All Articles Tagged Mounts

CE Pro Editors | 03/19 10:13 AM, 0 Comments

Metra Home Theater Group (MHTG) has announced that its Audio Solutions brand has been accepted into the MEGA Buying Group. Audio Solutions will be showing its patent pending Audio Mount at the upcoming MEGA Buying Group's convention in Orlando. The Audio Mount affixes speakers to flat panel televisions. Jim Sendrak of the Mega Group USA says, “I am excited to be able to offer such a exceptional product to our dealers, this new patent pending product offers a innovative mounting and audio solution for today’s flat panel TVs.” Headquartered in… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 12/28 11:56 AM,

Premier Mounts is shipping the CMF, a fixed cable mount featuring the MagnaGuide installation plate. The patent-pending MagnaGuide installation plate allows the cable adapter to snap onto the back plate and slide into place. This makes it easy for the installer to secure the flat-panel in the right position without having to see where the mounting base is located on the wall. The kickstand feature holds the flat-panel up to 4.28 inches away from the wall to allow room to connect A/V components. The V-shaped 6 × 3 in. back… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/22 12:36 PM, 1 Comment

Monster is partnering with the Home Entertainment Source (HES) buying group as a designated “Primary Accessories Provider” for all its retail members. The partnership will officially kick off at CEDIA Expo 2011 with a range of planned activities. Earlier this year, HES merged with the PRO Group to form ProSource, the country’s largest CE buying group, with 550 retailers, custom integrators and specialty dealers and over 1,000 storefronts across the country. As an HES Primary Accessories Provider, Monster will work with the buying group and its members to ensure that… View this story

Jason Knott | 06/13 11:27 AM, 40 Comments

“How do they do it? How is one manufacturer able to keep its prices so low and its dealer margins high?” Those are the big questions many in the industry ask when they look at SnapAV, a manufacturer/distributor that was borne from an integration company. In just five years, the Charlotte-based company is on track to record $50 million in revenues with just 64 employees by providing integrators with an alternative to brand name products in several “low tech” areas including screens (Dragonfly), mounts (Strong), racks (Strong), cable (Binary) and… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/07 05:42 AM, 0 Comments

Premier Mounts has announced it is bolstering its team with the promotion of Dwight Jenkins and hiring of Tony Mascia. Dwight Jenkins, previously Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast U.S., is now Premier Mounts’ National Consultant Liaison. In this role he will be responsible for developing growth of Premier Mounts’ business through focused education and support of product specifiers and system designers. “Dwight’s strong product knowledge and interpersonal skills provides him with a great foundation for using his talents nationally,” said National Sales Manager, Bill Wildman. “Dwight will provide a… View this story

Jason Knott | 04/15 01:53 PM, 0 Comments

Milestone AV Technologies, parent company of mount manufacturers Sanus and Chief, completed the previously announced merger with Da-Lite Screen Company, a manufacturer of video projection screens. The combination of Milestone and Da-Lite creates a leading company in mounting solutions, A/V furniture, and projection screens across both commercial and consumer markets. The now united businesses, with nearly 1,000 employees worldwide, have a common culture focused on delivering innovative products supported by superior customer service. PLUS: How Much Is Da-Lite Worth? “We are excited to close this transaction, and move forward together… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/31 12:55 PM, 0 Comments

Premier Mounts has launched a new dealer support program dubbed P4 (Premier Purchase Protection Program). This new offering provides a 6-month return policy to cover unexpected design or product changes. Returns are accepted under any circumstances, including if the customer changes mounts during installation, the product doesn’t fit into a certain structure, or there’re simply too many mounts ordered for the project. Lee Dodson, president of Premier Mounts, says the program belies the confidence the company has in its products and its understanding of integrators’ needs. P4 is offered to… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/07 05:39 PM, 7 Comments

At first blush an iPad leveling app seems pretty mundane, but Sanus Systems has a pretty cool implementation that installers will appreciate. You know how sometimes you mount a TV straight -- technically -- but it looks crooked because the fireplace mantle below it is slightly tilted? The Sanus app lets you calibrate the level against the mantle, so the TV looks straight. In another nice twist, Sanus has a new iPad case with a flip out piece that sits on top of the TV. You can then use both… View this story

Jason Knott | 10/07 06:44 AM, 0 Comments

The clock was ticking on OmniMount’s Erick Valkingburg as he installed an in-wall mount and attached a 32-inch LCD TV. The longer integrators are on the job, the more profits go down the drain. That’s why the OmniMount LEDP75 in-wall swing arm mounting system is so valuable. At the company’s CEDIA Expo 2010 booth, OmniMount’s Erick Valkingburg installed an in-wall mount and attached a 32-inch LCD TV in 6 minutes. That’s right … 6 minutes. The nine-step installation can be done in half the time of other conventional mounts, according… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 10/04 04:44 AM, 0 Comments

Inca Corp. has been motorizing TV mounts and projector lifts for nearly 40 years. Its products are such fixtures in the A/V world that integrators often take them for granted. I thought I knew Inca pretty well: They make motorized things for A/V stuff, their products are expensive, everyone in the A/V industry knows them, and they’ve been around for a long time. During a recent visit to Inca headquarters in Gardena, Calif., with sales manager Sheree Aguirre as my guide, I learned a few things about the company that… View this story