Comparison OfficePro MA310B vs Gembird MA-DA1-05

— Wall mount. Device for attaching the TV to the wall; it attaches directly to the surface, without additional items. Such an installation will be especially useful in small rooms where the area does not allow the use of a floor stand. However mounting to the wall requires certain labor costs (for example, a concrete wall will have to be drilled).

— Ceiling mount. Device for attaching the TV to the ceiling. As well as wall-mounted, it does not require additional equipment, pieces of furniture, etc., and allows you to save space, however, installation is associated with some difficulties, and it is inconvenient to constantly watch TV with your head up. Therefore, such a mount is designed primarily for public places, where it is important to protect equipment from theft and vandalism.

— Desktop mount. Device for mounting the screen on a table or similar surface. The specific installation method may be different: among desktop models, there are both stands without additional clamps, and stands with clamps and/or bolt-through fastening (see "Installation"). However, anyway, desktop models are intended mainly for monitors — in cases where their own stand is either completely absent in the design, or does not fit in one way or another.

— Floor mount. Stand designed for installation on the floor. Usually i...t is not rigidly fixed, it can be rearranged if desired, there are even models with wheels. Unlike various stands (see below), it is designed primarily to accommodate a TV, and any additional shelves are the exception rather than the rule. The advantage of floor mounts is ease of installation, the disadvantage is the need for space on the floor.

— Stand. The stand in this case is a separate piece of furniture with one or more shelves, and sometimes even drawers. The TV on the stand is installed on the top shelf on its own stand, and the remaining shelves can be used to place additional equipment (for example, a DVD player or media centre) or other items. Such stands are as simple as possible to install and use — they are simply placed on the floor, like ordinary tables. They also have practically no compatibility problems: the working part is a regular flat surface suitable for any complete stand (within certain dimensions and weight, of course). The main disadvantage is the space occupied on the floor, due to which the stands are poorly suited for tight spaces. In addition, installing a TV on its own stand is somewhat less reliable than on a mount, because. there is a possibility of overturning (albeit very small).

— Stand with mount. A kind of stand (see above), equipped with its own TV mount. Retaining most of the advantages of classic stands (easy to install, additional shelves), this design provides increased reliability — you can overturn the TV only together with the cabinet, which is almost impossible to do by accident. At the same time, the presence of a mount reduces versatility compared to conventional stands — not every TV can fit under it.

Method of table mount installation (see "Type") to the tabletop.

This parameter is specified for those models that have additional devices for fixing on the table — a clamp, a platform for bolt-through mounting, or both. In addition, there are ordinary stands that do not have fixing devices; they are as simple as possible to install and move from place to place, but they are not very reliable.

As for the different installation methods, their features are as follows:

— Clamp. Fixation with a clamp attached to the edge of the table. Clamps are more limited in their choice of mounting location than bolts — such a mount cannot be installed in the middle of a countertop. At the same time, such installation is much easier both during the initial installation and when moving the structure from place to place: there is no need to drill a table, preparing a place for bolts. And the limited choice of location is often compensated by an abundance of adjustments that allow you to set the optimal position of the screen. Due to this, clamps are the most popular in desktop mounts.

— Bolt-through mounting. Mounting with bolts through holes in the countertop. The main advantages of this option are reliability, as well as the ability to choose the installation point almost anywhere on the countertop. On the other hand, the installation procedu...re itself is quite complicated and involves permanent placement in one place, without moving — after all, it is necessary to drill holes for the bolts. Therefore, such a method of installation in its pure form is extremely rare nowadays — universal mounts have become more common (see below).

— Universal. Mounts that allows two mounting options described above at once — using a clamp to the edge of the countertop or using bolts. This design allows you to choose the best option. At the same time, it is technically easy to provide both a clamp and the possibility of bolt-through installation in one mount; therefore, most mounts with the possibility of using bolts are universal.

The maximum upwards tilt angle from the vertical of the installed screen. The larger the tilt angle, the wider the adjustment possibilities, however, in fact, an angle of more than 5° is rarely required.

The maximum downward tilt angle from the vertical for the installed screen. As with the upward tilt angle, the larger this angle, the wider the adjustment possibilities; however, downward tilt is usually required more frequently (the TV may be installed under the ceiling), and its angle can be as high as 15-20°.

Possibility of placing the cables connected to the TV inside the rod or support of the mount(for ceiling and floor structures, respectively, see "Type"). This placement gives the whole structure a neat appearance, because cables, often of different sizes and colours, and even tangled with each other, are hidden from view and do not spoil the aesthetics.