VESA
Selecting a mount for your TV is largely a matter of preference, but along with your TV’s weight and size, there’s one specification you’ll want to familiarize yourself with to avoid any compatibility issues.
This simple specification is referred to as a VESA size (or pattern) and indicates the position of the four mounting holes on the back of your TV. Without your TV’s VESA size, you may end up purchasing a mount that doesn’t fit your screen – a headache that can be easily avoided!
All major TV and TV mount manufacturers follow these standardized screw-hole positions to ensure that their products are compatible with one another.
What Exactly Is VESA?
VESA is an acronym for the Video Electronics Standards Association, a group of over 300 companies that came together to establish certain VESA standards in the consumer electronics industry. One of these standards covers the aforementioned mounting hole patterns located on the back of your TV, which you may also see referred to as the Flat Display Mounting Interface (FDMI) or VESA Mounting Interface Standard (MIS).
All major TV and VESA TV mount manufacturers follow these standardized screw-hole positions to ensure that their products are compatible with one another.
Determining Your TV’s VESA Size
In most cases, you’ll be able to find your TV’s VESA standard size in the user manual or on the manufacturer’s website. If all else fails, you can easily measure it yourself following these three simple steps:
- Measure the horizontal distance between the centers of the left and right holes. This will give you the first measurement.
- Measure the vertical distance between the centers of the top and bottom holes. This will give you the second measurement.
- If you’re measuring in inches, convert to millimeters (1 inch = 25.4 mm)
VESA specifications are typically displayed in millimeters and are read in order of the horizontal measurement followed by the vertical measurement. For example, if the distance between your TV’s mounting holes measure 400mm across by 200mm high, your VESA size will be shown as 400×200.
VESA Variations
You may find that your TV’s VESA specification doesn’t quite look like what you’ve seen above, and instead includes the term “MIS”. This is simply a way of representing certain hole patterns. Common MIS variations include:
- MIS-D – 75×75 or 100×100. Commonly used for smaller TVs and computer monitors.
- MIS-E – 200×100
- MIS-F – Varied square VESA sizes ranging from 200×200 all the way up to 1000×1000.
These will include a number to verify the particular size (e.g. MIS-F 600 represents a 600×600 VESA pattern)
Now What?
Once you’ve figured out your TV’s VESA size, you can use it to find a compatible mount for your TV. Since most mounts accommodate multiple VESA sizes, finding one that fits your needs shouldn’t be difficult.
Mounts that feature an X-frame style TV bracket – such as Kanto’s M300 and PS300 full motion mounts – are perfectly suited for TVs with standard square VESA patterns (e.g. 200×200).
Specifications
- Supported TV Sizes: 26″ – 55″
- Supported VESA Sizes: 100×100-400×400
- Maximum Weight: 80 lb (36 kg)
- Extension: 2″ – 19.6″ (5 cm – 49.7 cm) from the wall
- Swivel: 90° left or right
- Tilt: +10°/-2°
- Installs into a single stud
Specifications
- Supported TV Sizes: 26″ – 60″
- Supported VESA Sizes: 100×100-400×400
- Maximum Weight: 88 lb (40 kg)
- Extension: 1.9″ – 22″ (4.7 cm – 56.1 cm) from the wall
- Swivel: 90° left or right
- Tilt: +12°/-2°
- Installs into a single stud
Specifications
- Supported TV Sizes: 37″ – 60″
- Supported VESA Sizes: 200×75-600×400
- Maximum Weight: 88 lb (40 kg)
- Extension: 1.9″ – 22″ (4.7 cm – 56.1 cm) from the wall
- Swivel: 90° left or right
- Tilt: +12°/-2°
- Installs into a single stud
Specifications
- Supported TV Sizes: 39″ – 80″
- Supported VESA Sizes: 100×100-700×400
- Maximum Weight: 125 lb (57 kg)
- Extension: 2″ – 24″ (5 cm – 61 cm) from the wall
- Swivel: 85° left or right
- Tilt: +15°/-3°
- Installs into dual studs
Specifications
- Supported TV Sizes: 42″ – 100″
- Supported VESA Sizes: 200×100-700×500
- Maximum Weight: 150 lb (68 kg)
- Extension: 2.6″ – 31″ (6.6 cm – 80 cm) from the wall
- Swivel: 90° left or right
- Tilt: +12°/-3°
- Installs into dual studs
