home improvement - Considerations For Putting A TV Up On A Wall

A popular way to mount a flat screen television is on a wall. People like the minimal impact that it makes in a room as far as its footprint, but it adds a certain style that looks cool and impressive. That is why people like to hang them on the wall and not use a traditional television stand. You can mount them almost anywhere, as long as you have the right mounting hardware and a wall that is sturdy enough to handle the extra weight.

Mounting them the wrong way or not using real hardware, rigging something up on your own, is dangerous. It can fall and damage the television, the wall and anything that happens to be sitting under the television at the time. Another thing to think about is the wires needed to connect the television to the other components and to a power outlet. Many times the builder will take this into account in newer homes and has hidden a way to supply the power and a way to hook up everything.

Yet in older homes this is usually not an option without doing a little bit of remodeling. Another option besides mounting directly on the wall is to put the television on a shelf. This way it can be very close to the wall, take up less floor space and looks like it is hanging on the wall. This can work on a mantle over a fireplace or on a shelf specially built for the television. But once again, the shelf needs to be able to hold the weight of the television as well as have access to electricity.

This is often more trouble than it's worth for most people. It really comes down to a personal choice and preference and how much work and money you want to throw at the project. But remember, if you aren't going to hang the television on the wall, you still need some sort of stand to place it on. Most stands, even old ones for conventional tube televisions, will work. But they take up almost as much floor space as the big old televisions used to take up.

That's the great thing about these new flat screen televisions. They not only have better picture quality, but they also take up much less area. This is great, especially if you have a small room without a lot of extra room for bulky furniture. But everything has concerns to go along with the positives; you just have to decide which ones are most significant to you.

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