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VideoSecu Black LCD TV Cantilever Tilt Swivel Wall Mount Bracket ML12B
VideoSecu Black LCD TV Cantilever Tilt Swivel Wall Mount Bracket ML12B
This adjustable swing LCD TV monitor Wall mount could extends out up to 14″, and folds flat against the wall. Durable steel construction supports LCD monitor weight up to 33 lbs. Its Classic black finish, Multi-directional adjustment tilts, swivels, swings, and extends design can offer elegantly view for offices, conference rooms, merchandising displays, hotel rooms or any room in the house. This two-link arm provides easy one-touch tilt and up to 180 degrees of swivel for or optimum viewing. Its light, simple, and strong structure is becoming the first choice for the LCD mounts.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great Small TV Tilt Swivel Mount
I spent some time looking at what different 19″ TV mounts were available. What caught my eye on this one was the HEX bolts in the picture. It fit my 19″ TV perfect. Mounts to the wall nice, and deals with the weight of the TV perfectly. The HEX bolts are as you would expect, you can tighten them using the supplied allen wrench quite tight. Great mount !
4 Stars works fine, but ain’t so pretty
Mounted my 22″ Samsung without any problems, tightened the arm’s joints up, and the thing is solid and tilts/bends where i want it, and stays that way.
however, it does look a little cheap, so i would relegate this arm to the spare bedroom; for $10 more you can get slicker looking arms that will make your new PC or TV look even cooler.
4 Stars Loosens up if you move it!
Just installed this mount.Use 9/64″ bit and don’t let driver chew out screws, cheap screws worked fine.Before mounting I held the mount in position it would hold the TV at and tightend all hex screws,then I put a level on the TV mounting plate.The bracket that screws to the wall was no where near level! I have a 7 pound 16″ TV. This bracket works fine but I would get a peerless, or better mount if you wan’t to move the TV at all.Once in place if you tighten all hex bolts very tight then move the TV,it loosens up and wobbles.TV might fall off if you move it back and forth,it seems to loosen with every movement.The tilt screws also loosen if you tilt the TV after tightening,then it won’t hold TV up.Dont think I would use a TV over 20 pounds.
This mount is excellent for the price if you just want it to hold the TV in one position after tightening all bolts.
Samsung UN32B6000 32 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
Samsung UN32B6000 32 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
The B6000 is the slimmest of any LED TV on the market with tuner inside and the world’s slimmest wall mount solution that reduces the gap between the TV and the wall to less than 0.8 inches.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Best 32 inch tv you can buy.
I’ve only been using this LED HDTV for the past few days with my PS3 and it’s the best I have ever seen. Highly recommend.
3 Stars The 32″ Samsung LED is Side Lit (not back lit), Prefer The Sony Bravia 9
Having just completed a full review of all 32″ Flat screens (my old Sony Bravia 4 32″ broke after 22 months of use), I was initially very impressed by the Samsung LED line. Upon first viewing in a retailer that used a Blue Ray DVD to show off the sets, the blacks were blacker and it looked much more “real” than any other set. Then I read online that the 32″ Samsung LED (that’s all we can fit on top of our fireplace in our cottage) was side lit, not back lit like the other LED sets. We landed up getting the Sony Bravia 9 for $500 less and ordered the free USB stick picture upgrade from Sony Customer Service. I believe the HD is a better picture on the Sony as the USB patch from Sony makes the blacks blacker and the picture amazingly clear. If you are into “must have” high tech and have the cash, you may want the Samsung LED. In this economy, I prefer the Sony Bravia (with the USB patch ordered from Sony) is by far the better deal with an outstanding picture.
5 Stars Wow-O-Wow!
I’ve only had mine for 4 days, but I am mesmerized by it. The frame is breathtaking and the quality is GORGEOUS. It DOES take a little bit of getting use to regarding the picture due to the 120Hz feature (it’s so unbelievably clear that the images look almost 3-dimensional)… but I am used to it now because If I look at other LCD sets, I feel like I have a little bit of an astigmatism. The “touch of red” is so lush… I don’t know, I really think it’s the “Ferrari” of televisions currently on the market.
4 Stars Great picture, futuristic exterior but can’t play media off PC
PROS:
I had it only for a few days. Very satisfied with quality of a picture and its elegant exterior design. Playing mpeg/avi movies off 1TB usb hard disk and usb flash card, using built-in movie player software, works great. Intuitive menu navigation.
CONS:
Internet services are very limited, only allows to view weather, news, stocks but doesn’t allow to watch movies off Netflix, Youtube, etc.
‘PC share manager’ software allowing to play media directly off PC through network is NOT available for this model, this is the reason for deducting 1 star and the only disappointment about this TV since this feature is very imortant to me.
2 Stars Great Image for Just Two Weeks
I bought the Brazilian version of this TV set, which has some minor technical differences. Unfortunately, mine was a defective unit. It worked for just two weeks and then it started showing some black spots on the screen. In the beginning there were just a few dead pixels. Then it started growing gradually into black lines and even black circles. If at least the Brazilian law were like in US, but no, here we have just seven days to return it to store. After that, we have to take it to repair. Now I have a really expensive “repaired” TV set (here it is US$2000). And who knows how long it will last…
Samsung UN55B6000 55 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
Samsung UN55B6000 55 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
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User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Good but not great
I got this Samsung UN55B6000 to replace a dead Sony KDL52W3000 that was just shy of 20 months old.
For the price, it came down to this or the 52XBR9. I took the Samsung cause the picture looked sharper at the store and while still smarting from a Sony reliability issue.
Once set up at home, I started to reconsider my choice. While the dark levels are definitly darker, the glossy screen is a nuissance during low lit scenes.
The bezel design is such that the speakers have nowhere to go but behind the TV which relies purely on the condition and distance of the wall behind it. Compared to the Sony, the sound coming out of this TV sucked.
Samsung defaults their screen with 95% contrast level. So there’s not much room for increased contrasts if you ever need to. I believe this is how Samsung obtains their contrast advantage, raise it to max then cover it with a glossy screen.
The slim design also limits source input options. It comes with 4 HDMIs and only either a component or composite source. With the Sony I can connect all my sources redundantly so no need to boot up the power hungry receiver 100% of the time.
So if you hook up all your components into the TV via HDMI, the sound going into your A/V receiver depends on how well the TV can pass it through.
4 Stars Great TV if one can figure out how to use it.
My family and I just love this TV, particularly for watching sports. We looked at a lot of LCD and Plasmas but saw none that gave us the sense of depth this one does. It is like 3D. Moreover, our family room is also a sun room during the day but the picture is just as strong in the day time as it is when the room is dark. The viewing angle is comparatively wide. We see no appreciable drop off when it is viewed at an angle. It is large enough that my wife can view it from the adjacent kitchen with ease.
Learning how to use its features and to set it up is another matter and that is the one gripe I have with the TV. Samsung only provides a four page manual which tells the owner nothing. Instead it includes a flash drive which contains a manual for its use but it took me over three weeks to realize what the flash drive was for. The manual does not show the available ports or how things are to be connected to the TV. I finally figured it out by trial and error and got the flash drive connected. Finding out how to use it however, was again a lot of trial and error. Once I was able to read the pages, it was hard to read, mostly grey on black (I hate black-you can’t see where anything is on black). Figuring how to page the manual on the TV isn’t easy. Samsung provides numerous steps to take but the user has to leave the Manual screen to go through the steps and unless the user writes out all the steps, it is a tiresome process to follow the steps.
So I tried using the flash drive on my computer. Well the manual is in a strange format so it will not open normally. Windows searched for a driver that would allow viewing the manual and found one which I downloaded and installed The one I found that worked was from IrFanView but one must also download all the plugins before it will work. However, when I opened the Manual, it was unprintable except with a screen capture utility.
That was more trouble than it was worth and it then dawned on me to go to the Samsung Support Center and see if there was a Manual that could be downloaded. Voila, the Manual was available in both PDF and Word formats but because the Manual is in three languages, it is 273 pages long. Just print the first 75 pages.
What I found is that with no difficulty I could run picture shows directly from either my camera or from a card reader. They come out beautifully. If I tried to print pictures that big, they would be grainy as all get out. But the pictures show in full size on the big screen in terrific detail and color and they have depth.
But I wish the USB ports were either on the side or the front where they are easily accessible. I intend to wall mount the screen but if I do I won’t be able to get to the connections which are on the back. And even then it is difficult to insert USB cords because the recess is so narrow.
We love this TV however, because of the lack of a printed manual and the location of the USB ports, I can only give it 4 stars.
4 Stars Enjoying the Samsung UN55B6000 HDTV
Image Quality and Connectivity:
This Samsung UN55B6000 is excellent technology and priced to move. We’ve got it hooked up to a cable box (MOT DCT 6200) via the 1 component connection and the image is sharp and crispy and the colors are vivid and bright.
We have an older PC connected via the VGA connection and the 3.5mm mini audio connection. Internet browser windows come up real sharp in 1920×1280i resolution. Sidebar: I’m also using wi fi and wireless mouse and keyboard.
Hi-res images look fantastic. This TV was assembled with web-browsing and computing in mind (Net widget, USB, JPEG and mp3 friendly) and Samsung has nailed it.
Online Support and Configuring the Cable Box:
Initially, the cable box was sending 720×480i to the TV. Fortunately I was able to find forums online with posts from a Samsung HD Tech and a cable co. employee that outlined the solution — turn off the cable box, hit the menu button (cable remote) and here you can select the higher (or different) resolution.
Additionally, the cable box required two power cycles for this (resolution) change to take effect but when it did I was viewing cable tv in 1920×1080i.
Using Samsung’s P.Size (Picture) Button:
When watching cable programming broadcast in HD, the 16:9 (aspect ratio) mode looks the best to me. For standard definition programming the Wide-Fit mode stretches the image a bit to fill the screen.
I’ve noticed some adjusting is required when flipping between channels, for example, sometimes CNN ticker text is below the screen and other times the Fox Sports Net FSN graphic is a bit above the screen. Perhaps this issue is addressed in the screen-fit mode, I’m not sure yet, I’ll have to mash a few more buttons. Overall, I give it 4.5 stars.
1 Star buyer beware
After only 3 weeks of owning this TV, the TV randomly shut off on its own while we were watching TV. Now the TV constantly just turns on and turns off (with no actual image being displayed on the screen). The only way to shut it off is to disconnect it from the main power source. Called Samsung and apparently it’s an issue with the power supply, and they have to send a technician to repair. Turns out, this is a common issue with Samsung. I am not amused that after spending 2500$ on a brand new TV, it will need repair after only owning it for 3 weeks.
Samsung UN55B8000 55 Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV
Samsung UN55B8000 55 Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV
Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly and Touch of Color blue design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8000 with 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. For the image connoisseur, 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, a 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video. This Ultra Slim 1.2-inch depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Wow!!!
So I did a lot of research on LED tv’s. Samsung by far is the best LED tv out there right now. Don’t be fooled and get another brand as Toshiba, LG, Sony, none of them can match the quality of the Samsung UN55B8000 model. Once you tune the tv, all I could say was wow! Watching HD channels and blu ray is unbelievable. The thickness and weight is something you have to see to believe. 1.2″ and 51lbs for a 55″ screen?? Unreal!
The only thing that you have to be wary of is that you do need to get used to the colors and motion. Basically everything that is HD looks like it is 3D. The characters pop almost like you are watching 3D. There are instances where everything is so crisp and clear that it looks to be in slow motion. This can be adjusted with the right setting. Funny though that if you look carefully, because the picture is so clear and crisp, you can actually tell everything is fake, as if you were on the set of the movie you are watching and you can tell all the plastic fake props on set!
2 Stars Good picture, but bad Motion
Well I purchased the Samsung 55 inch 8000 series LED LCD. After months of research and comparing it to Sony, this LCD has one of the best image quality in the market. Watching Blu ray on this LCD is just awesome. In terms of picture quality it beats the Sony Z series and all the Sony series, however the Sony XBR is almost the same as this.
The sound is really not that bad if you look at how slim this LCD is, so you can connect it to a sound bar or Bose cinemate. Another thing is that this does not have digital audio out, and only has a 3.5m stereo audio out. You need to buy a cable tree to RCA to connect to a home theatre or sound bar.
It comes with a lot of other drawbacks as well and sometimes I wonder if I should have gone with a Sony. The 240hz is just a gimmick. I am very sure the 120hz does the job so no need to consider this. As for the 2ms pixel response time on the 8000 is also one thing that a human eye cannot tell the difference. The 7000 series 4ms response time is the same. These are tactics to sell the units.
I am very sensitive to Motion blur, and the reason I bought the 8000 was so that I don’t regret buying the 7000. But I was wrong. It clearly makes sense to buy the 7000 series as it will do the same job with the 120hz. But I have to say in Motion especially while watching analogue channels and sports channels, Sony XBR and Z series do the job perfectly. Nothing can beat a Sony in motion delivery. My next LCD will be a Sony because of Motion issues with Samsungs.
Also another thing to note is the reflection on this LCD. It is a lot especially for my apartment as I have floor to ceiling windows. But since I have curtains it is not that bad. But still Sony are better in this category as well.
And lastly i would say that the 8500 series is almost out now, so anyone buying the 8000 should wait and go for the local dimming LED technology in the 8500 series. But if you cant wait, then buy the 7000 series and not the 8000 series as difference is minimal. But if you can afford then go for the XBR Sony.
1 Star This TV set: BAD. Samsung customer service: Surprisingly good.
I bought this TV in May’09, and I was impressed with the form factor, how thin it was, etc. But there were all kinds of issues with the image, and if you read the other reviews right here on Amazon you’ll see that there’s a common issue with the lighthing coming from the corners. I’m not that picky… but this is bad, it’s there all the time, really annoying. The 240 hz feature is another real pain, makes it almost impossible to watch. The camera pannings will make you dizzy. But at least this one bug can be disabled from the settings menu.
So I called Samsung, customer service was pretty good – they sent a guy within a week. He came in, look at the unit, ran some tests, and recognized the ligthing issue, said he had seen it in a lot of these. So within 2 weeks they sent a replacement screen. Same guy came with a brand new screen, we put it up… and… there it was again. Same issue.
After 5 months and a lot of phone calls Samsung is going to send me a full refund, and they’ll pick up the unit. I’ll buy a Panasonic Plasma this time. My recommendation based on what I’ve seen is obvious… do NOT buy this TV.
5 Stars Store Card vs Amazon Credit Card
I thought I bought this TV (which is fantastic and I love it) with 12 months no payments, no interest.
It turns out that the so-called Store Card is not the Amazon credit card–and there was no such deal
using the Credit card. I ended up with $2,899.99 on my Amazon Credit Card–all due the following month.
I called Chase–the manager was arrogant as I tried to explain the problem. She giggled and said that
she’d never heard of this offer. I called Amazon–many pages of “clickable” choices.
I finally found the “Help” link. This guy was nice but explained the difference between the Amazon Credit
Card and the Amazon Store Card and suggested I ship the TV back and redo the order. Nice in theory but
I’d already unpacked and installed the “thing” so it doesn’t pan out in reality. I kept the
TV (it really is nice) and did not pack it up and ship it back, too much hassle.
Next I got an email from Amazon explaining–in so many words–how I f’d up. Nice. I wrote them back and
explained that I’d go ahead, pay off the TV then cancel mu Amazon “Confusion” Card and revert back to my Citi
card that gives me air miles. I felt better… until I received and answer back explaining that my response to THAT
email didn’t go “anywhere” because it’s unanswerable please go to (link such and such). I did, but once again I found
a busy page where it was difficult to come across the link to contact Amazon. Maybe if I still worked–I’m retired–I’d
have enough time (screwing off at work) to hack around and find these links and sort out all these cards, and offers,
etc. But as I explained in the email–that essentially went nowhere–that once I receive the Chase statement that I paid
the TV off–I will take great pride and joy in canceling that Amazon/Chase Credit Card and lick my wounds–they can
kiss my A– if I ever use it again.
Signed: “Enjoying my TV,” and the fact that I
am rich enough to pay off the debt and not have
to deal with jerks like the manager I dealt
with at Chase. She really reminded me of a
town hall meeting where the idiot from Congress
takes a question then calls someone on her Cell.
Duh?
5 Stars Excellent
Excellent TV, very good image, the lights in the corners worried me, but the truth is that no matter, the picture is very good, nice design, slim, the only thing is the sound, but this is improved with a very good home theater , Samsung has created the best image at the time, One-Call, is serious, thorough, when I ask them, always responded. I am very happy with this TV and still buy in one-call always
CHEETAH MOUNTS PLASMA LCD TV TILT WALL MOUNT FOR 23 37 DISPLAYS BLACK
CHEETAH MOUNTS PLASMA LCD TV TILT WALL MOUNT FOR 23 37 DISPLAYS BLACK
The APTMS tilt mount features a universal design that allows you to mount virtually any LCD/Plasma display. The APTMS supports hole patterns up to 17.25″ horizontally by 12.25″ vertically as well as VESA hole patterns up to 300×400mm. The APTMS is designed with a slim 1.9″ profile as well as 15 degrees of downward tilt. The APTMS is constructed with 5 LBS of 100% High Grade Steel providing a sturdy and reliable mount. The APTMS’ solid wall plate allows for quick and easy installation and will support installation to studs up to 16″ apart (most homes are constructed with either 16″ or 24″). The APTMS mount will fit the majority of LCD and Plasma Displays up to 37″
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Works with our 32″ Samsung
This mount works well with our 32″ Samsung and mounts very securely to the wall. I was a little surprised at the size of the bolts that are used to drive the mount into the wall. Let’s just say that it shouldn’t have ANY trouble with your 32″ TV no matter the weight.
So, the pros are that it was easy to set up, installed quickly, and is secure and small. Also, the TV can slide left and right, which is nice.
The cons are that the built in level is completely useless. I wish it wasn’t there because everyone who’s seen it comments about the mount no being level, but my expensive level (and my eyes) say it is. Another con is that the tilt angle is difficult to adjust.
Overall, I’m pretty happy with the mount and would purchase again.
5 Stars Sturdy Mount
We have installed several of these mounts in motel rooms and they are as well built as any that we have used. They are very easy to install once the wall studs are located, they are very sturdy & hold the TV securly. Over all for the price available through Amazon, the quality of the product and shipping from Cheetah Mounts, these are the best we have used (also have used – CHEETAH MOUNTS LCD TV ARTICULATING ARM WALL MOUNT FOR 23-37″ DISPLAYS BLACK- which are also a good mount but not as stable/secure).
4 Stars Good for the money, but be careful.
I read the reviews and was happy to find a decent tilt mount for a television smaller than thirty inches. However, after I bought the product i realized something pretty drastic: The plates used to mount the television to the actual wall mount were FAR to big for the back of my 26 inch Samsung LCD tv. The mount on the left side worked perfectly, but on the right side, the mounting plate actually hung down so far it blocked a lot of my input jacks.
As well as blocking my input jacks (as some televisions have them in the middle instead of on the side) the same brackets actually stuck out a good seven inches ABOVE my television. As aesthetically displeasing as this is, I don’t think I will send the mount back, but I really wish there was a picture added to show users how the mount affixes to the back of the television. Also, the mount comes with several different size mounting bolts, which I was happy to see, BUT there were none small enough to fit my television. If you run into this problem, simply go to your nearest BestBuy and ask for the proper size mounting bolts (your television’s manual should have the size listed)
It is a very sturdy product, looks great, is textured so the mount will not screech and slide, and is well worth the money. But be prepared to have some trouble if you have a smaller than 30″ television.
5 Stars No reason to spend more for a mount.
I used this to mount my 32 inch LCD TV in the basement. It was the perfect size and works very well. I see absolutely no reason to spend $80 on a mount when this one does the exact same thing for much less.
5 Stars WOW
I can’t believe this mount.. SO inexpensive you think something has to be off! We bought this for a 32″ RCA LCD. We got that TV when LCD’s first hit the market. It’s old and heavy! We put it in our grand kids play room and it’s wonderful! Couldn’t be easier to install and it’s very secure! Really, it’s unbelievable! Really, if you’re in the market, you can’t go wrong.. Oh, and the level on the item and the one in the box were spot on!
