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Puppyismycat OP t1_itlyahh wrote

Reply to comment by TaiDavis in LPT: When mounting a tv on the wall, get extra HDMI cables and plug them in to empty ports, and leave accessible on the side or bottom for future devices. by Puppyismycat

Yeah, I didn’t want anything but fixed mount, because it’s an 80”tv and somehow swinging it around and having that extra stress scared me.

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ColgateSensifoam t1_itm7gov wrote

If it's installed correctly, you can hang a fully grown man from the fully extended arm and it won't budge

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Puppyismycat OP t1_itm98lb wrote

LOL the guy at best buy said almost verbatim what you just said! But I got stuck on “installed correctly “… I’m kind of a wing it guy.

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ColgateSensifoam t1_itm9zu2 wrote

He's probably seen many a TV installer check their work by extending the arm and swinging from it

Properly usually means it's structural, either into brickwork or completely through studs, depending on your home's construction method

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ASDFzxcvTaken t1_itmorn7 wrote

Also, the TV Itself is pretty at risk when extended from the wall. Its fine that the mounts can hold a gorilla.

Extend the TV out and somebody walks by and accidentally catches the corner of the TV on their coat, or pants pocket and you can easily crack the screen or electronics inside.

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ColgateSensifoam t1_itmzisp wrote

In this scenario the mount is only being extended to provide port access, the TV is not being left extended for viewing

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Ahielia t1_itmlnv1 wrote

> I’m kind of a wing it guy.

I hope you have the idiot accident insurance on that tv.

Protip, put the tv as close to the wall when you have it at the angle you want, even less stress on the mount.

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team-evil66 t1_itos5cn wrote

There was a skyscraper window executive that was bragging about the strength of some new window. It can stop a person running at full speed. Well it kinda worked, the window didn't break but popped right out and he fell to his death. So unless you're putting that mount on the wall directly into studs (or added studs behind the drywall) you'd have a sad possibly.

Regardless, it's always a pain in the ass plugging into mounted TVs your idea makes sense. I'd even suggest a couple of female to female HDMI adaptors to easily add Roku or Fire stick and such.

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