In Wall TV Mount, Recessed Articulating In Wall TV Mount for 42 to 80 Inch TVs LCD, LED, or Plasma - Extends 28 Inches

I just installed this yesterday and here are a couple of my learnings1. If you are going to use knockouts for data/cable and power. Make sure you have some 90 degree adapters or low profile plugs. Once you install the TV holder frame, there is very little clearance to actually connect1a - Solution - install recessed outlets, although that makes it harder to get the connections in1b - Once you have the main box installed and you have the outlets setup for power and data, install your 90 degree connectors and what I did, I connected the power to low profile plus and short power leads>> I'd recommend 1b and have the leads and connectors installed before you install the TV support frame.>> a better solution would be if the manufacturer increased the outer box size 2" (1" top and bottom) which would give you the necessary room.2. Make sure you have the main box oriented correctly when you install. The TV hanger has some small tangs that helps you locate the frame inside the box. I installed the original box incorrectly, so I pulled it out and turned and reinstalled, which makes installing the TV hanger part easier.3. Hanging the TV on the 2 screws was a little dicky, but having 2 people is critical. I would suggest that these 2 screws be a little longer for future versions, but with 2 people it was manageable to get this situated.All in all a great exercise. The TV hanger works great. I have a 75" 80lb TV so it was relatively easy install all over. and I like the ability to pull the whole TV out so I can get at the wiring; plenty of room to locate cable boxes, tie up wiring without squeezing or chopping wires. I love the low-profile nature.

I recently bought a 2016 model Samsung 65KS8000 TV. I bought this recessed mount to get the TV as flush with the living room wall as possible, for the integrated cable routing, and the mounting points for electrical outlets and in wall cable routing.The wall mount is very sturdy, and appears to be of quality construction. It is surprisingly heavy. Installation of the wall mount to my wall was relatively simple, albeit nerve wracking. Cutting a 14.5"x21" hole in your wall requires some blood pressure medication. Its definitely something you want to measure out 5 times, and cut once. Use a level, take your time, and cut straight. Mark up the hole with tape, and sit back and stare at it before you cut the hole, and really be sure its where you want it. Otherwise you will have some drywall work in your future.One [minor] negative about the installation is that parts of the bare studs will be exposed. No one should be able to see it with the TV mounted, but if it bothers you, you will want to paint the studs before the final installation of the wall mount.The kit comes with lots of hardware for various TV's. The website said the kit worked with my TV, but I don't think I actually had the right hardware. I managed to piece together something that worked, but I ended up short 4 washers for mounting the TV bracket onto the wall mount.This brings me to a "major" letdown for this tv mount. The plate for the tv bracket that bolts to the wall mount, along with the hardware was all coated black. Including the threads. Because the threads are coated, the bolts are too tight of a fit and the threads on the plate and bolts need cleaned off. Fortunately, I had taps and dies handy to clean the threads for a better fit. I felt like I was going to snap the bolts if I tried to tighten it all the way with the coating, and I probably would have. I used some thread locker to make sure the bolts don't back out.My last complaint is for the provisions for electrical boxes and cable management. There are not spots for any screws, and they are too tight for an electrical box. It took some modification to get one to fit.

Good solid mount with great features. However, you need to be aware of some shortcomings in the design before you start installing it. There are basically 4 issues:1) The instructions tell you to center the mount where you want the center of the TV to be. I took that on faith (silly me) and carefully measured everything as I was building up the wall from scratch & installing in-wall speakers. I got everything within 1/16". When I finally had the walls finished and went to install it, I found that the actual plate that the TV mounts to is off-center to the right by 5/8". Photos attached. This is disappointing. I worked like mad to get everything perfect, and now it cannot be. This is infuriating to a perfectionist engineer like myself.2) The cable knockouts are severely limited in their usefulness, because of the location of the main supports for the articulating piece of the mount. If you look on here, you'll see that they recommend using a recessed style outlet because of this. OK...but here's the other thing: it forces you to use a "brush" style plate for your cables coming in. I had planned to use (and had bought all the stuff for) keystone jacks. Fortunately, I had just enough cabling to get around this issue. But, it could be a major issue if someone doesn't realize this.3) You cannot just drop in an old-work style low-voltage ring or receptacle box. Those expect a minimum thickness of wallboard, and the sheet metal is far too thin for them to grab on. Solution is to super-glue 1/2" shims to the back-side of the knockout edges.4) I was originally planning to use 5/8" drywall on my project. After inspecting this mount, I changed to 1/2" instead, because I don't think it will work with 5/8" or thicker...it would be dicey to say the least. Firstly, the knockouts are spaced 1/2" from the front lip. Secondly, the initial set of lags you use to hold the frame in the wall are precariously close to the leading edge of the stud even using 1/2" drywall. Anything thicker, and they probably miss.It is a nice mount, but really needs some design updates--ESPECIALLY THE OFF-CENTER PLATE.