MantelMountMM540 - Above Fireplace Pull Down TV Mount for 40" to 80" Screen TVs to 90 lbs, with Patented auto-straightening, Adjustable Stops, Heat Sensor Handles & Paintable Covers

6/12/2023This is exactly what I was looking for to go above my in wall fireplace. There is an 8" deep metal mantel that is directly above the fireplace and the mantel mount clears it w/ no issues. Installation was a bit cumbersome. I installed the mount alone, but needed another pair of hands to hang the TV.I'm hoping to add some info for others that are looking into hanging this TV.- I wanted this mostly as an art piece when not watching TV.- Everything is mounted behind the TV on the mount bars- I have a Bluetooth speaker system (soundbar and subwoofer) soundbar was a bit difficult installing as my specific one is preferred to mount the bottom rather than the back. So I needed to buy the extended soundbar bracket.- The TV was mounted on the lowest level, so I saw a picture of someone buying an additional metal bracket to extend the length of the soundbar bracket. Cost $3 at Lowes. Easy fix, just make sure you try to do this ahead of time.- Items mounted behind the TV: Samsung frame video box using the Mount Plus MP-06-02 Cable Box Mount and a flat HD digital antenna.- I completely skipped the instructions that asked you to do math. You can eye the mount for the most part and see where the TV will end up, you can always take the TV off and adjust the mounts higher or lower if need be.- The pictures show TV in the resting position and in its casual TV watching position.- So many compliments on the mount and the TV. People think it's real art just sitting on the wall.- FYI the Samsung Frame is meant to be flush on the wall. This mount will make it stick out almost 10" from the wall. It is still extremely beautiful when the art is cycling through and you really can't tell it's not flush on the wall.- The mount is solid and it is held in place, from any position you stop it in. For me it's usually all the way up or all the way down but it would hold its place in the middle with no stress on the frame.I hope this helps. I will add more pics in the future.

I researched a lot of over-the-fireplace mounts before buying this one. I also waited a very long time for this particular one to go on sale. I waited for my dad to come in town to install it because I read several places that said it was a two person install. They couldn't be more right about that. You cannot install this mount without a second person. We decided to tackle this mount right after completing a makeover for our living room.The measurement of the space above our fireplace is 34" and I bought a 55" Samsung TV. The TV's height is about 28" which left a total of 6" to play with to get the TV to fit and extend across the mantle. My mantle comes out just under 8" so the measurements were perfect. They have a guide in the instructions for how much room you need depending on how deep your mantle is. I will say we were not able to mount a soundbar under the TV due to not having enough clearance above the mantle. We probably needed another 5" or more to get a soundbar to mount under the TV. I say this as an FYI for anyone that has to have a soundbar mounted below and has limited space.The length of the install was pretty long. We got started early in the day and, overall, it probably took us 4-5 hours to get it all together. Some of this was trial and error on our measurements and where to put the wall bracket since we did not have any extra room above or below the TV. Also, getting the right pressure on the gas rod required some strength and was not all too easy. We did eventually get it perfectly balanced where the TV does not snap up or slowly go all the way down.The easy/workable parts of this mount are fantastic. Correcting for the side tilt is literally as easy as extending or retracting bolts on either side. The factory setting for the mount downward extension ended up being exactly perfect, so I can't speak to that part of the adjustment. The wall covers are a really fantastic addition to this mount. I did not think I would care that much about them, but you pull them out and they are that horrid yellowy/white plastic and absolutely have to be painted. We were already painting, so we just used a cabinet roller (you will need a smooth surface brush to paint these plastic covers so you won't have streaks and be pulling the paint off as you're putting it on). The plastic retained the paint and it dried the exact same color as our walls and masks the bracket incredibly well.Our studs above the fireplace were not centered (as I'm sure most aren't), so we put the covers up on each side as though they were, and tacked in the right side so it wouldn't sag down, and it looks perfectly symmetrical now (just an idea if you are installing similar to our's). All-in-all, I absolutely love this mount. It comes down very far and has an extremely clean presentation. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this product again in the future.