| Anyone who has seen the new plasma TVs have | | | | approaches are generally more expensive than the |
| found them to be far superior over the television sets | | | | wall bracket. |
| of prior generations. One of the best improvements is | | | | The plasma TV wall bracket introduces a new viewing |
| the ability to have a much larger screen yet be so thin. | | | | angle for many TV viewers. It raises the TV to a |
| But with this great innovative design comes some new | | | | position high on a wall and allows people to view the |
| design dilemmas. Where do I install my new big | | | | TV from many locations in the room. Many of us |
| screen? Do I mount it on one of those nice custom | | | | remember our parents telling us to move out of the |
| TV stands, or do I hang it on a wall bracket? This | | | | way for them to see what was on the television. |
| article details some views, both positive and negative, | | | | Those days are veritably gone now, due to the |
| for both considerations. | | | | utilization of the plasma TV wall bracket. |
| The TV stand is a great way to display your new | | | | The wall bracket comes in five major categories, |
| television especially if you have a large room capable | | | | which are: |
| of assimilating another large piece of furniture. Most | | | | - Dual Arm Wall Mounting Bracket - a cantilever style |
| stands have been engineered to fit into a piece of | | | | of wall mount that allows the plasma TV to be |
| traditional furniture similar to a sideboard or low chest | | | | mounted close to the wall or extended out with the |
| of drawers. In reality, it is possible to use any large | | | | ability to tilt and swivel and can hold up to one hundred |
| type of chest or bureau to become your new plasma | | | | fifty pounds. |
| TV stand. | | | | - Flat Wall Mounting Bracket - a fixed wall mount that |
| There are several TV stand mounting brackets that | | | | attaches the plasma TV to the wall in a position not |
| have been designed for this type of application. Some | | | | unlike a framed painting or large photograph. |
| hard mount to the back of the piece of furniture and | | | | - Single Arm Wall Mounting Bracket - another |
| become a fixed stand with the ability to swivel and tilt | | | | cantilever style of wall mount that has tilt and swivel |
| to accommodate the seating arrangement of the | | | | capabilities, but is unable to carry more than eighty |
| viewers in the room. Other TV stands are more of a | | | | pounds of weight. |
| freestanding device that permits the user to place the | | | | - Low Profile Tilt Mounting Bracket - a tilting mount that |
| plasma TV upon the cabinet. The third most popular | | | | allows the plasma TV to hug the wall. It is limited in the |
| design features hardware that mounts within the | | | | amount of tilt, usually not more than fifteen degrees, |
| cabinet and conceals the plasma TV when not in use, | | | | but it will hold up to one hundred fifty pounds of weight. |
| then with a push of a button a hidden door opens on | | | | - Ceiling Mounting Bracket - a bracket that permits the |
| the top of the cabinet to reveal the slowly rising | | | | plasma TV to be hung from a cathedral or flat ceiling |
| plasma TV coming to a stop at the desired viewing | | | | with the ability to swivel and tilt the TV to the best |
| height. The stand that utilizes all three of these | | | | viewing angle by the user. |