TV ceiling mounts hang from the ceiling, saving you space and allowing you to position your television in such a way as to achieve its maximum viewing potential. While this may seem like a radical concept to many people, there are many people who have embraced the concept and are taking advantage of having the TV in a position that is out of the way and frees up space in the room.

There are many different mounting systems, from a variety of different manufacturers, but the common factor with TV ceiling mounts is that they are all suspended from from the ceiling. There are a few factors that must be taken into account when it comes time to purchase your ceiling

Ceiling Plate Dimensions

You might consider a large ceiling plate that covers a good portion of your ceiling a burden that you’d rather not live with, in which case the you will probably be more interested in the many smaller sized ceiling mounting plates that are offered.

Fixed or Rotated

Many lcd tv ceiling mounts, allow for the television to be rotated into an optimal viewing position, while other mounts are fixed. Which type suits you the best will depend on the layout of your room and how it looks visually in relationship to the style and design of the surrounding decor.

Maximum Load

If you own a plasma TV, you will need to be careful when considering a lcd wall mount bracket, as the average LCD TV is much ligther than an equivalent plasma. Ceiling mount tv stands are rated for maximum load which you will need to take into account when making a buying decision. Most ceiling mounts are designed for a certain size of television, or range of sizes and should be designed to accomodate the weight of both plasma and LCD TVs.

Television Type

If you own a modern television, you will need a flat screen ceiling mount. These are by far the most popular type of Plasma and lcd ceiling mount, however if you own an older CRT television, then you’ll need a specific mount that caters to the deeper shape of this type of unit.

Brands

There are many different brands on the market, however the VESA holes are standard. When purchasing your hdtv wall mount, the size, dimensions and other characteristics are more important than the brand who manufactures it. It is usually a safe bet, however that a larger and more established brand will provide you with better reliability than one of the cheaper ones. Here are some of the brands that are best noted for their flat screen tv ceiling mounts:

• Samsung Wall Mount
• Vesa Ceiling Mount
• Infocus Ceiling Mount
• Panasonic Ceiling Mount
• Benq Ceiling Mount
• Sanus Ceiling Mount
• Chief Ceiling Mount
• Nec Ceiling Mount
• Bering Ceiling Mount
• Peerless Ceiling Mount
• Mount World Ceiling Mount
• Vantage Point Ceiling Mount
• ProMounts Ceiling Mount
• Premier Mounts Ceiling Mount
• OEM Ceiling Mounts
• Atdec Ceiling Mount

There are of course others too, and this should not be consdered a comprehensive list by any means.

Steps For Installing a Television Ceiling Mount

Having decided what type of ceiling mount to use, installation can be done by following the steps below:

Position a ladder underneath the point where you’ll mount your ceiling mount tv. Use a stud finder to find a beam in the ceiling above and themn move it about to outline the location of the beam with a pencil. Ensure that you mark the precise point on the ceiling where you wish the ceiling mount tv bracket to attach to the ceiling and that it’s a solid area in which to screw in the ceiling mount bracket. Also ensure there is enough space between your wall and the TV.

Detach the arm from the ceiling mount, so as you can mount on end of the ceiling mount then connect the arm end to the television. This, then allows you to link both ends together again with ease.

Next screw the tv ceiling mount into the ceiling by positioning the plate over the beam you marked out and placing the lag bolts that came with the package through the holes of the mounting plate. Using a wrench or ratchet, then screw these into place.

Next hold the connecting arm of the ceiling mount tv stand and position it over the back of the TV. If you have a modern television, then the VESA holes of the mount should match those of the television, next insert the VESA screws through the mount and into the back of the TV, use a philips screwdriver to tighten them into position.

Now position the television to the mouting porition of the flat panel tv ceiling mount and align the connection area with the mounting bracket. You’ll probably need some help with this step in lifting the televsion into the mount extension, the mount base must then be screwed into the extension with a phillips screwdriver, the joints of the mount should be positioned at an angle that you wish to retain for viewing your TV.

The last step is to secure the safety belt around the television

Note that the projector ceiling mount is a different type of mounting system, which is not covered in this article.