Mounting Dream UL Listed TV Wall Mount for Most 26-55 Inch TVs, Full Motion TV Mount with Perfect Center Design, Articulating Wall Mount TV Bracket Swivel and Tilt, Max VESA 400x400mm, Up to 77LBS

This is the third articulating arm mount that I’ve installed in my house, and so far it’s my favorite amongst those three. It’s a well-built, extremely solid and nicely-designed TV mount that perfectly fit my 2013 Sony Bravia 50″ HDTV (a VESA 400×400 pattern).Of the three arm mounts I’ve used, this one is of particular note because it has a very fluid movement when extended. Other mounts I’ve used have been a little stiff, or the arms are short enough that they are hard to position. While all of them are adjustable by allen wrench, this one comes out of the box with the perfect fluidity to make it a perfect mount for areas where you want to be able to move the TV frequently. The tilt mechanism is amongst the easiest I’ve used and easily sets in place with a pair of set screws.Installation is relatively easy and the instructions that come with this are easy to follow. I mounted the plate with the four wings attached to the back of the TV, and then I installed the arm onto the plate so I could lift it to the wall to get an idea of height for mounting. I then removed the arm, positioned it on the wall and marked drill holes. I drilled pilot holes and installed the supplied lag bolts (which are nice, seemingly strong and adequately long bolts) to secure the arm to the stud in the wall. Once bolted into the stud, this mount is going nowhere.The only ding I’d put against this mount is the way it attaches the plate to the arm. It is a wide lip that sits over a groove in the top of the arm, after which you have to screw in two bolts to secure the plate to the arm. The other two mounts I have utilize a permanently installed screw on the top that you slide into a slot and secure, along with another permanently installed screw on the bottom that you feed into a slot and secure. It is a little more difficult to know you’ve caught the TV onto the arm with this design, and having to find two screw holes by hand behind the TV is a little more difficult than just lining up a nut on the already installed screw of these other mounts. Not a dealbreaker, but a noticeable difference that made the installation finish a little trickier than my past experiences, especially in a case like mine where you’re installing this mount in a recess between shelving units.This unit comes with plenty of hardware in the box, including four lag bolts, plenty of screws for all size TVs, washers, spacers and practically everything else you need — all packed in separated, letter-labelled pouches that correspond to the instruction manual. Easy peasy. It also comes with a cheap but small, real level. Not a tiny little useless one like the other mounts I’ve used, but a real bubble level (about 6-8 inches long) that I can now stick in my toolbox and use elsewhere. Nice perk. There is also an HDMI cable (not sure the length, as I didn’t use it because I had a 15′ existing cable in my wall chase to the receiver) and a small pack of velcro cable ties. Overall a well thought-out package that’s a great value compared to other commercially-available mounts from the likes of Sanus. I didn’t need to orient my mounting plate unconventionally because my mount was pretty standard, but I like that you have the option for a lot of non-standard hole patterns with this mount. I’ve seen pictures where the bottom wings were mounted so you could hang a soundbar. This design just seems like someone was thinking about how to make a mount that would fit practically any situation, they built it right and priced it competitively. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this to others.