THE PRODUCT
The SANUS VuePoint F180 flat-panel TV wall mount, which fits most 32″ to 70″ TVs.
THE GOOD
This SANUS wall mount holds up to 130 pounds of TV weight. I was a bit worried when I read that because we have an older 52-inch plasma TV (bought around 2007) and it’s ridiculously heavy. Some quick Googling helped us guess that it was around 100 pounds, so we went for it, and the wall mount holds it beautifully and effortlessly. (At least, so far no walls have come crashing down. I’ll keep you posted.)
Getting our TV up and out of the way, securely fastened to something, means that I can let my kids play in our rec room without me having to watch over them. I never worry that somehow someone’s going to knock the TV the wrong way and having in come careening down on a little body.
We have a different SANUS wall mount in our bedroom — yeah, yeah; spare me the lecture on TVs in bedrooms — and I prefer the VuePoint F180 because it’s full motion. It doesn’t matter where you sit in the room, you can move the TV in your direction. Oh, and it also tilts and swivels. A bonus when you have pot lights that can cast a serious glare on your TV.
The SANUS folks had their thinking caps on with this one: the ability to move your mounted TV from side to side to get it perfectly centred — even if your studs aren’t centred. This is huge for us because although studs are supposed to be 16 inches apart, they aren’t in our house. They’re all over the map, and it’s made getting anything centred a real challenge. You’d never know our TV is mounted way off-centre.
There’s a five-year warranty on this product, which is amazing. I’ve not read the fine print, so I’m not sure if that includes a busted wall should it come crashing to the ground. Again, I’ll keep you posted.
Apparently there are “cable-management clips,” that are supposed to neatly tuck away all of the dozens of cables and cords but I haven’t figured this bit out yet. Besides, we have those TV cord cover kits that we plan to paint the same as our walls to camouflage the hideous cable forest that’s grown.
THE GAFFE
It was a lengthy job getting the SANUS VuePoint F180 installed. It took Big B and his father (both skilled tradesmen and quite handy) about four hours from start to finish. There seemed to be slightly more swearing than average involved.
THE GEARS
4.5/5
Anisa says
Thanks for the review as we are in the market to get a new tv and wall mount. The swivel feature sounds pretty cool!
Anisa says
Thanks for the review as we are in the market to get a new tv and wall mount. The swivel feature sounds pretty cool!
Mandy says
Wow that is a little crazy on how long it took to mount. Keith did ours all by himself (a different version) and the only help I gave was lifting the TV onto the mount.
What part took so long?
Mommy Gearest says
Our wall mount upstairs (also SANUS, but stationary) was similar to your experience. I think it was because there were extra steps to level it out. And I was vacuuming around them…surely that didn’t help. LOL
Mandy says
Wow that is a little crazy on how long it took to mount. Keith did ours all by himself (a different version) and the only help I gave was lifting the TV onto the mount.
What part took so long?
Mommy Gearest says
Our wall mount upstairs (also SANUS, but stationary) was similar to your experience. I think it was because there were extra steps to level it out. And I was vacuuming around them…surely that didn’t help. LOL
jessica rose says
I don’t have a wall mounted tv, but I need to get something similar to this for my tv that’s on a chest in the living room. I know they make them, I saw one earlier this week on Facebook, lol.
jessica rose says
I don’t have a wall mounted tv, but I need to get something similar to this for my tv that’s on a chest in the living room. I know they make them, I saw one earlier this week on Facebook, lol.