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- Durable powder-coated black finish
- Solid heavy-gauge steel construction
- Fits most 27 to 84 inches flat panel plasma and LCD TVs
- Supports up to 280 pounds
- Easy to install
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Product Description:
VMPL3B Finish: Black This universal VisionMount is designed to fit most large flat panel plasma or LCD TVs and is equipped with a virtual axis tilt system, providing smooth tilting motion which will stay in position at any angle. Features: -Expandable width and height -Fits most plasma and LCD TVs 27'' to 84'' -Virtual Axis tilt adjustment system (patent pending) -Tilt range: +6 to -12 -Solid heavy-gauge steel construction -Durable powder-coated finish available in black or silver -Easy to install -Mounting hardware included -Supports up to 200 lbs. Assembly Instructions Need professional installation? Use the Flat Panel Mount Installation Card (for up to 30 screens) or the Large Flat Panel Mount Installation Card (for over 30 screens)! Give us a call with any questions! | | | | |
Average Rating : 
Rating :  - The Right One For Me
For years I have admired the look of wall mounted flat screens. A remodeled basement presented the option of setting the new TV on an entertainment stand like I've always done or pulling the trigger on a wall mount. The wall mount won out in no small part due to the fact I could now position a center channel speaker directly under the TV. That was another first.
This became a DIY project because I couldn't justify several hundred dollars in labor for a couple of young fellows attaching something to the wall. I started by doing a lot of research on wall mounts and concluded that prices and product quality are all over the map. For me the Sanus VMPL3 emerged as the top choice because of so many favorable reviews and the obvious benefit of a hefty, well-engineered product. It looks like it will last decades and with all the included hardware will likely work with any TV I might buy later on. Amazon's price is the best I found anywhere.
Installers who do this every day probably consider it a piece of cake. But this was my first attempt and I was a bit nervous, not wanting to make a dumb mistake. It helps to have some basic experience with things like making accurate measurements, using a level and drilling clean holes. But it's not rocket science. The most challenging part for me was figuring out where to drill holes on the wall to achieve the height I needed for the TV. To get an idea of where those holes ought to be I installed the brackets on the back of the TV. Then, holding the wall mount with my hands I slid in the TV brackets to simulate how the set would hang on the wall. Then I measured the distance from the wall mount top holes to the bottom edge of the TV. I came up with 15 inches (Your number might be different because of differences in TV sets). After that, all I had to do was decide how high off the floor I wanted the bottom of the TV. For me it was 33 inches. I added the additional 15 inches for the wall bracket and knew to drill my holes 48 inches off the floor.
After doing all that I happened to visit the Sanus web site (This was really a case of Ready, Fire, Aim! Shame on me.) Wouldn't you know they have a height calculator that lets you input the style of Sanus mount you're using plus make and model of your TV plus how high you want your screen to be ... and it gives you the top and bottom hole locations for your wall mount. The numbers it gave were an exact match for all the measuring I did manually. I think that's a nice service the folks at Sanus provide and their database of TV sets is massive.
It's at least a two person job moving the TV into position and getting the "claws" of the TV brackets to grab into the channel of the wall mount. I thought it might take some trial and error to get it right but it was easy and fast. At that moment the mount was handling all the weight. To get the TV centered it needed to be moved to the left a couple inches. No problem at all just pulling it to the left and the claws moved smoothly inside the channel.
There is a safety bolt on the two TV brackets that you tighten with a hex wrench. This firms up the fit and keeps the bracket solidly attached to the wall mount. I had a tough time reaching back behind the TV set to get to this bolt with the included hex wrench. Really needed a couple more inches of reach. So I used my own slightly longer hex wrench. It gave me the extra reach I needed and was able to tighten these bolts down just fine.
All in all it turned out to be a straightforward project with no nasty surprises. I am completely satisfied with the quality and price of the Sanus mount. Maybe it's just me, but I get added satisfaction seeing my new 55 inch Sony floating on the wall and knowing it was a DIY job.
I hope you found this review helpful.
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