I am using this wall mount to hold a 23" Asus computer monitor. Right out of the box I was very impressed by the quality of the mount. The articulating arms are thick aluminum castings and the pivot points are cone shaped which is a great design for a hinge that needs to be locked in place or move with some resistance. The monitor mount fit the threaded holes in the Asus monitor holes perfectly as per the standard, The screws that hold the X brace to the arm were a tad loose and needed to be tightened. The wall mount was attached to a 1/2" sheet rock wall using 9/16" toggle bolts (I didn't use the plastic anchors that come with it, as I was afraid they would pull loose from the sheet rock.) The toggle bolts are just a dollar or two at Depot/Lowes and give the piece of mind that the whole unit won't come crashing down if the kids pull on it. The mount also came with a small bubble level which came in handy when marking the holes on the wall. I extended the arm out to the side flush to the wall and set the bubble level on it to ensure the arm was horizontal and the screen would sit level. Worked great!
After attaching the monitor I noticed that the arm was binding when the knobs were tightened to be snug but not lock the pivot points. So I took it apart and put a dab of grease on each cone hinge and reassembled. Now when the knobs are just snug, the arm moves smoothly with a nice amount of resistance. When the knobs are tightened more, the hinges will lock in place. I even put some grease on the tilt hinge to make it move smooth. I was hesitant because I was afraid the screen would tend to fall forward and not lock in place, but that did not happen. The tilt knob is tight, and the screen can be tilted forward and back and it holds it position. The power cord and video cable were attached to the arm with tie wraps for a nice neat look.
Even though I give it 5 stars, I have these criticisms:
- It came with anchors, but toggle bolts would have been better.
- The 4 screws you can see in the picture of the X bracket were not fully tight. I had to disassemble it all after installing to tighten them because the screen rocked side to side a bit.
- Had to disassemble it all again to add grease so it would move smoothly and not bind.
Other than that, it works as it should. It is solid and does not wobble or sag. It is made heavy duty enough to handle home use. The toggle bolts hold it solid to the sheetrock. Would have preferred to screw it into a stud, but I had no choice as there was no stud within a few inches of where I wanted to mount this.
All in all, it gets a thumbs up. And for the price, you can't really go wrong.
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