Ultraslim wall mounts let HDTVs kiss the wall

(Credit: Sanus)

Nowadays, it's not just about skinny HDTVs, it's also about similarly thin accessories for these panels. Take the latest Sanus Super Slim wall-mounting brackets, which enable an HDTV to be installed less than an inch away from the wall. They come in two flavors: the ML11-B1 for 26 to 46 inches/110 pounds and the L11-B1 for 37 to 65 inches/165 pounds.

Besides horizontal and vertical adjustments, these Sanus brackets offer quick release and ClickStand functions. The former unlocks the TV from the bracket easily, while the latter lifts the panel to deliver 3.08 inches of clearance from the wall for extra work space. The ML11-B1 and LL11-B1 retail for $119 and $149, respectively.

(Source: Crave Asia via Engadget)

[mattjew04]

finally a compact mount, no more 4 inches of wasted space for some fancy metal!

[steel36]

that clickstand feature is a great idea. i usually need a couple of spare hands to take it off the wall for connection changes.

[Joey_Rizzo]

The only thing that bothers me is the space needed for the wires. I just mounted my 50" Plasma on my wall, and its barely far enough where i squeeze in the HDMI and component cable. It says it has 3 inches, but there is no way you'll be able to tilt the TV down w/o hitting those wires.

[allargon]

You need those thin and angled new HDMI cables for that. As far as skinny component cables--err...as long as the distance is short-they should be okay.

[rooster1651]

4 inches of wasted space? What where you going to use that extra space for any way.

[ThatDuckGuy]

I'll stick with my 25 dollar mount from Monoprice thank you very much.

[TheDevinMan]

This mount is just like the new Samsung Wall mount for their new LED TV series, but instead of using the metal wall mount mentioned above i believe it uses two or four little round silver disks' several mount on the TV it self, and the others go onto the wall, and the TV hangs by a metal cable, and it does offer more clearance for those thick HDMI, and Component cables, but it cost $250, and if you buy a TV with these at Best Buy they will knock $50 or so off the price, but i am sure that other electronic places would do the same.

[gvortex]

Doesn't anyone realize that the space is needed so the TV can vent better. Being that close to a wall will only cause TV's to overheat easier. But to each their own.

[randycountryman]

Just throwing in my 2 cents. The other giy is absolutely correct about WANTING more room between the wall and TV back-side. These plasma sets put out a LOT of heat and most don't have anywhere near enough "cooling fan built-in power" to keep them cool enough. Notice all the air vents are IN THE BACK - and just hold your hand over the back edge of any plasma set to really "feel the heat". An extra 2" to 3" of room won't really help anyway - but placing the TV against the wall to literally blast the normal heat back into the set is asking for BIG TROUBLE! (I actually keep a small electric fan behind my set to remove more heat - and every TV service guy I've met has said it's tha smartest thing you can do to prevent over-heat breakdowns. If you don't do that - at LEAST keep it AWAY FROM THE WALL!!!). Sorry, I guess I threw about 5 cents worth in there, huh?

[ozzie33]

As others have mentioned my concern would be the heat dissapation. All TV manuals I have looked at have a minimum distance for obstructions on the back of the TV. This mount is just asking for heat related problems in the future, something a warranty probably won't cover.

I'm a cantilever mount person anyway. I want to be able to move the TV left, right, up, down or extend it if needed. Thats just my personal preference. Anyway looking from the front of the TV can you really tell if it is one inch or four inches off the wall? The price certainly isn't any cheaper than other mounts. It's just a gimmick to me.

[slother1]

I think these mounts are intended more for the ultra slim LED LCD TV's where a tradional mount would be considerably thicker than the television itself. What kind of heat are the LED televisions throwing off?

[boswd]

how are these TV's going to breathe? They are going fry themselves up and then you see the forum's flooded with " Brand XYZ stink's, had this TV for only 5 months and it went, Don't Buy XYZ"

Swivel Arm mounts are the only way to go.