VideoSecu Articulating TV Wall Mount for Most 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 32 LCD LED Displays VESA 100 Full Motion Tilt Arm Bracket ML12 B0E

First off, let me say that the title of this review is not the giant contradiction that it appears to be. Because as far as I'm concerned, a sub-$20 articulating wall mount merely needs to keep a TV aloft (without collapsing) to represent fairly good value for money. However, simply being functional does not a good product make.In the case of this product, you more or less get what you pay for I suppose. Installation is fairly straightforward and, as mentioned above, it does keep my 20 lb., 24" Sony Google TV aloft without straining. But that's it for the positives. The negatives are twofold -- one fairly trivial and one entirely headache inducing.First, The installation screws which come with the unit are noticeably cheap. Specifically, the steel which they are made of is rather soft, so there's a risk that you'll wear away the entire Philips head when driving each screw into the wall. I managed to do just that with the second one and had to replace it with a similar screw from my tool box. Not a big deal, but it could be a bit of a hassle if you don't happen to have any suitable screws on hand and are forced to run out to a hardware store.Second -- and far more important -- the vertical tilt mechanism that holds the TV in its desired position is very poorly designed. The mechanism essentially consists of 2 Allen screws that reside on either side of the joint which connects the articulating arm to the TV mounting plate. To change the position, you loosen the screws and to fix the position you tighten them. Well, at least in theory. In reality, however, the screws simply don't want to stay tightened. So you repeatedly find yourself performing an awkward little dance in which you hold the TV in its desired position with one hand while going back and forth, side to side, re-tightening the screws with the other. This is especially true if, like me, you actually wish to change the position of the TV from time to time -- one the central features of an articulating mount. Because simply touching the TV causes the screws to loosen. All in all, it's a nuisance.That said, it's a cheap mount. And as a cheap mount, I feel it would be unfair to expect expensive mount performance. So I've only knocked it down one star. Thsi product does the job; it just doesn't do it that well.

I am using this mount with a Vizio 26" LED TV. My TV weighs 13 lbs but this mount can handle more weight. I have a few other LCD mounts and what I like about this is it is properly sized for lighter, LED TV's. I originally purchased a heavier mount used for 26-37" TV's thinking I needed something more substantial. That mount was heavy duty...overkill for a thin light TV. I ended up not using that mount and getting this one for less money.Mount is silver and seems to be of good quality for the price.Install was very quick as its only two screws. Just figure out where you want the center of TV screen and put the center of the square piece (where the TV connects to the mount) in that spot. Mark the top screw hole, use your level on the side and mark the bottom screw. I didn't go into studs (used wall anchors) since the studs did line up right around the dresser. Honestly with the TV only 13 lbs, this thing is not going anywhere unless someone hangs on it.Four screws into the back of the TV. If the TV is not level, you can loosen the four screws and there is a little play moving the TV in the bracket. Line up the TV and then tighten the top two screws. Recheck and if ok, tighten the bottom two.I have had the TV up for a few weeks and have not noticed any sagging. It comes with an Allen wrench to tighten the pivots which I taped to the back of the TV out of sight. We primarily only rotate it left and right but pull the TV out a bit occasionally.You might want to put a small hand towel or attach pieces of rubber to the back of the bracket that might touch your wall when you push the TV back in toward the wall. That will prevent marks.

I think I may have a faulty one of these. I mounted my 27 inch iMac on this which weighs approx. 25# We can not tighten it enough to keep the monitor from completely facing down. Now I either have to take it all back down and fiddle with it without the computer on it or just get another one. I waited too long since I purchased it to tackle the mounting job so I don't know if they'll exchange it for me. I'll keep ya'll posted if I get it to work. One that has increments on adjusting the tilt would be better. Now I'm worried that if I do tighten it, it will slowly loosen up on it's own and my computer will just flip down and hit the wall. :(It definitely takes too people to mount depending on how heavy your monitor is because it doesn't have a piece to attach to the tv/monitor first that can then slide over the top while you screw it in. Both of my tvs have mounts that are like that. Lesson learned.4/10/13 As you can see by the images I posted, I attempted to work with this mount to try to get it to work. I added washers to each bolt where the monitor was attached to the mount but it just did not hold up my iMac. I'm not sure how heavy the iMac in the other images is but it originally gave me hope. Even though it says it will hold up to 33lbs I would have to say it would probably not hold up a whole lot more than maybe 15ish. I gave it one star because the whole unit feels fairly sturdy. I gave it a second star because I like the design and looked forward to not having a "busy" mount behind my computer that would be very noticeable when coming down the hall but I gave it no more stars since it did not deliver as promised. I don't know if I will be able to return this at this point. No big deal if I can't since it was pretty cheap. I could always use it on a small computer monitor or tv. I think my 46" tv is a good 15 lbs lighter than my iMac. I don't think I would trust it on anything more than about 10lbs now.I'm purchasing a  Peerless PA740-S Full-Motion Plus Wall Mount for 22 Inches to 40 Inches Displays (Silver)  now. I'll let ya'll know how it works!http://www.amazon.com/Peerless-PA740-S-Full-Motion-Inches-Displays/dp/B00155RGYM/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header