Fixed (flush)
Holds the TV flat and still, very close to the wall. The simplest, lowest-profile option — no adjustment after fitting.
No movementLowest profile
The TV Wall-Mounting Handbook • Independent & informational
No. 01 • Nothing sold
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Everything about putting a TV on the wall.
What it actually is, the ways people use it, why they bother, where the parts and help live, and how the options compare — gathered in one plain-language place, with no brands, no sales, and no pressure.
The basics
What “mounting a TV” really means.
Stripped right down: attaching a flat-screen television to a wall with a metal bracket, instead of standing it on furniture. Three parts do the work.
The bracket
A metal fitting in two halves. One half fixes to the wall; the other bolts to the back of the TV. Lock them together and the screen's whole weight is carried by the wall.
The VESA holes
Four threaded holes on the back of nearly every TV, spaced to a worldwide standard measured in millimetres 200 × 200 400 × 400. A mount fits if it matches this pattern and can carry the weight.
The wall
The weight has to land on something solid — timber or steel studs, ceiling joists, or rated anchors in brick and concrete. Getting that fixing right is what keeps a mounted screen safely in place.
The main types
Four kinds of mount cover almost everything.
Mounts differ mainly in how much the screen can move once it's up. Here's the plain difference; the full side-by-side lives on the compare page.
Tilting
Angles up or down. Useful when the TV sits higher than eye level — above a fireplace, say — to cut glare and neck strain.
Up / down tiltHigher spots
Full-motion
Swings out, tilts and pivots on an arm. Lets one screen serve several seats or rooms — kitchens and corners especially.
Swing / tilt / turnMost flexible
Ceiling
Drops the screen from above on a pole. Common where walls aren't an option — open-plan spaces, shops, gyms, commercial rooms.
OverheadSpecialist use
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