Unibrak UNB 550 Dual Arm Articulating Cantilever LCD Plasma LED TV Wall Mount 37" 42" 50" 58" 65" Extends 33" Sony LG Panasonic Samsung Pioneer

by Unibrak

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 42 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001DF2CQQ
• Item model number: UNB 550
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #57 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > TV Accessories > TV Ceiling & Wall Mounts
  • #72 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Mounts
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 30, 2008

Product Description

Model UNB 550 Is one of the strongest mounts on the market today. It has easy to follow instructions with a Durable Powder Coated Finish. The color for this mount is Black VESA 800 compatable Solid Steel Arms Strongest on the Market Unlike the other mounts online this is made from heavy gauge steel on wont warp when fully extended. Mountplus is the exclusive seller for Unibrak products

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing bracket, September 23, 2010

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This review is from: Unibrak UNB 550 Dual Arm Articulating Cantilever LCD Plasma LED TV Wall Mount 37" 42" 50" 58" 65" Extends 33" Sony LG Panasonic Samsung Pioneer (Electronics)

SUMMARY

PROS: sturdy, strong, relatively easy installation, all hardware supplied, very flexible to use afterwards, terrific price
CONS: instruction manual is a little lacking in details (but this is not a big deal)

This mount is amazing, and considering what you pay for it (less than $125), it's a terrific deal. It's made from solid steel where each piece is a single molded piece, so there aren't any joints or soldering to introduce weak spots for points of failure. It's black powder-coated for a nice look where the paint won't scratch, chip or fade during normal and some rugged use. But the best part is that once you get past how to install it (the instruction manual is OK, but the pictures on it are small and you have to study them hard to make sure that you have it right), the installation itself is pretty easy, mounting the TV is easy, and then IT JUST WORKS without issues. Period.

DETAILS - INSTALLATION
The mount comes in two main parts: the portion that actually attaches to the wall (I'll call this the wall-side mount) and the portion(s) that attaches to the TV (I'll call this the TV bracket). The wall-side mount has numerous holes for you to attach it to walls and studs of different types. The studs in my house easily fit within the configuration. The wall-side mount has the articulating arms already attached, so you only have to attach one piece to the wall without assembling the arms separately. Now, the instructions recommend that 2 people install this on the wall, and I had help from my brother, but after we were done, we said that if forced to, one person could do it alone. It would be much more difficult and time-consuming, but it's possible, as long as that person can support the weight of the mount. We were able to center the wall-side mount in the exact location that I wanted it, but also realized afterwards that since you can pan the TV using the articulating arms, that if you couldn't center the mount and were off by a few inches, you can always just pan the TV afterwards, no big deal. A great test is to see if you can hang off the arms of the mount. I weigh 155 pounds and was easily able to do a full pull-up on the mount, so I know it can support my TV. I recommend trying this yourself. If the mount isn't attached properly and you fall down, ripping it off your wall, that's a much cheaper alternative than having your TV fall down with the mount later on. Patching drywall will cost you around $100, replacing your TV and possibly paying medical bills if it injures someone will cost you alot more than that. Special note here: make sure you know what side of the wall-mount faces up. This part is very easy to figure out, but it's also very important.

Next I attached the TV bracket to the back of my TV. I have a new Samsung 65-inch LED TV that weighs 78 pounds. The mount comes with an enormous choice of screws to accommodate most any TV, and I easily found the ones for my TV because Samsung labeled the thread size in its manual (M8) and the mount labeled the thread size in its manual, so I just had to match them up. Oh, one thing here: the mount manual isn't that great, remember? My manual just showed a photo of each screw along with its description (e.g. M8 screw 3/4 inch). The screws themselves came in pouches that were labeled with just a letter for each set, but no description. Each screw type is segregated so that they're not mixed together, but I had to match the description on the manual to the letter on the pouches. Not a big deal, but luckily I did that ahead of time, saving myself some work later, so I would highly recommend that to everyone. Another note about the screws: the screws that are used to attach the wall-side mount to the wall and the pieces of the TV bracket to itself are fixed. Don't get those mixed up, you only have one choice. The million other screws that it comes with are to accommodate different TVs. Again, you just have to spend time upfront to identify all of the screws so that you use the exact screws required.

OK, back to the TV bracket. I installed the bracket together (there are 3 pieces for TVs over a certain size), then attached the bracket to the back of the TV. If you have a level, you'll save yourself some time by leveling the bracket to the TV. Installation was really easy, it was just a matter of lining up the holes to the screw (hm, that sounded kinda weird). Then you attach 2 hex screws (there is only one set of hex screws, and it's for this purpose, so make sure you get this part right) to the top of the TV bracket where it meets the mount, pick up the TV, hook the hex screws onto the wall-side mount, tighten them, attach and tighten the other 2 hex screws to the bottom, and you're done. Remember my comment above about knowing which side of the wall-side mount faces up? It's because of this action of hooking the TV bracket onto it that makes it important.

Actually, I wasn't completely done. I leveled the wall-side mount to the wall and the TV bracket to the TV. I even checked the articulating arms, and they were level. But the plate at the end of the arms that attaches to the TV bracket wasn't level, so I had to adjust that. It was easy, you just have to use the supplied allen wrench that you used for the hex screws and adjust the screws that attach to this plate, but this part isn't mentioned at all in the manual and I had to figure it out for myself. After that, I was truly done. Total installation time with 2 guys was about 2 hours, but could have been more if I didn't thoroughly study the installation manual first (measure twice, cut once, or read twice, install once).

DETAILS - USAGE
Once completely installed, you get to truly appreciate this mount. It can pull straight out about a full arm's length from the wall without any sag in the TV. It can also swivel and pan to the right and left (by swivel, I mean that the angle of the TV changes as you swing it left and right; by pan, I mean that the angle of the TV doesn't change, it's still facing you, but you can carefully "slide" it right and left). Finally, it can tilt up and down a little bit. It even comes with plastic sleeves for you to attach onto the articulating arms to hide the wires and cables in so that the wires aren't just dangling around and getting in the way.

All in all, this is a terrific product at a terrific price. I would recommend this over and over again, and if I ever needed another mount, I would not even hesitate to get another of this.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good solid product., March 7, 2010

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This review is from: Unibrak UNB 550 Dual Arm Articulating Cantilever LCD Plasma LED TV Wall Mount 37" 42" 50" 58" 65" Extends 33" Sony LG Panasonic Samsung Pioneer (Electronics)

After reading all the reviews, I decided to go with this mount. After installing it on the wall, I extended it all the way out an hung on the end of it (I weigh 205 lb.) to test it out. It had no problem supporting my weight, I mean NO problem. I then installed my Panasonic 65" plasma (133 lb.). It holds it very well and securely. The instructions do stink, so if you're not mechanically inclined, you may have trouble. The instructions say it only goes up to a 63" and the item subscription on Amazon says 65". The instructions do say it can support 200 lbs. I had to flip the tv mounting plates in order for it to fit my tv (it doesn't affect the mechanical integrity of the unit). One note, I installed washers on the bolts that go though the unit into the wall stud. The bolts that come with the mount are beefy enough, but the head of the bolt in my view doesn't grab a hold of enough metal on the mount. Pre drill your holes of course in the center of a stud and then use a good wood glue as a lubricant to install your bolts into the stud.

For the one bad review that said it could not support their tv and the tv looked like it was going to nose dive into the floor. I can only say that maybe they received a defective product or maybe the installer didn't install it correctly (maybe on purpose) and benefited by selling them something else (made money on a sale AND labor). Whatever the case, I can attest that this is a well made solid product and does what it's supposed to, hold your tv securely on the wall.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unibank UNB 550, March 25, 2009

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This review is from: Unibrak UNB 550 Dual Arm Articulating Cantilever LCD Plasma LED TV Wall Mount 37" 42" 50" 58" 65" Extends 33" Sony LG Panasonic Samsung Pioneer (Electronics)

I initially bought this item with great reservation because of it price range and you can hardly find any information or any place else that sale it. It turns out to be a good buy after all. It is quite sturdy and strong. I use it on the 52" LCD. It provides extension more than most other mount provide (4"-33"), which allow you to turn almost 90 degree for your big screen depend on the size of your TV, and also allow easy access to cable connection on the back. Not bad for this unknow rare find.