Mounting a TV on a wall is one of the most popular ways to display your display in the modern age. Not only does it free up space to allow furniture and other items to be placed beneath the TV, a wall-mounted TV also aesthetically pleasing. Core to this installation is the TV wall mount, and depending on what you need to have done after the TV is mounted on the wall, there are plenty of wall mounts out there to fit said need.
For example, the MantelMount MM540 Enhanced Mount can drop down from a high place, allowing you to mount a TV over a fireplace while still having it be viewable in a comfortable position. Its swivel mechanisms also allows it to tilt left or right to snag the perfect viewing angle.
Meanwhile, the SmartMount DS-VW765-LQR from Peerless AV, provides plenty of means for concealment and easy access, allowing service technicians to quickly access the back panel of the TV with its tilting mechanisms, while also having space to holding TV wiring.
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For those interested in flexibility, however, the Sanus VLF728 wall mount provides just that, with a fully articulating mount system that allows a TV to extend out from the wall and rotate 360 degrees for targeted viewing experiences no matter where the audience is seated.
A Quick List of the Top TV Mounts to Buy in 2024
Looking at some of the latest TV mounts from the 2024 CE Pro Brand Analysis of the custom installation industry’s most frequently used brands, here are 10 TV mount recommendations to complement modern AV lifestyles.
- Chief Manufacturing Fit Mounts
- Sanus VLF728 Mount
- Future Automation PSE90 Mount
- MantelMount MM540 Enhanced Mount
- Peerless-AV SmartMount DS-VW765-LQR
- Chief Manufacturing TS218SU Medium THINSTALL Mount
- OmniMount VB60LED Mount
- Metra (Ethereal) LP3265 Low Profile Mount
- Premier Mounts #RTM-L
- Strong (Snap One) Carbon Series Mounts
Chief Manufacturing Fit Fixed Display Wall Mounts
Chief says its Fit Fixed Display Wall Mounts supports TVs ranging in size from 32 inches to 98 inches. The line of wall mounts offers a choice of three wall plate designs with the medium plate supporting weights up to 125 pounds, large supporting TVs up to 200 pounds and extra-large to support TVs over 250 pounds. The UL certified products feature ¾-inch post installation leveling capabilities, and the company’s lateral shift GlideLock feature secures the TV, while allowing the positioning of the screen.
Sanus VLF728 Premium Full Motion TV Wall Mount
Large-screen TVs are trendy, but many people still buy small- and medium-size TVs for specific applications such as bedrooms and studies. The Sanus VLF728 full-motion mount it a fully-articulating TV mount that features a brushed-aluminum finish that’s available in a choice of two colors, and upon placement TVs sit just over two inches from the wall. Sanus adds the mount offers 15-degrees of tilt and 60-degrees of left-to-right swivel capabilities and is able to support TVs ranging from 42 inches to 90 inches in size.
Future Automation PSE90 Motorized Articulating TV Wall Mount
Designed for TVs with screen sizes ranging from 46 inches to 65 inches, the PSE90 motorized TV mount supports the ability to employ wall space adjacent to typical seating positions to mount televisions. The mount offers six programmable positions with IR, RS-232 and contact closure control options, and the mount also provides cable management capabilities to hide connected AV cables.
MantelMount MM540 Enhanced Mount
MantelMount says its MM540 Enhanced Mount can work with TVs that weigh anywhere from 20 pounds to 90 pounds, as well as TVs ranging in screen size from 44 inches to 80 inches. The mount is VESA compatible up to 600mm x 600mm, and it provides 27 inches of travel distance, allowing users to mount TVs above the fireplace and have it be out of the way when not in use. The MM540 also provides heat-sensing pull-down handles, paintable wall covers, and 30-degrees of swivel each way or 60-degrees of swivel one way.
Peerless-AV SmartMount DS-VW765-LQR Full-Service Video Wall Mount
The SmartMount DS-VW765-LQR Full-Service tilt mount for 46- to 65-inch displays is designed to give users easy access to the rear panel of displays to enable quick servicing. Peerless-AV states the mount offers tool-less micro-adjustment capabilities, and the mount also supports weights up to 125 pounds.
Chief TS218SU Medium THINSTALL Dual Swing Arm Display Mount
Chief developed the TS218SU for small- to medium-size TVs and screen sizes 26 inches to 47 inches. Chief emphasizes the mount collapses down to just 1.5 inches to provide a low profile for mounted televisions. The mount also provides arm extension capabilities up to 18 inches, and its Centris low-profile tile provides up to 12-degrees of tilt.
OmniMount VB60LED
Part of the company’s VideoBasics series of products, the VB60LED is designed to hang a television like a picture frame. The mount is compatible with 400mm x 400mm VESA TV mounting patterns, and it supports TVs weighing up to 60 pounds. OmniMount adds the VB60LED provides homeowners a mounting profile of just 0.59 inches. (Note: this particular item has been discontinued and as such, it may be difficult to find even through resellers.)
Metra (Ethereal) LP3265 Low Profile Television Wall Mount
Metra and its Ethereal brand are well known for HDMI cables and mounts. The company’s LP3265 Low Profile Television Wall Mount for TVs that range from 32 inches to 65. The fixed mount is ETL certified for safety, and it supports televisions weighing up to 176 pounds. Metra/Ethereal add mount is VESA compliant and it provides a mounting profile of just 1.18 inches.
Premier Mounts #RTM-L
#RTM-L Rotating Mount for Flat-Panels
The #RTM-L Rotating Mount for Flat-Panels up to 160 Pounds provides homeowners to ability to rotate their televisions up to 90 degrees. The Premier Mount product can be setup in a portrait or landscape configuration, and the company also points out the mount offers up to 10 degrees of downward tilt and as much as 35 degrees of upward tilt.
Strong (Snap One) Carbon Series
Designed for commercial applications, the Carbon Series of mounts from Snap One’s Strong brand addresses digital signage installations of displays up to 100 inches diagonal and 500 pounds. These signage solutions can be used in environments that range from restaurants and Bars, to boardrooms and retail shops. For ceiling mount situations, Strong adds that it offers accessories such as steel I-beam mounts, wood joist mounts, and ceiling plates that includes an anti-vibration model.
Reminder: Safety is Highest Priority When Mounting Your TV on a Wall
It goes without saying that no one wants to bring a family member to the hospital because their home’s mounted TV fell and injured someone. To prevent this from happening outside organizations that include UL have developed safety standards to help ensure the mechanical safety of televisions that are held on walls by TV mounts.
In the case of UL, it states that TV mounts that are not properly designed have the potential to cause harm to children and pets, and they can damage property. This is important given how the television market has evolved.
While no hard data exists on the most popular sizes, there is no doubt that consumers’ preference for larger screen has increased. Joel Silver, founder and lead developer of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), estimates the current sweet spot for screen size is likely about 65 inches with that number almost certainly to increase as homeowners increasingly fall into the mindset of, “bigger is better.”
To make sure you’re being safe when mounting your TV, we put together a guide for mounting TVs on the wall that covers all the basics, from what types of TV mounts are out on the market, to how high and how far away you want to have the TV from your audience.
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