Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

You'll notice the majority of the positive reviews about this product are from a few years ago. Apparently since then, they've changed the design such that the supporting main piece comes disassembled and in four pieces. I don't know if it's just incredibly difficult to assemble this properly, or if it's now just a bad design, but the actual mount frame IS NOT LEVEL. As another reviewer mentioned, it's sort of like a bow-tie once assembled. However, this is not noticeable to the naked eye. You'll think you mounted this thing level until you go to set your TV upon it, and then you'll realize in frustration just how crooked it is. Like many other mounts, this thing goes into the wall studs with huge bolts, so there's very little room to make any corrections to the out-of-level condition. Thus, you're left with moving it a few inches up or down on the wall and starting over. I tried hanging this thing twice, and both times it was not level. It wasn't until after the second try that I realized the problem is the mount itself and not my leveling skill. Not to mention the level that comes with this thing reads differently if you have it upside down (yes, you read that right, there is a proper orientation on the level - apparently the top of it isn't as straight as the magnetic bottom side). Even though I didn't get this far, I noticed the tilt functionality has to be set with the TV off of the wall. What's worse, both sides move independently of each other, so you'd better hope you get them lined up perfectly with each other before putting your TV up. I would imagine this could take a bit of trial and error to get right. My final complaint is really more of an annoyance that was fairly easy for me to overcome but may pose problems for others. The "safety" screws on the rails on the back of the TV that you screw in from the bottom once its hung are difficult to reach. I used a very long screwdriver and a flashlight, but given how close to the wall the TV is, it was a tight fit, and there's no way you could get in the handle of the screwdriver or your hands between the TV and the wall. So, if you're going to use this and actually care about properly securing it, you will need a very long phillips screwdriver to do so. How long depends upon the size of your TV. I used one that was about a foot long to reach the screws behind my 42" TV. Overall, I would recommend folks stay away from this mount. All of the glowing reviews for it were obviously for an earlier, different one-piece design.