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Bethatman t1_ixutivz wrote

If you have 5/8th drywall just use anchors. If thinner, 1/2 inch, hit the stud with one screw and use 3 drywall butterfly anchors. Each hold up to 50lbs. The TV only weighs 60-70 lbs.

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inhospitableUterus t1_ixuzhgf wrote

Basically this. If you have a mount with 2 “channels”, top and bottom, and you can get a screw in both the top and bottom on a single stud that mount is never coming off the wall. Then you just use snap toggles near the edge of the mount to prevent it from flexing or tilting slightly. Like you said, TVs weigh nothing these days anyways.

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WellTimedPoop t1_ixwui27 wrote

Even though I logically know that anchors can hold the weight, I wouldn’t be willing to bet my TV on it

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andyvsd t1_ixxhgwv wrote

Professional AV guys do it all the time for flat mount tv installations if needed. You can almost always find at least one stud though.

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