IM760PU Installation and Conclusion
The way this particular mount works is that it hides the cables and swing arm assembly within the recessed part of the mount. This recessed portion sits, recessed in the wall, between two studs. It's an excellent design that will work perfectly in any stud wall that doesn't contain an existing electrical line or anything else that would block the area where the mount needs to be located.
We decided to
install the IM760PU during a recent renovation to a master bedroom. We had the
opportunity to access the stud walls and place the flat panel mount and also
run all of the cabling we needed to send digital audio and video signals to our
flat panel TV. Since we also redid the siding of the home, we had a unique
chance to view both sides of the IM760PU during the installation. It's rare
that one gets such a universal perspective on a piece of hardware. We started out
by finding the location of the studs. After that we cut out the hole per the dimensions
provided by Peerless and rough fit the box.
Once we determined
that the hole for the box was correctly made and that our studs were indeed the
requisite 16 inches on center (and believe me - with these older homes you
never know) we set the box in place and pushed it into the cavity. Before we
pushed to hard, we had decided on placing the articulating arm on the right. If
you notice, the mount has a welded piece that juts out from the center of one
of the sides which holds the top of the articulating arm base. Place this box
on the side you want the hinge to be located. Since it was a rather tight fit
(by design) we used a piece of 2x4 to protect the mount while we tapped it into
place with a hammer. The fit was perfect and we stepped back to appreciate the
mount and the snug fit that made us feel even more certain that it was more than
capable of holding our display (a 37-inch Panasonic LCD television we were
reviewing at the time).
Once in place, we set the six lag bolts in place with a cordless drill gun and a Phillips bit. Pre-drilling the holes is recommended to avoid stripping out the heads - something that is quite easy to do when driving large bolts in old growth wood. Once completed there was no way this mount was going to pull out.
We placed the articulating arm into position on the right side of the mount. It was then a matter of securing it with the included bracket, screwing it down with a Phillips screwdriver. We quickly realized that a short screwdriver was needed as a normal-sized driver or cordless drill would be too long to fit into the enclosure above the bracket. While we had the correct tool handy, it would be good to include a right angle Phillips driver in the kit to ensure client installations doesn't stop dead in their tracks.
Physically, it's easy to install the mount, but what
about wiring it up? Peerless allows installers to bring in wiring in a few
different ways. First, they have two single gang cutouts, one on top and one on
the bottom. There are also two circular cutouts for pulling additional cables.
Peerless even includes a flexible cover that allows the cables to pass-through,
but keeps the majority of the hole covered to minimize air loss to the wall
cavity. In our installation we utilized both types of access points. On top, we
placed a single gang plate with our 110V power which we wired using a dedicated
feed of 12/2 from our panel. On bottom we used both the single gang box to hold
a custom wall plate from
DVIGear and the general hole to pass-through RapidRun
HDMI cables from Cables2Go. When finished we had two nice Decora-style
plates for power and most of our connections, while the RapidRun Digital HDMI
and RapidRun component video cables came up and were wire-tied to the
articulating arm. From behind we had a unique view of the box, which you won't
often get in a typical installation:
Since power and low voltage cables came up within the same wall cavity, we were careful to separate them and staple the 12/2 electrical cable to the one side, while (not pictured) tie-wrapping and securing the low voltage audio and video signal cables to the other side.
We were extremely pleased with the results of our
install, and the television we installed did indeed sit extremely close to the
wall - only a few millimeters off due to the required plasma mounting hardware.
All HDMI cables and analogue A/V connections were able to recess into the wall,
giving us a very clean look that truly complemented the master suite. We
experienced easy motion of the swing arm and could fully extend the television
without binding the cables or feeling as if the television was in any way being
impeded by either friction or the cabling. In fact, it took only one finger to
manipulate the TV around the perimeter of the articulating arm's full range of
motion.
Conclusion
Peerless has produced one of the nicest in-wall flat panel television articulating mounts we've seen to-date. What's truly impressive is the thought process that went into the device, all of which makes it a dream to install and a wonder to use. With plenty of options for running cables and making connections, the IM760PU In-Wall flat panel TV mount comes highly recommended for those who can afford it. For those who can't, be prepared to have your television sit a bit further off the wall and covet some of the mobility delivered by this mount. This beautiful mount is one of the finest we've seen. If you're looking for something different, to deliver a truly finished look as well as offer flexible image viewing, this is a product you can't afford not to check out.
Peerless Industries IM760PU
In-wall Flat Panel TV Mount
$753
Peerless
Industries, Inc.
3215 W. North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
800-473-3753
www.peerlessmounts.com
About Peerless Industries, Inc.
Peerless Industries, Inc is
a leader in the audiovisual mounting industry for over 40 years, provides
innovative mounting solutions that focus on quality, ease of installation and
functionality while providing an aesthetically pleasing look and ultimately the
best value. Peerless offers a comprehensive line of video and audio mounts and
installation accessories for residential and commercial markets. Peerless’ line
of mounting equipment includes a broad selection of solutions for televisions
and VCR’s, LCD and plasma screens, monitors, projectors, speakers and more.
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Anyhow, my wife likes to watch these re-decorate your house shows on HGTV, and it always astounds me that a) there's almost never an audio system in these houses, and b) if there is, they let the daffy designer do things with the speakers that are, IMHO, criminal (like taking both speakers of a stereo and putting them next to each other on a sidewall so that you can put a large piece of glass over the top of them and use that as a table.
So, I'm pretty underwhelmed by what I see there in terms of audio, but even televisions get mounted above mantles, and while it may look impressive, it strikes me as a pretty bad angle to watch TV from. I've always assumed that you kind of want your eye to be at the same height as the midpoint of the television (and I'm willing to admit I'm wrong on this, but I sort of view the middle of the television as sort of the visual equivalent to the correct position for your tweeters).
Here, then, (FINALLY) are my questions:
1 - Are you more inclined to mount the display higher when you have a wall-mount device like this?
2 - I live in Detroit, and the best wall for me to mount something like this is an exterior wall. I'm not excited by the prospect of cutting out a huge wad of insulation to accommodate a wall-mount that hides inside the wall. How does this mount handle the need to keep your house warm in colder climates?
Thanks.
Even so, it is nice to know some mfgs are thinking!!!!
ned;567940Haha, that was awesome... Keep in mind that this mount probably costs around half as much to a dealer and it's really made for a custom installer to "prescribe" for a client who has need of it.
Finally, a mount that's price close to a flat panel itself.
