Virtus Ventures · Akron, Ohio

Recommended TV Mounting Gear

Three mounts I trust enough to point my own Thumbtack customers to before I show up — the best-selling pick for lighter, smaller sets, one for a standard TV, and one for anything over 65″. Buy your own ahead of the visit and there's no bracket charge added to the install.

Finish carpentry & TV installationSolo installs, 32″–98″Serving Akron & NE Ohio

Pick your size

Match the TV you're mounting to one of these. All three are tilting or full-motion, all handle standard wall studs — the difference is weight rating, VESA pattern, and size range.

26″–74″ TVs

Standard Full-Motion Mount

Weight rating
99 lbs
VESA pattern
Up to 400×400mm
Movement
Full motion (tilt, swivel, extend)
Studs
12″/16″

~$25–30 (typical retail)

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32″–65″ TVs

Most Popular Full-Motion Mount

66,000+ Amazon ratings · 4.7★ — the best-selling pick for lighter, smaller TVs

Weight rating
99 lbs
VESA pattern
Up to 400×400mm
Movement
Full motion (tilt, swivel 45° L/R, extend)
Studs
16″ (single stud)

~$25–30 (typical retail)

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48″–120″ TVs

Heavy-Duty Large-Format Mount

Weight rating
200 lbs
VESA pattern
Up to 800×600mm
Movement
Tilt (10° down / 5° up)
Studs
Up to 28″ spacing

~$55–65 (typical retail)

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Before you buy

  • Check your VESA pattern first

    Look on the back of the TV, or in the manual, for four mounting holes in a rectangle — the millimeter spacing between them (like 400×400) has to fall inside the mount's listed range.

  • Weight rating isn't just the TV

    Leave headroom above your TV's listed weight. A mount rated right at the TV's spec, with no margin, is the wrong mount.

  • 85″ and up needs a different approach

    At that size and weight, I install solo using purpose-built lifting equipment rather than the two-to-three-person crew this size normally requires — the mount itself just needs to be rated for it.