Shopping CartOmniMount UCL-XB Articulating Wall Mount for 42″ to 63″ Displays (Black)
date : December 30th, 2011TV
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OmniMount UCL-XB Articulating Wall Mount for 42″ to 63″ Displays (Black)
- Tilt, Pan And Swivel For Maximum Viewing Flexibility
- Double-arm I-beam Design For Added Strength
- Supports Most 42″ – 70″ Flat Panels Up To 200 Lbs (90.7 Kg)
- Tilt: -5 To +15
UCLX-B Color: Black The Wishbone Cantilever arm allows extension and 180 lateral rotation for viewing from multiple locations. It is also easy to install thanks to OmniMount’s Lift n’ Lock system. Features: -Complete assembly of CL-X and UAL Universal Adapter Plate -Mounts to two studs -Fits most screens 42” to 63” -Integrated cable management -Extension range: 6.2” to 28” -Die cast aluminum construction -200 lbs (68 kg) max weight capacity -Available in platinum or black -Includes complete
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Strong mount, confident in mounting hardware.,
This mount is heavy and has a lot of strength to support heavy panels. The cable management is much better than competing products that don’t even attempt to hide cables. Be careful and take your time – the covers are made of plastic and make break if you try to force them. I would have liked to see metal covers, but with appropriate installation, they work fine and Omnimount may have been trying to keep the weight of the mount down. The cantilever arms are attractive and don’t look as utilitarian as a Sanus or Peerless mount. They have a distinct strong and techy look.
Installation took me an hour, but there’s no reason to rush the install. A mistake in preparation just makes it take many times longer. I recommend that you make sure you have a good stud finder and then use a finish nail to test the edges of your stud location. You really want to have the lag bolts hit the center of each stud. I used a decent box level and the provided template. The mount base, once lagged onto the wall, is fairly easy. The adapter plate for the plasma attaches easily.
I’d have to say that the hardest part is to have another person able to lift half of 150lbs of plasma tv up to the mount. Thankfully Omnimount has provided a method to rest the adapter on the mount until it can be fastened tightly. I placed a level on top of the plasma after it was mounted and made a tiny adjustment using the adjustment screws to ensure the TV wasn’t canted.
So order a pizza, chill the beer, and invite a buddy and make sure you start early enough to watch a game afterward.
Note: many mount instructions show diagrams with the tv screen flat against the floor when installing an adapter on the back… That’s not a good idea for a TV that has “this side up” in 17 languages on the box when shipped. Put a blanket on the top edge and lean it against a wall when installing the adapter to the rear of the TV and make sure that you check for depth on your screw holes before chosing the adapter screw.
Lift with your knees
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|Great Mount..Poor Manual,
Incredibly engineered product…instructions written by 9th graders who have never held a tool. They should honestly just put cartoon pictures in their manual, no words. Horrible website if you are trying to find info for spacer and bolting for newer lcd/plasma models not included in the list. I should have never opened the manual. If you know what you’re doing, no problems. I give the mount a 5 out 5 and the instruction manual a 1 out of 5. They do include an excellent wall template for mounting. This was used for a 58″ plasma. I love the product.
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|Good Sturdy Mount,
People are right…the instructions leave a lot to be desired but if you think it through as you are going then there really isn’t that much to worry about.
Here are the experiences I came across:
1. Make sure you removed the screws for the original tv stand if you have it on (which is most likely seeing you are installing the wall mount). My stand screw were right under the beams for the frame used to hang the tv on the mount.
2. The tv is slightly off center now as the studs were not where they needed to be…but I don’t even notice it after a day. Also the mount allows for a 1″ slide (left or right) from where the studs are.
3. I read that this mount was only for 16″ studs but the model I got, which I would suspect would be the same as everyone elses, could mount anything between 16″ and 18″…although the template provided for the drill holes is only for 16″ mounts.
4. The mount is super sturdy and holds our 52″ LCD TV easily.
5. I bought the ‘like new’ item and some of the cable covers used for running the cords through the mount were broken (but usable)…not an issue but something to be aware of when not buying new.
6. I had nail plates in my studs to protect a water pipe at exactly the height I wanted to mount my tv but the mount was flexible enough that I was able mount it about 6 inches higher on the wall than I wanted but still be within an inch of where I wanted the tv to sit.
7. Took me about 3 hours to install but most of that was making sure I didn’t drive a drill bit into a water pipe.
8. The tv sits about 6 inches out from the wall and is a little difficult to move around, especially without getting your grotty little fingerprints all over the bezel…but I would definately recommed the mount.
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