I've used some of the simple wall mounts before. A guy at Best Buy convinced me that for an over the fireplace wall-mount, the 15 degree angle on this would be great. But then he also told me the tilt was controlled by a pull-string, so what did he know? One thing you should know right up front--the tilt control locks on this are way behind the tv, so if you select the install to leave NO spacing between tv and wall, forget being able to control the tilt. I would say ALWAYS use the max bolt extensions p..
I spent quite a bit of time researching before selecting this mount, based primarily on other reviews of other Sanus models including their VLT15. My primary objective was a high quality mount from a reputable manufacturer, with a slim (close to wall) profile, but with provisions for easy cable access. Secondary was cost, and I preferred the price of this VLT14 to the near double price of the VLT15 that includes a post-installation leveling feature that I felt would be unnecessary.Originally I intended to u..
While this mount is fairly easy to install and use, it suffers from some design shortcomings. Most importantly, the plastic (yes, plastic) spring-loaded tabs that go in behind the bottom of the rail (the piece horizontally-mounted on the wall) can break. If you pull the bottom of the TV away from the wall, and the pull-tabs on the bottom have not been pulled out enough, it does not take a great deal of force to break one of these plastic tabs. Once both tabs are broken, there is nothing preventing an upw..
