TV Mount Question

I mounted a Rocketfish brand articulating arm TV mount to a wall stud for the queen bed area of my TT. I have a 19in lcd TV I use on it. I have had no issues to date with the mount. I do recommend when traveling to take the TV down and lay it on a bed. Vibration caused the tuner to fail in mine when I left it on the mount while traveling, luckly I bought a 2 yr service contract on it and it was repaired.

dee74 wrote:

westend wrote:
What I did was install the TV mount onto a piece of finished plywood and glue/screw the plywood onto the wall and into the studs.

This was my original plan but there is only one stud. The wall is actually a cabinet that holds the larger TV on the other side. The one stud runs through the cabinet and the larger TV is mounted to this stud on the other side.

I mounted my original 20 inch flat panel in the bedroom bolting through a wall stud. I used an articulating mount that came with 2 screws. I used 1/4 inch bolts inserting them from the living room side with larger outside diameter washers (not quite fender washers". On the bedroom side I used lock nuts. I now have a 29 inch tv that is lighter than my original and am still using the same mount. I don't mind the bolt heads on the living room wall side. If possible you could probably do the same and you'll have the benefit of the bolt heads inside the cabinet.

Sometimes they install a piece of thin sheet metal behind the luan wall paneling. Use a small magnet to find out if it's there and where.

If mounting on an articulating arm, when it's pulled out, it will add more load to the attachment point at the wall and you would want to pay more attention to it being secure. The mounts themselves can also be heavy. The locking Mor/Ryde TV mount is probably the nicest one out there for an RV and is what we have in our bedroom.

The new TVs are definitely feather-weight. One with a built-in DVD player (if that's what you wanted) would be heavier of course.

As westend says, the new tv's are very light. My 28" tv was less than 10 pounds. I just mounted this in my bedroom 2 weeks ago. I used one stud, but did mount it to a backer board first. This way, it is distributed over a foot instead of 4". Probably wasn't necessary. It is solid.

dee74 wrote:

westend wrote:
What I did was install the TV mount onto a piece of finished plywood and glue/screw the plywood onto the wall and into the studs.

This was my original plan but there is only one stud. The wall is actually a cabinet that holds the larger TV on the other side. The one stud runs through the cabinet and the larger TV is mounted to this stud on the other side.

You may get away with just installing the arm for the mount on just one stud. I think, though, if you can spread the weight out, you end up with a better support. Gluing a backerboard to the cabinet panel would accomplish that. If you can couple that with reinforcement between "studs" in the interior of the cabinet, you'll be golden.

FWIW, I don't remove my screen for travel so wanted a very sturdy installation. If you're looking for just a hanger for the screen while in camp, there can be a lot less thought into the plan. Also, the newer LED screens are light. IIRC, my 32" screen weighs 8 lbs.

If mounting on an arm-style mount, I would recommend getting one that locks in the retracted position..

westend wrote:
What I did was install the TV mount onto a piece of finished plywood and glue/screw the plywood onto the wall and into the studs.

This was my original plan but there is only one stud. The wall is actually a cabinet that holds the larger TV on the other side. The one stud runs through the cabinet and the larger TV is mounted to this stud on the other side.

What I did was install the TV mount onto a piece of finished plywood and glue/screw the plywood onto the wall and into the studs.