| If you just bought a flat screen TV chances are you | | | | made of sheetrock it will need to be reinforced or you |
| can't wait to install it and watch some movies or | | | | can build a bracket that will support the weight of your |
| sports on it. Not to mention showcase it to all your | | | | TV. If the wall is made of bricks or concrete you need |
| friends! To save time and money you might decide to | | | | to make sure you use the right nails for such types of |
| install it yourself. Mounting a flat screen TV isn't that | | | | walls. |
| complicated, but there are a few things you need to | | | | 3) Don't forget about cable management. A lot less |
| know. Beside the question of what type of mount you | | | | dramatic than the first two, but still very annoying |
| want to use, there are 3 other deadly mistakes you | | | | mistake. There are quite a few cables and wires that |
| want to avoid wheninstalling your flat screen TV. | | | | connect to a flat screen TV, from cable to sound |
| 1) How much weight can a mount support? Watching | | | | system to power supply. Make sure you know exactly |
| your brand new (and rather expansive) 50 inch plasma | | | | how all this cables will be managed (some TV mounts |
| TV fall down because you bought a mount that only | | | | have a built in space for cable management for |
| supports 33 pounds (for the 15 inch flat screens) is | | | | example) before you start mounting your TV only to |
| about as un fun as it gets. Avoid this mistake by | | | | realize that there will be lots of ugly cables all over the |
| making sure that your mount of choice can support | | | | place. |
| the weight of your TV. | | | | Hope I didn't scare you with this article! Don't get me |
| 2) The wall you are mounting it onto... what is it made | | | | wrong, it's not that hard to install a flat screen TV, but |
| of? Choosing a wrong mount is not the only way to | | | | there are a few things like the above that, if you don't |
| watch your TV get smashed when it falls. You can | | | | think about could cost you dearly. Avoid those and |
| also achieve this nerve wrecking result by mounting it | | | | other mistakes when it comes to installing your Flat |
| on a wall that does not support that weight! If a wall is | | | | Screen TV! |