On Sun, 6 Jan 2019 23:41:10 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

I want to wall mount our 55" TV. I see mounts from $12 to $60. I don't
want or need articulating, just flat and maybe the ability to tilt.

I see you mount on the wall and a part on the TV. How do you put them
together? I will have help lifting it in place.

I also know exactly where the studs are. I have a photo of the framed
wall when it was being built and a stud is to the right of a box on the
wall. No guessing there.
Most of them work much like a "french cleat" with a retainer screw
to keep them from being knocked off.

How heavy is your TV?

I made the mistake of buying a cabinet to hold my 52 inch plasma
-said it was good for 70 inch tv - andin small print "53 lbs" -- - - -
Duh - the Panasonic plasma weighs 235 - - - - -

I wouldn't hang THAT on a 12 dollar wall bracket ----
I'd think twice - real hard - about hanging it at all-------