Home > Consumer Reviews > CHEETAH MOUNTS PLASMA LCD TV TILT WALL MOUNT FOR 23-37" DISPLAYS BLACK

A couple years ago when I bought my first LCD TV, I purchased a $100 mount for it. That mount is a monster. This one is not.

The construction material is certainly sturdy enough. The bars are rugged and will support the size TV for which this is designed. However, the hardware, most notably the main lag screws, while large, are easily stripped.

I put this thing directly into studs and I am sure I could probably hang off this myself. There are a few problems with the kit itself.

1) The directions are pretty horrible.

"Step1: Assemble the Wall Plate
For this model, Part K Wall Plate needs to be assembled. Take the 4 metal wall plate pices and connect them together. You will then have a larger rectangle piece that closely resembles the part illustrated above"

This doesn't tell me HOW to connect them together. It doesn't detail which way certain parts should face, which way the bolts should face, etc. While it was fairly easy for me to figure out, I am also mechanically inclined. I prefer more straightforward directions.

2) The "adjustment" doesn't really work. This thing is so close to the wall that you can't adjust the tilt of it after the TV is up. Actually, once you've attached the arm brackets to the back of your TV, you can't adjust it much. The knobs they give you have such a long turning radius that you can't turn it a lot without having the knob pushing into the back of your TV or interfereing with the actual bracket groove. Therefore, you should really adjust the angle BEFORE you put it on the TV. This is problematic since you really don't KNOW what angle you want until the TV is up. You CAN, however, very easily adjust the left-right position of the TV on the wall once you have it up, so it doesn't need to be perfectly centered when you place it. Similarly, since the mount is so close to the wall, it's really difficult to lock in the bottom screws. You really need one person to hold the TV up while another screws in the locks.

3) This is a simply-designed mount. There isn't much confusion with putting this together, even with the lackluster instructions. It also sits very close to the wall, so it saves you a lot of space if you're worried about that.

You get what you pay for. For $20, this mount is pefectly functional, sturdy enough for the size TVs you're buying it for and is very compact. I managed to put it together and install my TV on it in under an hour. If you're looking for an inexpensive wall-mount solution with no bells and whistles, this is a good mount for the price.

This mount works perfectly with my Vizio 32", at first when i was looking at this product i was skeptical thinking that it would might be a mock off product. I was wrong. This mount holds my t.v. into place securely and even has a nice little tilt functionality to it.

I recommend this mount to anyone who is looking one for their TV.

We have installed several of these mounts in motel rooms and they are as well built as any that we have used. They are very easy to install once the wall studs are located, they are very sturdy & hold the TV securly. Over all for the price available through Amazon, the quality of the product and shipping from Cheetah Mounts, these are the best we have used (also have used - CHEETAH MOUNTS LCD TV ARTICULATING ARM WALL MOUNT FOR 23-37" DISPLAYS BLACK- which are also a good mount but not as stable/secure).

I used this mount to put a new 32" Sammy on the wall and it worked great! This mount will tilt enough for most (doesn't swivel) installations. The price Amazon offers it for can hardly be beat. Highly recommend for a tight to the wall install.

PROS: Solid Construction, Easy to build, it had all of the installation hardware included.
CONS: the only thing I didn't like about this bracket is the handles to adjust the tilt rubbed against the TV when turning them.