If you’ve decided to go for a wall mount for your new flat screen TV, you still have to make up your mind regarding other aspects, such as the color the price and thew type of the mount. Here are the three TV wall mount types you can choose from:

Flat mount: the simplest and the cheapest solution for hanging a flat TV on the wall, this mount doesn’t allow any movement of the screen once you’ve placed it into its final position. It can’t be installed very high on the wall, because it needs room in the upper part for sliding down the TV set. However, if you don’t wish to change the viewing angle, this solution is a very elegant and practically invisible one. Your screen will sit on the wall pretty much like a framed painting.

Tilt mount: this is a bit more sophisticated than the previous one, as it allows the TV screen to tilt either downward or upward around a horizontal axis. Because of this additional movement possibility, the TV set is placed a bit further from the wall, even when not tilted at all. Therefore, if your room is not very tall, you’re probably not going to need your TV set to tilt downwards, so you’d better choose the flat mount which is not only more elegant, but also a bit cheaper. However, if your television set doesn’t have a flat back, this type of mount is the best, as it allows you to access the plugs and other interfaces in the backside box of your TV set.

Articulating mount: this is the most versatile system, but also the most expensive one. Basically, it features an articulated arm which allows the TV set to swivel left and right and to tilt up and down. If you have a very large room, with couches placed in different corners, this could best suit your needs, as you’ll be able to adjust your TV screen for optimum view wherever you may want to sit. A simpler version is the swivel mount which allows a maximum 90 degrees swivel.

Apart form these three types, there are mounts that get fixed on the ceiling and others which can be mounted under the kitchen cupboards. Prices may vary with the size of the mount, which is influenced by the weight of the TV set. The weight is influenced at its turn by the screen size. You don’t need to learn any weight-size correlations, because the weight is usually written on the TV screen box. Besides, the shop assistant would surely help you in indicating the most appropriate wall mount when you buy your television set.