantages of Corner LCD Wall Mounts

Flat screen and LCD TVs are often best appreciated when they’re mounted on a wall. When you mount your LCD TV, you free up the floor space that would be taken up by an entertainment center or TV stand and give your room a sleek custom-designed look. If you have unbroken wall space, it’s fairly easy to mount your television. In many homes, though, the wall space is taken up by windows, doors and moldings. Corner LCD wall mounts allow you to mount your television or monitor and take advantage of the unique benefits.

When you mount an LCD television on a flat wall, you’re restricting the viewing angle from which it can best be watched. In fact, if you’re viewing an LCD from any angle but head-on, you’ll notice an appreciable degradation in color and picture quality. With the television on a flat wall, the persons sitting directly opposite it will have the best viewing angle. Everyone seated to the left or right will get much poorer picture quality.

When you use corner LCD wall mounts to put up your LCD television, you greatly increase the range of positions in the room from which the television can be comfortably viewed.  A corner mount also opens up new possibilities for arranging the furniture and floor plan of your room that aren’t possible if you mount the television set on a flat wall.

While the corner positioning can limit the movement available for your television, you have many different choices of corner flat TV mounts. Depending on your needs, you can choose a corner articulating wall mount or a corner TV full motion mount as well as a basic corner TV wall mount.

When you order a corner LCD wall mount for your flat screen television, you’ll need to know the size and weight of the television you’ll be mounting, as well as the distance from the corner to position on the wall where you’ll be placing the mount.

Mounting a television in the corner is not much more difficult than mounting it on a flat wall. You’ll need to locate the studs on the adjacent walls in order to mount your television securely and safely. Consider a dual arm corner LCD wall mount if your television weighs more than 125 pounds. Smaller LCD televisions can be mounted on single arm corner TV mounts.

Corner LCD wall mounts allow you to position your flat screen LCD television at a convenient angle that can be viewed comfortably from almost anywhere in the room. It may be the most versatile positioning for your flat screen television set.

How to Choose Corner Mounts for Your Flat Screens

It’s common for people to mount their flat screen televisions on the wall for easier viewing, but what do you do if you have limited wall space? Modern architecture can be heavy on windows – a lovely situation if you like lots of natural light. If you need a wall on which to mount your new flat screen television, though, all those windows can put a serious crimp in your choices. In rooms where the wall space is taken up with windows, doorways and other interruptions, corner mounts make the most sense.

Mounting your flat screen television in the corner offers a number of benefits. The most important of these benefits is the ability to view the screen from nearly any position in the room. Corner wall mounts that swivel and move make it even more convenient to have your television mounted in the corner of the room. There are several different styles of monitor mounts that are especially designed for mounting in the corner.

Corner TV Full Motion Mount

Full motion corner LCD TV mounts provide the most flexibility of all types of flat screen mounts. When you mount your TV in the  corner with a full motion wall mount, you’ll be able to change the tilt angle up or down and swivel it left and right to the extend allowed by the walls on either side of it. A full motion mount is generally the most expensive option, but the versatility and flexibility often offsets the higher price.

Corner Articulating Wall Mounts

An articulating wall mount is the most popular type of corner TV mount because it offers the best combination of flexibility and affordability. Like a full motion TV mount, you can tilt your television up or down to give you the best viewing angle, as well as swiveling it to the left and the right. The range of motion is more limited than you’d get with a full motion TV mount, but the cost is also considerably less.

Swivel Wall Mounts

A swivel corner mount allows you to turn your flat panel television from left to right, but it doesn’t allow for tilting the television angle up or down for easier viewing. A swivel mount is appropriate if you’ll always be seated at the same height – that is, if you won’t be lying down or sitting on the floor to watch television. Swivel wall mounts are generally mid-range in cost.

Tilting Corner Mounts

Tilting wall mounts allow you to change the vertical angle of the television but not swivel it right or left. A tilting corner mount is most appropriate in a small room.

Generally, you’ll get the most value when you choose a corner mount that provides you the most options for positioning the screen. Consider a corner TV articulating wall mount or a corner TV full motion corner mount for fullest amount of options.

Flat Screen Mounting Tips

Mounting your flat screen television or monitor can be a relatively simple process if you know what you’re doing and you plan a basic wall mount. If you’re planning to use a more complex flat screen mounting solution, though, you may run into unexpected issues. These tips will help you with planning and executing more complicated flat screen mounting styles.

Recessed Installations

If you want your flat screen television to be flush with the wall, a recessed flat screen mounting is the way to go. To recess a flat screen, you’ll need to allow at least three inches of open space above the top of your television as well as on both sides of the plasma or LCD television. It’s also important to make sure the recess is deep enough to allow air to circulate behind the television set to prevent overheating. Keep in mind that if you choose to recess your flat screen mount, you’ll be stuck with the  size you choose later. Upgrading to a larger set will be difficult.

Finding Studs

The most important part of mounting your flat screen monitor or plasma television is placing the fasteners securely. That generally requires finding studs in the wall. There are a few tips you can use to help you find the wall studs for your flat screen mounting more easily. In new houses, studs are generally placed 16 inches apart on center. That means there will be 16 inches from the center of one wall stud to the center of the next. If you find one stud, you can easily locate adjacent ones.

Start looking for wall studs by checking where your wall outlets are placed. In newer construction, power outlets are usually placed adjacent to a wall stud.

You can usually locate a wall stud by tapping gently along the width of the wall. You’ll hear and feel the difference when you’re tapping over a stud. If that doesn’t work, or if you want more precision, you can pick up an inexpensive stud finder for about $20 at the hardware store.

Your flat screen mounting hardware should be positioned so that it is centered on the wall studs to take advantage of the strength and stability.

Corner Mounting

In many apartments and homes, there is little open wall space on which to mount a plasma television set. A corner wall mount allows you to use wall real estate that often goes to waste. Corner TV mounts can be tricky to install, but the extra effort is rewarded by a flat screen mounting solution that allows you to easily rearrange furniture and seating.

The right flat screen mounting hardware and devices can keep your television safe and make watching it more enjoyable. Take the time to choose the right television and monitor mounts and you’ll find the installation is much easier.

A Look at Flat Screen Mounting Types

Mounting a flat screen panel or monitor requires a bit of forethought and planning. Before you purchase a flat screen mounting device, there are a number of things that you need to consider.

Will the Flat Screen Mounting Fit the TV or Monitor?

While there are VESA standards that define where the screw holes are placed on the back of your flat screen television or monitor, not all manufacturers follow them for all of their devices. Apple, for example, has many monitors that aren’t standard and may require a special Apple VESA mount adapter. If your flat screen doesn’t tell you the VESA standard it meets, measure the distance between the holes to make sure you get a flat screen mounting device that will fit it properly.

Is the Weight Rating High Enough?

Flat panel screens may weigh far less than traditional monitors and televisions, but many still weigh far more than you’d expect. It’s important to choose a flat screen mount that is rated to hold your monitor’s weight. In fact, it’s best to exceed the weight rating. You’ve invested far too much money in your flat screen plasma or LCD to take chances with a flimsy flat screen mount.

Will the Flat Screen Mount Work with the Size of Your Screen?

Weight is only one factor. If you choose a corner wall mount, for example, the width of the screen may not fit right between the two walls. Many tilt wall mounts will only support a specific size screen, often because the center of balance is different. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations on the flat screen mount to make sure you get the right size rating.

Flat Screen Mounting Types

Here’s a quick rundown of the different types of flat screen mounts available.

Flat Wall Mounts keep your flat panel television close to the wall and is usually the least expensive flat screen mounting option.

Tilting Wall Mounts let you tilt your television or monitor up or down, but not in any other direction. These are the best choice if you’ll be mounting the flat panel high on the wall.

Arm Wall Mounts are the most popular choice for mounting flat panel monitors because they allow the monitor to be positioned and repositioned for comfort and use.

Corner Wall Mounts allow for flat screen mounting between two walls, an option that’s popular in rooms with little wall space.

Car Headrest Mounts are growing in popularity as people make more use of the mobile capabilities of pad and tablet computers. An iPad car headrest mount makes it easy to mount your iPad for backseat viewing.

Choosing the right flat screen mounting device can make your TV viewing experience more enjoyable and keep your new flat screen device safe.