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The best gear for your living room home theater
By Grant Clauser This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. Everyone loves watching a great movie on a big screen with a kickass speaker system, but few would complain about losing the sticky floors, uncomfortable seats, and kids with smartphones (unless they're your own kids). We spent thousands of hours on research and testing to find the best-looking and -sounding home theater equipment to upgrade your living-room movie-watching experience from simply functional to highly enjoyable. (We have recommendations for a dedicated theater space as well in our full review).
Wall people rejoice, Sanus delivers Super Slim TV mounts
Just because ultra-thin displays look like paintings doesn't mean you should just hang them on the wall with some eye-screws and wire, wall people! Thanks to Sanus' new VisionMount Super Slim TV mounts, though, you can properly affix that fashionista-approved TV to your (we're guessing white) walls while adding only 0.55-inches to the profile. The LL11-B1 ($150) model is suitable for TVs 37-65-inches and 150-pounds, while the ML11-B1 ($120) can fit 26-46-inch sets under 100-pounds. The mounts include post-install adjustments for height, level and left/right position tweaks, so even if your measurements go slightly astray, you'll be able to set things right. Andthe ClickStand feature will hold the TV 3-inches from the wall so you don't have to use chopsticks to make cable hookups.
Sanus joins the tilting wall mount crowd with VisionMount LT25
With Stewart Filmscreen and OmniMount doling out all new motorized mounts for CEDIA, we reckoned it was only a matter of time before Sanus hollered "me too!" Right on cue, the VisionMount LT25 has been revealed, boasting aluminum alloy rails and high-grade ABS decorative end caps, a weight of just 3.5-pounds and post-installation height and leveling adjustments. The device can handle HDTVs from 30- to 60-inches in size (up to 175-pounds), and best of all, the $219.99 price tag won't sting too awfully bad when picking one up in black or silver.
Chief / Sanus to debut automatic motorized TV tilt mount
You know what time it (almost) is, so you'll be prepared to handle a whole new breed of TV mounts as well. With CEDIA upon us, Chief Manufacturing and Sanus are both rolling out the same automatic motorized tilt mount, though it'll be dubbed LT15 for Chief and CM8 for Sanus. Put simply, this was designed for folks who want / need to mount their set higher than eye level. Upon receiving a signal via optical cable that the set was turned on, it automatically tilts the unit downward in order to give everyone a better view. Surprisingly, the asking price on this is just $299, which -- all things considered -- isn't half bad.
Engadget HD Review: Sanus VMDD26 articulating wall mount
Since mounting a TV on the wall is all the rage these days, we decided to check out a mount that really makes wall mounting make sense. Sure, wall mounting is worth it to most people just because it looks cool, but how practical is it? It's very practical if you decide to use an articulating mount 'cause it gives you flexibility that would otherwise be unobtainable with a table stand. For starters, every TV has a sweet spot and that's usually right in the middle, and because most HDTVs are not in dedicated home theaters, you can't always position your seat to ensure you're in the spot. Or, maybe you want to move around 'cause you're watching the big game while eating, or you just have to get as close as possible. With the Sanus VMDD26 you (as in by yourself) can move the HDTV as far as two feet from the wall for that movie theater feel, or tilt it down so the HDTV can be mounted above furniture without forcing you to watch at an angle.%Gallery-8610%
