MantelMountMM340 Above Fireplace Pull Down TV Mount- Televisions 44" to 80" Up to 90 lbs - Safe Auto-Adjusting TV Mounts - Patented Motion Stops, Handles, Balancing Technology - Superior Steel

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Got this in 2018; have moved it three times. People always ask for the link. It’s fabulous - very convenient and well hidden behind my 65” LG.

I read the reviews for a lot of products and we ended up buying this one for our tv over the mantel. I was a little worried because at the time Amazon didn’t sell the sound bar mount so I had to buy a different brand (it ended up working out but not without some modifications). After reading the reviews I was worried it would take a really long time but it only took my son and I about 2 hours to get it fully installed. Getting the brackets on the back of the tv (Roku) was honestly the hardest part for us mostly because of the sound bar mount and also because our mounting holes are very low on the tv. Once we finished that up it went very smoothly. Recommendations for your install:1. It is recommended to read the directions first and this is critical. The location of your wall outlets can make the install much more complicated but thankfully for us they were in the perfect spot.2. Level everything very carefully as you go. Make sure the brackets on the back are as close to symmetrical as possible. This saved us a lot of time at the end because we didn’t have to mess around adjusting anything.3. There are some super awkward screw locations that you have to use the dumb little hex drivers with the 90. It can be frustrating but if you level well as you go you won’t need to touch them again so take your time!Overall a great product, looks wonderful and serves its purpose well.

I'm pretty happy with this mount. I've installed many mounts and this one didn't give me any major problems and was able to install by myself with a 65" OLED screen. With most things I just try and wing it, but I definitely recommend following all the steps properly as I had to back track a few times. My biggest concern was using this with an LG OLED as the VESA holes are pretty low on this TV. The distance from the bottom TV bracket to the bottom of the TV is 2.5" though the instructions state there should be a minimum of 3". I did not want to use the extender brackets, so I just left it at 2.5". This does not cause any problems with operation but it does expose the wall bracket just below the TV when in the "up" position. When sitting on the couch I can see this, which I don't like, but I plan to adjust the TV brackets and move them up on the VESA pattern to drop the TV down a bit so it will cover the bottom wall plate. When in the down position and sitting on my couch I see absolutely no wall hardware, so that is a major plus! Everyone's mantel and setup is different, but for me this worked out perfectly.

Love it. It's a solid build but I'm kinda scared 2 studs may eventually fail. My tv is 75 inches and quite heavy. I wish the mounting plates were longer so that they span 3 studs. Please make the mounting brackets 33"+ in length!

Very good quality.

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Excellent pull down TV bracket installed on top of my fireplace , good quality and pull TV up and down with breeze.

Shortly after I ordered this I downloaded the instructions while I was waiting for it to arrive. I discovered it would not work for my application which was on a sun porch and it was going to be above the 12 ft sliding glass doors. Two reasons it wouldn't work is that when it was in the down position people would have hit their head on the 55-in TV when they entered through the sliders and second would have had to drill into our decorative brick so my wife said it was a non-starter and we did a ceiling install instead. It looks like a very nice product it just wouldn't work for me.I never even opened the box as soon as it arrived I turned around and shipped it back and that cost me $23 but that's all my fault