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Hi all,

I get the keys to my first house ive brought on friday. Looking forward to it immensely. The old owners have been kind enough to leave a wall bracket for a 42 inch tv on the wall, however they have left no instructions as to how to fit it to the tv. Are these things universal? And are they easy to fit to the tv? Its a panasonic

Look on the back of your telly, should be some big screws attaching it to its base.

There is 4 circular caps, one on each corner, i presume i take these off and go from there?

Assuming you have the fittings, yes.

Cheers ill have a look tomorrow, at work now.

Ill post a pic of it then

VESA mounts as they are known.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Display_Mounting_Interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Display_Mounting_Interface)

First things first, do you have a 42 incher?

Why would you want your telly on a wall?

Yes i do have a 42 incher.

The tv is the same size.

Why not have it on the wall? looks good and saves space imo

I would imagine they are universal (might be wrong though). Is there much flexibilty when it's on the wall? My tv is on a wide bookcase and I move it around depending which sofa I'm sat on.

Most TVs of that size are VESA 200 x 200, so it should fit.

There are 4 of these things on the back. Its says it is also fully VESA compliant.

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I take it I just screw the big screw from the beaker into the back of the tv?

Muchos gracias

Measure the distance between the mounting holes.  20cm x 20cm = VESA 200 x 200.

Is it a folding arm type bracket, or is it just flat to the wall? If it's flat to the wall, there's normally a couple of rails that screw into the back of the TV that you then hook on to the bracket.

Post a picture if you're not sure and I'll be able to tell.

I don't know mate, I'm not at the house

This is the tv though

Panasonic TH-42PZ81B

You might be able to find some info I you google it

Im quite nosey and whilst I wander the streets of Rodbourne I often look through peoples windows and see them looking crane necked at their flat screens mounted to their walls and it frankly looks quite uncomfortable and stupid. :)

Sam this is the bracket

[url width=768 height=1024]http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x480/tanswell2010/c5d9f232.jpg[/url]

This is an arm of it

[url width=900 height=675]http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x480/tanswell2010/292b9289.jpg[/url]

The two screw holds at either end are two far apart from the mounting holes on the back of the tv. Can I put the screws through the other gaps?

Good luck on moving in Tans.

Cheers bud, starting the strip the carpets out etc tomorrow. Hopefully move in next weekend

Yes. You'll need decent washers though unless you want the TV falling off the wall.

First off I'd check how secure the bracket is on the wall. Grab the top of the bracket and try and lift your feet off the floor - it should take your weight easily. If it doesn't, then obviously don't put the TV on there! It looks like they've used fairly big coach/anchor bolts. Are there washers on them? It doesn't look like it from the picture. Personally I would use washers on there to stop the risk of the whole bracket coming off the wall. If it's secure enough without them though, don't unscrew the bolts because anchor bolts are only really good for one off use. They don't re-tighten so well (plus the block wall they're screwed into might be cracked if they've been overtightened).

To fit the arms it's easiest if you lay the TV flat on it's screen. I used to put my sofa cushions on the floor and rest it on them, keeping the pressure on the casing of the TV rather than the screen. Then lay the arms on the back of the TV, line up the holes and screw them on. Do them finger tight first, then tighten with a spanner. You want them about a 1/4 turn past tight. Don't overtighten otherwise the threads could crack. You can screw the arms on in different places to adjust the height of the TV on the wall.

The whole lot should either slot back on to the bracket or you may have to slide it on from the side.

Can you tell from all that that I was paranoid as fuck when a hung my TV on the wall? :D

Thanksate that's a great help. It makes a lot more sense now

What's the white bit behind the bracket? Haven't bodged something on there have they?

And a second point: If you're redecorating anyway, consider channelling out the plasterboard to run the cables in. It'll look much tidier. You could channel it down to next to the wall socket and stick an empty gang frame like this to run the cables out of:

[url width=200 height=118]http://www.av4home.co.uk/acatalog/EP100FW.jpg[/url]

It's where they've wallpapered around it