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Post by technoish on Nov 27, 2023 22:46:29 GMT
You just don't mount it high up? I always wall mount for safety reasons.
My mate has a 65 inch OLED on a motorized arm that remembers two settings. One is fl as t on wall facing the couch, the other is at 90 degree angle from wall facing kitchen. Those arms are strong!! Also TV's aren't that heavy nowadays...
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Post by elstoof on Nov 27, 2023 23:07:07 GMT
If I’m going to mount it at tv console height, might as well just put it on a tv console. A had a beautiful one made from American walnut, looks better than the tv
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Post by Lizard on Nov 27, 2023 23:10:02 GMT
The worst is when you see someone with a really nice big telly above the mantle piece. What's the point?
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Post by Derblington on Nov 27, 2023 23:52:23 GMT
My 77” is mounted with the base starting 65cm up. I’ll get the 98” inch starting at 60cm. It’s very low, compared to most people’s placement. I prefer the look of wall mounted to console standing and, again, it’s more functional for speaker placement.
The 98” is 65kg and the wall mount holds up to 75kg. They’re completely fit for purpose.
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Post by technoish on Nov 28, 2023 2:08:30 GMT
Wall mounted is sooo much cleaner, and for a big TV makes it much less dominant in a room.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Nov 28, 2023 9:00:27 GMT
Wall mounted scares me, I do not trust my walls...
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Post by mikew1985 on Nov 28, 2023 9:34:31 GMT
Wall mounted here too. The wall mount is s serious. I've got one of those fully adjustable telescopic arms and the TV is never coming off that thing.
I wouldn't go back to console standing at this point, particularly not with kids.
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Post by darkling on Nov 28, 2023 10:07:54 GMT
I've always wondered how wall mounting combines with a working chimney when mounting above the mantle piece. Surely the heat in the chimney doesn't mix well with the wiring, and will mean wires can't be fed through the wall behind the TV. Not to mention the TV being subjected to the constant heat rising from the fireplace.
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Post by mikew1985 on Nov 28, 2023 10:22:37 GMT
Anyone who mounts a TV on a Chimney bracket that high up deserves whatever bad things will happen to their TV.
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Post by technoish on Nov 28, 2023 10:23:23 GMT
I mean, I wouldn't out my TV there, but my chimney breast isn't warm to touch above the mantel piecde with the fire on...
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Post by dfunked on Nov 28, 2023 10:28:01 GMT
Plus it looks shit...
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Post by Derblington on Nov 28, 2023 10:32:35 GMT
A while back I got into a habit of watching some YT channels touring large US show homes for sale. Beautiful places. Multi-levels, huge rooms, 5+ bedrooms, often multiple kitchens and dining areas, etc. Amazing interior design.
Almost every single one would place huge tv's - 65" and upwards - high up on walls over fire places, or high up on walls in bedrooms.
I don't get why you want to sit staring up into the corner of the wall/ceiling, with the tv's awkwardly angled down. They all instantly look like you've just squeezed a tv you don't really want into a place that it can barely fit, rather than taking advantage of the huge walls you have built and make something that blends into the space.
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Post by Derblington on Nov 28, 2023 10:37:42 GMT
A tv placed flat to a wall will always look cleaner than something high up, angled down off the wall. They're both empty black voids when you're not using them*, but one takes up less space and blends better than the other.
*unless you buy the Samsung Frame, which is still designed to sit flat!
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Post by elstoof on Nov 28, 2023 10:42:04 GMT
I've got one of those fully adjustable telescopic arms and the TV is never coming off that thing. What sort of wall fixings did you use to mount the arm to the wall |
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Post by mikew1985 on Nov 28, 2023 11:04:45 GMT
I've got one of those fully adjustable telescopic arms and the TV is never coming off that thing. What sort of wall fixings did you use to mount the arm to the wall The thing came with serious wall anchors, fittings for going direct into block work or into the stud wall. There are four of them and I made sure that we got them dead centre of the studs in all cases. If you're worried, it's pretty easy to do on plasterboard walls, find the outer edge of each stud down near the skirting board and that way it's easy to tidy up/fill (if needed, your TV unit might be sitting in front of the skirting board anyway and the holes will be so small you should be fine). Edit: It is a two person job though, I would have really struggled getting the mount on and in turn the TV onto the mount if I didn't have a second person. Thankfully my Dad is good for these types of jobs! |
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Post by elstoof on Nov 28, 2023 12:17:28 GMT
I’m just not comfortable hanging that sort of weight on a telescopic arm, flush mounted ok, but protruding arms is like screwing a post to the wall and sitting on it. If I built the wall then maybe, I could reinforce the mounting area with extra studs and noggins, rather than hope whichever coked up builder threw the wall up did more than whack 3 nails to hold it all together
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Nov 28, 2023 13:15:48 GMT
Really depends what the walls made of and the fixings, I don't think I've ever used the supplied fixings for anything that needed hanging on a wall.
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Post by Derblington on Nov 28, 2023 13:15:57 GMT
I've seen installers sit on/hang off the arms while they're extended from the wall. They're very safe.
It's timestamped.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 28, 2023 13:20:47 GMT
I've always wondered how wall mounting combines with a working chimney when mounting above the mantle piece. Surely the heat in the chimney doesn't mix well with the wiring, and will mean wires can't be fed through the wall behind the TV. Not to mention the TV being subjected to the constant heat rising from the fireplace. It's doable, but you need an insulated chimney breast and a mantle to divert heat away. At one point I was considering a letterbox fire and that seemed to be the only way without craning your neck too much. Currently favouring an extendable arm that will go back into the recess in the corner but still haven't worked out how to deal with the front (bookshelf) speakers if I do that. |
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Post by elstoof on Nov 28, 2023 13:53:05 GMT
Really depends what the walls made of and the fixings, I don't think I've ever used the supplied fixings for anything that needed hanging on a wall. It’s the walls I’m suspicious of rather than the fixings, I’ve had a 4kg bass guitar pull the anchors out of a wall because the 120 year old brickwork had become fucked over time. I’ve seen plenty of what lies beneath the surface in houses and it’s rarely pretty |
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Post by Dougs on Nov 28, 2023 14:00:23 GMT
True that. I've got retractable stairgate for the cats/dog and that bit of wall is a nightmare. The constant use (and abuse by the kids) means eventually the fixings come away.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 28, 2023 15:22:17 GMT
We bought a TV stand where it looks mounted, so you can adjust it up and down at your pleasure, and also tilt it in different directions. I've had enough trouble drilling into the walls in this 1930s house..
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Post by mrpon on Nov 28, 2023 15:42:36 GMT
Do you wheel it in on castors when you want to watch How We Used To Live?
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Post by zisssou on Nov 28, 2023 15:46:28 GMT
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Post by Psiloc on Nov 28, 2023 16:04:06 GMT
I think I'm going to look into getting one of the LG service remotes to turn off the OLED auto-dimming. I've defended it in the past as a non-issue but I'll be damned if I haven't started noticing it too in certain scenes. Can anyone who's already got one and successfully used it for this purpose do me a big favour and link me to where they got theirs from? Or confirm that this is the one: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352888112642 |
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Post by ozthegweat on Nov 28, 2023 16:05:13 GMT
I must say I like the look of a TV much better when wallmounted. This is also the reason why I splurged on a G series OLED.
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Post by Derblington on Nov 28, 2023 16:06:11 GMT
That is the one.
Bought mine from Amazon UK. Should be able to find any if they're still available.
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Post by ozthegweat on Nov 28, 2023 16:12:56 GMT
I think I'm going to look into getting one of the LG service remotes to turn off the OLED auto-dimming. I've defended it in the past as a non-issue but I'll be damned if I haven't started noticing it too in certain scenes. Can anyone who's already got one and successfully used it for this purpose do me a big favour and link me to where they got theirs from? Or confirm that this is the one: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352888112642I could send you mine, but shipping from Switzerland to UK is probably more expensive than you buying it from eBay or Amazon. |
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Post by Psiloc on Nov 28, 2023 16:46:10 GMT
Thanks guys. Ha, I did briefly consider a "can I borrow one" post then I saw we were talking like £5 - £10
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Post by ozthegweat on Nov 28, 2023 18:12:27 GMT
 Just to demonstrate how great a wallmounted TV can look like: |
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