1, most people don't walk around with tape measures in their pocket to make sure it is perfectly centered. I once asked a client to place a tape measure on the floor centered on a wall that was 14 feet wide. We then measured it's position and he was off 3 inches.
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The 2 things I have done in your situation.
1. Cut the drywall out where you specifically want the mount to be. Add cross beam 2x4's between the studs so you have a solid surface to mount on. Then replace that cutout drywall with 1/2 plywood. between the new cross beams and the plywood it will be as solid a mounting surface as you'll find.
2. Just mount the bracket on the available studs. Then slide your TV over enough on the mount to be centered. It's not like your TV ONLY mounts to a specific spot on the mounting bracket. It should have plenty of room to slide side to side to get it centered. It's obviously more important to get the bracket securely mounted first... then center the TV on the wall from that point. If your bracket is not big enough to be able to center your TV a few inches left or right than you need a bigger bracket. I've mounted 3 of my TV's like this (75 inch is the biggest) and this is the mount I use:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=305&cp_id=10828&cs_id=3050103&p_id=5918&seq=1&format=2
Despite what it says for TV size it works with bigger TV's. It is wide enough to be able to slide the TV side to side and get it centered right and still be in the studs. (mine is in 3 studs). Holds 165lbs and makes mounting easy. Sorry but this is the only picture of the mount I have but you can see that there is a good 8 inches of side to side play if needed.
1. Cut the drywall out where you specifically want the mount to be. Add cross beam 2x4's between the studs so you have a solid surface to mount on. Then replace that cutout drywall with 1/2 plywood. between the new cross beams and the plywood it will be as solid a mounting surface as you'll find.
2. Just mount the bracket on the available studs. Then slide your TV over enough on the mount to be centered. It's not like your TV ONLY mounts to a specific spot on the mounting bracket. It should have plenty of room to slide side to side to get it centered. It's obviously more important to get the bracket securely mounted first... then center the TV on the wall from that point. If your bracket is not big enough to be able to center your TV a few inches left or right than you need a bigger bracket. I've mounted 3 of my TV's like this (75 inch is the biggest) and this is the mount I use:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=305&cp_id=10828&cs_id=3050103&p_id=5918&seq=1&format=2
Despite what it says for TV size it works with bigger TV's. It is wide enough to be able to slide the TV side to side and get it centered right and still be in the studs. (mine is in 3 studs). Holds 165lbs and makes mounting easy. Sorry but this is the only picture of the mount I have but you can see that there is a good 8 inches of side to side play if needed.
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