Mount World ML1 Samsung Ultra Slim Wall Mount WMN1000B Alternative for Samsung LED 40" 42" 46" 55"

by Mount World

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B003A1MT82
• Item model number: ML1
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 26, 2010

Product Description

This wall mount bracket is for LED TVs that need to be mounted as close to the wall as possible and hang like a picture frame, comparable to the name brand solution WMN1000B. With less than 15mm (14.5mm to be exact, yes MILLIMETERS which equates to just 0.57 inches) this is one of the slimmest wall mounting solutions on the market today! Featuring high quality mounting hardware and a "kick-stand" style lever to hold the TV away from the wall while connecting and disconnecting cables, this mount has a unique design that's both visually appealing as well as functional. Compare with Samsung $249 WMN1000B, you can go with this factory direct generic solution with just as good build quality.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fairly accurate knock off of the Samsung Slim Wall Mount, May 2, 2010

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John D. Curry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mount World ML1 Samsung Ultra Slim Wall Mount WMN1000B Alternative for Samsung LED 40" 42" 46" 55" (Electronics)

I tried this mount out with my 55" Samsung LED LCD TV. I really wanted to use this slim mount as it was 2 to 3 time cheaper than the Samsung. The aluminum blocks that screw on the wall are of very good quality and simple design that mimics the Samsung version. The supplied wall plaster screw system, two large plastic inserts that fit into the plaster, for my taste are not strong enough to trust hanging your TV on. From my experience these types of plaster inserts do not grip the back of the plaster wall sufficiently to be considered sturdy. The Samsung kit supplies four Hilti plaster board bolt systems which are much more strong. Still I would at least place one of the two aluminum blocks with large wall screws (supplied) directly into an available 2x4" beam behind the plaster board.

The 1.5" bolts that fit into the wire part of the mount (two plastic disks joined by a 12" wire) were used with two 1/2" plastic spacers. This meant that 0.5" of bolt would screw into the TV. I noted that the bolt would not be able to fully screw into the TV as there was 0.3" of space for the bolt. You could use the shorter bolts but I wanted to use the 0.5" plastic spacers so the TV would have a slight downward tilt to it. I really did not want to tighten these bolts into a 0.9" thick Samsung TV and find out what could happen if they deformed anything as they tightened. I guess I could have added some larger washers to get the spacing right (none were supplied).

Finally the two plastic parts that fit onto the top of the TV had me worried. The wire part consists of two plastic disks strung together by a plastic coated wire. The black plastic appears to be regular ABS type plastic, hard and perhaps brittle. The wire is held in side the disks by a wire end crimps about 1/4" wide. This would direct all the weight of the TV on to these two crimps, one on either side of the wire and thus onto the inner side of the plastic disk. This is alot of force to apply continuously to a little area of plastic. For a 40" LED TV, I feel it would be okay with that degree of stress. For the 55" TV I hung on the wall, this potential for a crack had me worried. In the end do you really trust a little piece of Chinese plastic to hold your new TV? My examination of the identical mount from Samsung had me really appreciate the construction of the Samsung and worry about the quality of this knock off wall mount. In the end my 55" is hanging off a Samsung wall mount drilled into one 4x4" wood stud and one Hilti plaster board mount.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DANGER-WARNING: DO NOT USE, June 15, 2010

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B. Noble (MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mount World ML1 Samsung Ultra Slim Wall Mount WMN1000B Alternative for Samsung LED 40" 42" 46" 55" (Electronics)

Just an hour ago by 1 month old Samsung 55" fell off the wall killing itself and just missing my kids. The TV is shot - the screen is cracked and its warped like a potato chip. The mount wire pulled out of the plastic block that attached to the TV. It all looked strong enough but it isn't. It only took 1 weak link. Don't trust your investment to this low quality option. I tried to save $250 and now I'm out $2500. The root cause is that they didn't strip the insulation off the cable before casting the nuggets on the end - it was only as strong as the plastic jacket on the wire.

UPDATE 8/3: The distributor (TV Mount World) supported me in making a claim for damages against the supplier of the defective unit. They made good on their error - very honorable. I am satisfied with the conclusion but will be using the genuine Samsung mount purchased at a reasonable price via Amazon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Weak material construction, July 1, 2010

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M. Sison - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mount World ML1 Samsung Ultra Slim Wall Mount WMN1000B Alternative for Samsung LED 40" 42" 46" 55" (Electronics)

Awful. Installed the mounting cable on a Samsung un55c8000. Good thing I tested it by holding the cable to lift the tv before hanging it on the wall. The plastic part gave way. It says it could carry 50 kgs on the box but my tv is less than 25 kgs. Inferior material used. Avoid this product to save your tv from getting damaged.