Guide to Audio Visual Wall Mounts

Audio visual equipment purchased for your business needs the right support—literally. Sturdy, quality audio visual mounts will properly secure your equipment to any surface for use in presentations, as a display mechanism—or simply so your customers can watch the baseball game.

You need to find the right audio equipment ceiling and wall mounts based on the type of TV, projector or other device you're going to mount. A number of audio visual wall mount vendors give you the ability to properly search for, select and purchase wall mounts for AV equipment directly from their websites.

A good AV wall mount company will help you:

1. Determine whether you need a static, tilt or swivel wall mount.
2. Make sure the AV wall mount will securely hold your equipment.
3. Offer replacement parts and other means of customer support.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Select audio visual mounts that can move with your needs

Whether it's a projector that needs to stay still or a flat panel TV that can turn to meet any customer's viewpoint, there's an audio visual wall mount to meet those needs. Find companies that help you easily find what you need based on the equipment you have.

I recommend: Put in the TV brand or model into SANUS' Mountfinder, and the website will automatically list the compatible tv wall mounts for that product.

Check out the company's customer service offerings

The right customer support will ensure you make the right purchase and install your audio visual mounts correctly.

I recommend: Vantage Point offers downloadable installation instructions on its site. Online retailer Mounts and More offers a 30-day return policy with free shipping.

Make sure your AV wall mount provider offers accessories that supplement your AV wall mounts

If you decide to add speakers, DVD players or other equipment to enhance your TVs, the right AV mount provider will be able to meet those needs. Look for a provider that can help you coordinate your equipment with a combination of both mounts and audio visual stands.

I recommend: The website Stands and Mounts sells flat screen wall mounts and traditional TV wall mounts as well as mounts for other AV equipment. They also sell a selection of audio visual stands, including TV stands and audio racks.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• While many reliable AV wall mount sites exist, check with the original manufacturer of the product you desire to make sure the site is legit.
• When you purchase any wall mounts for AV equipment, see if the mounting brackets are included or if you need to buy additional hardware.

The official source of Audio Visual Wall Mounts is
the Audio Visual Wall Mounts page at Business.com