While flat screen TVs come with a stand, there are a few reasons why you might not want to use it. For one, they aren’t very sturdy. Two, you might not have a proper place to set the TV. You do, however, have plenty of wall space. You can use wall mounts for flat screen TVs to hang your TV on the wall. There are several different styles of flat screen wall mounts.
Flat Bracket
These brackets are the most basic wall mounts for flat screen TVs. They are used to simply hang the TV from the wall in one position. The brackets come in different sizes depending on the size and weight of the TV. They sit behind the TV and attach to the wall. You can install the bracket without a professional. It’s easy enough. The brackets are not visible when you look straight at the TV.
Tilting Brackets
Tilting brackets give the TV a bit more movement. You attach the TV to the bracket the same way you would a flat bracket. The bracket attaches to the wall and then the TV to the bracket. What’s the difference? As the name implies, a tilting bracket tilts. You can move the TV so you can get a better view depending on where you are sitting in the room.
Swivel Brackets
If you really want versatility with your wall mounts for flat screen than try a swivel bracket. These mounts allow you to move the TV to the left, right, up, and down. No matter where you sit, you can move the screen to face you. You can use a cabinet swivel mount and attach your TV beneath a kitchen cabinet. It will turn nearly 360 degrees, making it visible anywhere you move. The swivel brackets are mostly used for small TVs, which are lighter to move around.
Corner Brackets
Sometimes you don’t have much wall space, but you can take advantage of the seemingly useless corners. Corner mounts let you attach the TV into a corner, a location that rarely gets use. The mount sticks out from the corner so that there is enough space for the TV that will sit from wall to wall. You can even get a swivel corner mount that will let you move the TV in different directions.
