Need help wall mounting a heavy 60" plasma
digitalvideo
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New Christmas present, a 60" Pioneer Elite Pro-151fd plasma that weighs 135lb pounds and need tips and advice to some questions about the wall mounting process. I'm doing over my basement this January that was flooded last year and want to hang my new 60" Pioneer on the wall.
First, the type of wall that is strong enough to support the heavy 135lb pound 60" plasma? Should it be an outside wall only? Problem is I would prefer to wall mount the tv on a internal wall where you can walk in front of and behind the wall as well because that's the area that has the most room to set up furniture in front of the tv. Is a internal wall that is pretty thin, it never has had anything heavy hung on it except some light pictures. Would it be better to just set it on it's stand?
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First, the type of wall that is strong enough to support the heavy 135lb pound 60" plasma? Should it be an outside wall only? Problem is I would prefer to wall mount the tv on a internal wall where you can walk in front of and behind the wall as well because that's the area that has the most room to set up furniture in front of the tv. Is a internal wall that is pretty thin, it never has had anything heavy hung on it except some light pictures. Would it be better to just set it on it's stand?
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Also, what should the loading capacity weight be of the wall mount bracket system? I was told it should be able to hold 4x the amount of weight that the tv weighs.
This is where I bought my first wall mount:
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Inside or outside wall doesn't matter -- all walls are capable of supporting that kind of weight (or lack thereof in structural terms). Just make sure to mount it directly to studs. Do not use drywall anchors or anything else. Then just make sure you buy a mounting kit that is rated at the weight you need and you'll be fine.Speakers: Polk LSi15
Pre: Adcom GFP-750 with HT Bypass
Amp: Pass Labs X-150
CD/DVD Player: Classe CDP-10
Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
Speaker cables: MIT MH-750 bi-wire
TT:Micro Seiki DD-35
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That interior wall will be fine, IF it constructed correctly. Since you are 'redoing' the basement, that would be a great time to brace up the wall location. I would use (2) 2x4's at each mount location.
I would also make sure the top plate is securely nailed to each joist with at least (2) 16d nails. Another thing I would also do is use a 2ft x 3ft x 1/2in (match Sheetrock) piece of paper finished plywood, glued and screwed to the studs. Makes the two 'posts' act as one panel. You just tape the seams, texture and paint like normal.
Also, since you will have access, I would make a decent sized access panel on the back to plug in your cables to the tv ect. You can use the same construction method as above, but of course no glue (hehe) Also use 'trim head' screws (1/8", square drive).
Also don't forget to run some 2" flexable tubing to the rear ans side speaker locations, so that you can change out the wires. And install some 1/4" nylon rope, so it is easy to pull the wires later. Hope that is not too many ideas.
Don't forget to end us some pictures.
And remember to have fun -
Thanks everybody for that info. :-)Also, since you will have access, I would make a decent sized access panel on the back to plug in your cables to the tv ect. You can use the same construction method as above, but of course no glue (hehe) Also use 'trim head' screws (1/8", square drive).
Also don't forget to run some 2" flexable tubing to the rear ans side speaker locations, so that you can change out the wires. And install some 1/4" nylon rope, so it is easy to pull the wires later. Hope that is not too many ideas.
Don't forget to end us some pictures.
And remember to have fun
Where should the access panel be and how big should it be? Directly behind the tv or? I assume it will have to be made so I can open it on the other side of the wall in the tool shop in the diagram above? The tool shop is freezing now in the winter so I just don't want to lose heat in my basement with a possible draft with all those holes. I live in Massachusetts.
My tv room upstairs has my 50" inch Pioneer plasma wall mounted on a outside wall, it was professionally done and all the wires were hooked up to the back of the tv first while it was on the floor, and then 4 of us mounted it on the wall bracket. I did it that way because I had all my equipment already bought and ready to be hooked up while my friends were there to mount the tv. This current project for my basement will be different because the tv is larger and heavier, mounted on a inside wall and the tv will be mounted before I buy any new equipment to go along with it. I'm going to mount the tv in January after the basement is done and add the electronic enterainment system (reciever, bd player, surround speakers) in the summer. So I hope I don't have to take the tv down to plug in all the wires to the back once I buy and add the electronics listed above to it.
The wiring for my basement setup will be the same as my main floor tv setup, an HDMI wired centrually configured setup around the reciever, all wires going to the reciever first.
Pioneer plasma
Pioneer SC-05 reciever
Oppo bdp-83
Comcast cable HD box
7.1 surround speaker system