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3.0 out of 5 starsIt does what it says
Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2019
It does what it says, however... This item is sturdy and will hold a 65 inch TV securely on the wall and it does have a tilt ability. The problem is that the TV is held far too close to the wall to be able to reach the tilting bolts with the supplied Allen wrench. I got it on the wall (two person job with a 65 inch TV) quite easily and secured it easily, but when I tried to connect the HDMI cords in the back of the TV it was extremely difficult. I was able to do it, but I had technical trouble with the TCL 65R617 TV which required talking to the TCL support people who wanted me to unplug this, then plug this back in etc etc. Extremely difficult and time consuming. As for tilting, I didn't really need to, which was good because there was no way I would be able to reach in and loosen, then tighten the tilting bolts. The only way to do it would be to take the TV off the wall, set the tilt and put the TV back up and hope you got a tilt you were happy with. Tthe wall mount does have spacers that allows you to move the TV further from the wall, but the length of the bolts that fit my TV were too short to use all the spacers. I used what I could, but it wasn't enough. I could go to the hardware store and get four bolts that were longer, but even with all the spacers provided it still wouldn't be far enough from the wall. As it turns out I had to send the TV back and while I'm waiting for a replacement I have ordered a wall mount that lets you move the TV away from the wall.
This product gets a solid three stars because it does exactly what it says it does, has clear instructions, but is just too tight to the wall for use with a large TV and there aren't enough spacers, so I can't give it any higher of a rating.