MantelMount MM540

Purchased this mount to enable moving a 75” TV lower than mantel height. Very happy with the speed of delivery, packaging, quality of mount equipment and especially the detailed installation instructions. Following the instructions I was able to remove the old mount and install the new mount within a couple of hours. You need to be careful with measurements and in particular, locating studs in wall for fixing. You do need a second person to help lift the tv onto the mounting bracket and if you are not very strong, a second person will need to help with extending the mount arm the first time. Comments on many other reviews note there seems to be a surplus of parts after installation and that the installation instructions are either too detailed or hard to follow. My feeling is that the manufacturer is covering for the many diferent tv size and location dynamics and that these comments are not warranted at all. Yes, the instructions are detailed, but if you pre-read as suggested and then follow the sections that are applicable to your particular install, it will go really well. Would highly recommend this mount.

I researched a lot of over-the-fireplace mounts before buying this one. I also waited a very long time for this particular one to go on sale. I waited for my dad to come in town to install it because I read several places that said it was a two person install. They couldn't be more right about that. You cannot install this mount without a second person. We decided to tackle this mount right after completing a makeover for our living room. The measurement of the space above our fireplace is 34" and I bought a 55" Samsung TV. The TV's height is about 28" which left a total of 6" to play with to get the TV to fit and extend across the mantle. My mantle comes out just under 8" so the measurements were perfect. They have a guide in the instructions for how much room you need depending on how deep your mantle is. I will say we were not able to mount a soundbar under the TV due to not having enough clearance above the mantle. We probably needed another 5" or more to get a soundbar to mount under the TV. I say this as an FYI for anyone that has to have a soundbar mounted below and has limited space. The length of the install was pretty long. We got started early in the day and, overall, it probably took us 4-5 hours to get it all together. Some of this was trial and error on our measurements and where to put the wall bracket since we did not have any extra room above or below the TV. Also, getting the right pressure on the gas rod required some strength and was not all too easy. We did eventually get it perfectly balanced where the TV does not snap up or slowly go all the way down. The easy/workable parts of this mount are fantastic. Correcting for the side tilt is literally as easy as extending or retracting bolts on either side. The factory setting for the mount downward extension ended up being exactly perfect, so I can't speak to that part of the adjustment. The wall covers are a really fantastic addition to this mount. I did not think I would care that much about them, but you pull them out and they are that horrid yellowy/white plastic and absolutely have to be painted. We were already painting, so we just used a cabinet roller (you will need a smooth surface brush to paint these plastic covers so you won't have streaks and be pulling the paint off as you're putting it on). The plastic retained the paint and it dried the exact same color as our walls and masks the bracket incredibly well. Our studs above the fireplace were not centered (as I'm sure most aren't), so we put the covers up on each side as though they were, and tacked in the right side so it wouldn't sag down, and it looks perfectly symmetrical now (just an idea if you are installing similar to our's). All-in-all, I absolutely love this mount. It comes down very far and has an extremely clean presentation. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this product again in the future.

This thing was perfect for lowering my TV below my fireplace. Now I don’t have to hurt my neck to use my TV. The sound bar mount won’t work if your sound bar mounts from the bottom, it will only work for back mounted. I went to the Home Depot to buy some metal brackets to make it work. It was also a pain in the butt to install this. Took me 5 hours including the trip to the store. But now that it’s set up it works really nice. Very sturdy and easy to use now.

This is a great TV Mount and works just as advertised. Looks and works great. Very happy with the final results.

Excellent TV mount!! Works great since we got it installed. East to pull down and tilts side to side with ease. Holds an 85” TV. Installation was a little tricky since it was mounted on a fireplace and needed additional tools to make sure it was sturdy once it was mounted. Be sure and figure your placement correctly before you drill holes.

I just installed this today. Installation was a bit difficult since I didn’t have a helper and the mount is very heavy to hold with one hand while driving the lag bolts with the other. The mount seems extremely sturdy. I haven’t hung the TV on the mount yet. The reason I’m posting this so early without even finishing is because the mount doesn’t come with the right length bolts for a new Samsung MU8000 series 75” TV and I wanted to warn people. It comes with a variety of bolts, but none long enough for my TV. If you have a new or late model Samsung, go to the hardware store before you even start and get 4 M8 x 50 bolts. The mount only comes with a max of M8 x 45 which is too short to be safe. You’ll only be able to grab 2 or 3 threads. It’s a major disappointment to find this out after you’ve already started and have everything laid out in the room. It been freezing rain all day here and the streets are like ice skating rinks, so I’m stuck half way thru this project, with my new TV lying face down on a blanket on the floor, and I can’t mount the TV on the wall mount until I can get out to a hardware store and get those missing bolts. It’s pretty ridiculous that a mount this expensive wouldn’t come with the right hardware for a very common, mainstream TV. This costs 3 or 4 times a standard mount, I’d think the manufacturer could afford to include a few more bolts to cover the most common TVs. Update: 1/22/18 - the mount is installed and I’ve been using it for a few weeks now. It’s very handy to be able to lower the tv when desired. Another flaw, a much more serious one, I came across during mounting is that the mount holes are all spaced exactly 16” apart. Unlike most mounts, the holes are round and not slotted or staggered, so if your studs aren’t exactly 16” apart, you’ll either have to mount this with the lag bolts not in the center of the studs, which is what I ended up doing much to my dismay (mine were 15 1/4”) or, you’ll have to somehow enlarge the mount holes into slots. The steel is so thick and strong that a Dremel or a drill with a grinding bit will take forever and you’ll go thru a ton of grinding bits doing it. In retrospect I should have returned the mount because although it’s mounted and all seems ok so far, I always have in the back of my mind that the lag bolts aren’t centered and the studs will crack and give out one day, dropping my $2500 tv.

Good. Heavy. Can stay fixed at any position along the glide path, not just top position or bottom position. Tilt angle is fixed though, you’ll have to go behind the tv and adjust it if you want to adjust the angle, it can be done by hand in about 45 seconds.

6/12/2023 This is exactly what I was looking for to go above my in wall fireplace. There is an 8" deep metal mantel that is directly above the fireplace and the mantel mount clears it w/ no issues. Installation was a bit cumbersome. I installed the mount alone, but needed another pair of hands to hang the TV. I'm hoping to add some info for others that are looking into hanging this TV. - I wanted this mostly as an art piece when not watching TV. - Everything is mounted behind the TV on the mount bars - I have a Bluetooth speaker system (soundbar and subwoofer) soundbar was a bit difficult installing as my specific one is preferred to mount the bottom rather than the back. So I needed to buy the extended soundbar bracket. - The TV was mounted on the lowest level, so I saw a picture of someone buying an additional metal bracket to extend the length of the soundbar bracket. Cost $3 at Lowes. Easy fix, just make sure you try to do this ahead of time. - Items mounted behind the TV: Samsung frame video box using the Mount Plus MP-06-02 Cable Box Mount and a flat HD digital antenna. - I completely skipped the instructions that asked you to do math. You can eye the mount for the most part and see where the TV will end up, you can always take the TV off and adjust the mounts higher or lower if need be. - The pictures show TV in the resting position and in its casual TV watching position. - So many compliments on the mount and the TV. People think it's real art just sitting on the wall. - FYI the Samsung Frame is meant to be flush on the wall. This mount will make it stick out almost 10" from the wall. It is still extremely beautiful when the art is cycling through and you really can't tell it's not flush on the wall. - The mount is solid and it is held in place, from any position you stop it in. For me it's usually all the way up or all the way down but it would hold its place in the middle with no stress on the frame. I hope this helps. I will add more pics in the future.