Hello,

I want to mount my Panasonic 50PHD7UY and have a few questions.

1) Can you recommend a good mount which I can laterally adjust?

2) I might be considering buying a new Plasma in the next year, 50 or 65 1080P variety. I need a mount that would be compatible with a bigger Panasonic model.

Thanks!

ChrisB

Hello,

I want to mount my Panasonic 50PHD7UY and have a few questions.

1) Can you recommend a good mount which I can laterally adjust?

2) I might be considering buying a new Plasma in the next year, 50 or 65 1080P variety. I need a mount that would be compatible with a bigger Panasonic model.

Thanks!

ChrisB

Look at the Sanus VMPL-3. It's very expandable

I would recommend that you stay with all of these well known manufacturers. I believe this will give you a great start.

http://www.chiefmfg.com/
http://www.k2mounts.com/
http://www.mustangav.com/
http://www.omnimount.com/consumer/Default.aspx
http://www.peerlessmounts.com/
http://www.premiermounts.com/
http://www.promounts.com/
http://www.sanus.com/en/products/productLine/line/visionmount/
http://www.solidmounts.com/
http://www.studiotech.com/products/plasma_tv_wall_mounts/index.html
http://www.vanguardusa.com/VM561.htm
http://www.vanptc.com/

I have access to all of these mounts. I think you are looking for an articulating mount. Check out the Premier AM3. This is a nice swing out arm mount. This is very sturdy upto 160lbs. Also the Omnimount UCL-XP is a great mount. This holds upto 200lbs. It depends on what you are looking for...PM me if you are interested.

Cree

I'll second that - the VMPL3 is the one I use and as you can see below, I have quite a bit of movement from side to side if I need it. The mounting plates are actually 3 pieces which can be expanded in and out. I had more room to expand mine, but didn't need to go out further since this would catch the hangars mounted to the back of the tv.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/Kr8z1/PIONEER%20PRO-1540HD/DSCF0162.jpg

I have a 509UK, and was planning to buy a Sanus tilt mount. I ended up buying a "Simplicity" brand mount at Costco for ~$70.

In reading the documentation, it is clear that Sanus is the OEM (the tech support website is sanus.com), and it appears to be exactly the same as the VMPL. It comes with rails for both flat mount and tilt mount.

It was easy to install, and we're very happy with it.

edit: Oops. Just noticed that you want might be getting a 65" next year. Sanus rates the VMPL for 60" and 175 pounds.

Kit

What about a mount that is vertical and lateral adjustable?

For vertical adjustment other than tilt (the Sanus tilts too) you'll probably need to look at an articulating mount. Running a search of the forum should find you some suggestions.

My setup has an issue in that the wife requires me to keep the existing entertainment center, but the LCD is about an inch wider than the opening. So I need to be able to swivel the TV and have it move back and forth to fit into the cabinet.

I am considering using an articulating arm mounted directly to the wall and feeding the arm through a knockout in the back of the entertainment center. This will work, but is fairly expensive for the distance I need the arm to be (31"). I possibly could use a cabinet mounted pullout tv swivel. I know that Sanus offers the VMP01, but it is limited to about 5.5" where I calculate I need a pullout of around 10". Does anyone know of any other company that offers cabinet pullouts similar to the Sanus?

Thanks....

Does anyone know of any other company that offers cabinet pullouts similar to the Sanus?

I do not know of anything like the Sanus, but there are a couple of kit type solutions that you could use. There is at least one pull out that I am aware of that is pull-out and swivel with a couple hundred pound static load. You could then just make your own attachment to go to the LCD mount holes. The downside is that this is not going to be low cost either.

http://www.tvshelves.com/500_pound_tv_slider.htm

Also, note that these things are designed for balanced loads, so you would need to make it such that the mass-center is over the bearing center, or just use a way overbuilt slider.

Sorry, not the best solution, but an option.

Would it not be possible to make an adapter to put a wall mount onto the back of your cabinet? Or between the sides, to transfer the load to the sides rather than the back?