Changing analog TV to digital flatscreen

I added a 1-inch flat board behind the TV that went across the wall. You want to at least pull a larger outside board up against the small studs inside the wall for support. Once you trim and paint it looks real nice... If you can't screw the four corners of this large backboard into the wall studs then use what is called MOLLY BOLTS that spread out on the inside of the wall to keep from being pulled through the screw hole...

40-inch TV is a pretty good size but is very light compared to the old heavy analog type TVs...

Here are a couple of ideas from GOOGLE SEARCH


As noted above the mounting hardware all attaches to the back of the TV standard mounting bolts. Read the specs on the mounts and get one that will support the weight of the mounted TV set. Anther feature you probably want to get is find a mount that tilts down as well as left to right. ALot of the LCD TVs don't do well unless you are viewing directly into the screen. You also should get the best mounting adapter that will easily disconnect if you want to remove the TV SET without removing alot of screws. My mount has a pivot bolt that uses a clip and then you just lift up on oit to remove it...

WALMART has a lot of these mounts on display...

For me the MOLLY BOLTS was best to use to mount the BACKBOARD wood as they stay attached to the wall unlike the other popular wing type mounting. The wing type will drop the spring loaded nut behind the wall if you unscrew the mounting bolts...



Roy Ken

Wayfair.com has a very large selection of mounts. I ordered one from them and was very happy with the mount and fast delivery.

Through out the TV industry, all mounting systems are referred to as "VERSA" The size & weight of a TV determines what VERSA mounting is required as a minimum for that particular set.

Search Amazon, they have hundreds of flat wall mount brackets. :B

When we bought our fiver the electronics had been stripped, so I went to a flat screen right away. I searched and searched for brackets that would work in the old analog TV space. Never had any luck.

Finally I took the old slide-out tray and built a mount on that. Used a square piece of wood drilled to the 4 TV mount points, bolted that to a triangular piece of 2 x 12 that is bolted to the TV tray. Also put two pieces of 2 x 2 along the base to stabilize the 2 x 12 triangle.

Stained the whole thing to match. Looks pretty good, maintains the lock-in, pull-out and turn features of the old tray, and has stood up fine for 6 years plus.

Any flat screen flush mount bracket (there are hundreds out there) will work. Keep in mind that all flat screen TV's have a built in standard mounting system that uses 4 screws in a square pattern 100 mm apart on the back of the TV. That's where the bracket attaches. Also, you'll have to "build out" the area behind the TV to make any of these brackets work correctly.