In modern interiors, you can often find television panels hanging on the wall. This method allows, on the one hand, to save room space, on the other, to decorate an empty wall. In this case, you can save on the purchase of one or more paintings for its design.
Restrictions on mounting a TV without a bracket
The mounting method without using the bracket can be implemented if you watch TV in one direction. In this case, there is no need to select a tilt or rotation angle for comfortable viewing, therefore mounting to a wall is considered the best solution.
Mounting the monitor without using a bracket is possible for a certain type of display. For blind mounting, LCD and plasma flat panels are suitable. For everyone else, a frame with a shelf or a stationary TV stand is required.
Before mounting, it is necessary to analyze whether the wall can support the weight of the TV. If it is made of lightweight material, such as drywall, then take the risk. Reliable support are considered concrete, brick, cinder blocks.
Attention! The documentation for the TV should note that it can be attached to the wall.
As a rule, panels with a large diagonal are fastened only with brackets designed for heavy weight. In models designed for mounting, connectors and cords are located on the sides and on the front panel. Otherwise, when fastening tightly to the surface, it will be impossible to use the connectors located on the back. There should be bolt holes on the back of the display.
Choosing a place for the TV
To watch TV in one direction, you need to determine the place of attachment. Convenient and comfortable viewing depends on the choice. When choosing a place, the type of TV, the size of the diagonal, the method of broadcasting (analog, digital, cable, satellite) are taken into account.
Important! The basic rule is that the screen should be flush with the eyes.
Watching TV, lifting or lowering the neck, is equally uncomfortable and unsafe for health. There are special tables recommending the optimal distance from the screen to the viewing position depending on the length of the diagonal. For example, a panel with a diagonal of 32 inches is recommended to be installed at a distance of about 2 m, and for a diagonal of 50 inches it will increase to 3 m.
Before installing the TV, you should examine the selected location according to several criteria.
Check the wall for hidden electrical wiring with a signaling device or other device so as not to run into an electrical core during drilling operations.
The presence of an outlet in the area of the panel. It is desirable that it be as close to the screen as possible for the convenience of hiding the wires.
To place the panel, do not use niches in which the TV will overheat. On the contrary, you should choose an open place.
Hang the TV on a wall without a bracket on the wall: step by step
Possible installation methods are usually indicated in the instructions. Before installation, it is necessary to make sure that the purchased TV can be hung without using a bracket.
Mounting methods depend on the size of the TV. The easiest way to hang a TV with a diagonal of less than 24 inches. If there are grooves for bolts on the rear panel, fasten screws or self-tapping screws, which are often supplied, to the wall. The panel is hung like a photo in a frame. This method can be used only if it is allowed by the instructions for the TV.
Reference! A tight fit to the wall limits the possibility of ventilation, which leads to overheating of the equipment.
To ensure ventilation, a support with a support is used. To hang the TV without an arm, you can use the scheme using metal corners:
Step 1. Purchase perforated all-metal corners, metal plates, bolts, nuts at a hardware store.
Step 2. From the metal plates 4 mm thick, make a frame to the size of the TV. Drill holes for the bolt grooves on the back of the panel. The diameter of the holes depends on the diameter of the thread of the bolts.
Step 3. Using bolts, attach 4 corners to the frame. To fix the resulting design on the back of the TV using bolts. Check for tight fit.
Step 4. Attach 4 corners to the wall exactly observing the distances between the corners fixed on the rear panel.
Step 5. Attach the panel to the wall, select the position. In standard metal corners there are three ready-made holes to select the desired position.
Step 6. Fasten the corners with bolts and nuts.
Important! It is necessary to pay special attention to the reliability of the fastening of all elements in order to avoid the fall of the TV.
How to hide wires
Up to 6-7 cables can fit a modern TV. The wires crawling along the wall look messy and spoil the interior of the room as a whole, and not just one wall. There are several ways to carefully hide the wires.
An ideal option would be to close the outlet under the monitor when the outlet itself and the plug from the power cord fall into the spotlight. The disadvantage of this method is the ability to hide only the power cord. Most often it is used when installing advertising monitors, for example, in hairdressing salons.
If the wall is not hollow, for the wires you can gently pierce the channel, which, after placing the wires in it, can be closed with the wall decoration material. This method can be effective if the TV is mounted on the wall during the repair period.
The simplest and cheapest solution is to use special cable channels, matched to the color of the wall or TV. They are available in a variety of sizes (depending on the number of wires that need to be hidden). They can be used in design by attaching to them, for example, different shelves for a tuner, DVD player or other devices and objects.
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