Will New TVs Fit the Factory Mount in a Montana RV?

[Derby6]

Brief search and I couldn’t find this— I thought I’d seen it on here before.
Anyway are there some standard TVs out there that fit factory mount in our Montana’s to replace the Connex TV? We just tired of 3 remotes. Lol. Not really wanting to have to mount a new TV mount.
2022 3231CK
I think 50” TV (screen). ABOUT 52” corner to corner.

 

[jsb5717]

When we replaced our TV we reused the OEM mount. It just needed to move up a little. It was very easy to make that adjustment. Most mounts have holes that will fit most TVs of similar size.

 

[Mikendebbie]

The screw holes on the back of all (???) modern TVs are spaced the same…something like 100 mm x 100 mm, or 200 mm x 200 mm…BUT their location on the back side varies, and unfortunately are different. I can’t recall what size millimeter the screws are, but they are the same also (in my experience). The screw holes on the bracket plate are punched to those same millimeter measurements - the plates are made to fit the patterns on the all TVs. My “vast” experience includes mounting FOUR TVs (I guess that makes me an expert!)…two in the Montana and two in the motorhome. I had to relocate the TV bracket for both TVs in the Montana to get them to fold back into the cubby opening…not by much…maybe 1/4” or 1/2” - I don’t recall. The motorhome TVs took some engineering effort…the Montana TVs were a bit easier to get mounted correctly. Keystone puts a piece of plywood in the wall for the bracket, so you should still hit the plywood when you adjust the position up or down 1/4”…1/2”…whatever is needed.

 

[MandK]

The TV vesa patterns can be found on the manufacturers websites and you can measure the pattern of the mount in your Montana to see if they are a match. When we replaced the tv in our 2021 the Samsung tv I wanted was not a match for the mount and I purchased a vesa adapter from Amazon that would make the match. The mount was attached to the wall with a bunch of screws. I had to move the mount up or down, I can’t remember which by exactly one set of holes, requiring me to only have to add a couple of screw holes in the wall. It was not a difficult mod to gain a much better tv.

 

[Bourbon County]

Modern flat screen TVs do have a standardized mounting bolt pattern. It's called VESA and I believe there are 3 or maybe 4 different patterns based on TV size. The ones that came in my Monty were the smallest VESA pattern which I believe goes up to a 48" TV. If you should decide on a TV that has a larger hole pattern, there are VESA adapter plates available from Amazon for about $20, just bolt the adapter to the OEM bracket and then bolt the TV to the adapter. From my experience the OEM mounts are quite robust and the weight is no factor at all. The biggest limitation is the actual screen dimensions fitting into the opening, the adapter plate will add 3/4" or so to the overall depth. The mounting bolt holes in the back of the TV WILL be metric, some manufacturers use 5mm, others use 6mm. Be cautious about bolt length, the threaded inserts in the TV are not bottomless, don't use any longer than you need.

 

[1wayhighway]

We replaced ours with Sony, no issues installing on the factory mount.

 

[foldbak]

I replaced with an LG, repositioned the mount. No problems.

 

[Derby6]

Thanks all. We decided to continue with 3 remotes since we only in it 2 months this year. Maybe in the future I get a smart TV and sound bar and have 1 remote. Lol

 

[Mikendebbie]

Speaking of remotes…I dont know that this would happen in a montana (since generally there is usually good distance between living room and bedroom TVs)…our motorhome has the traditional TV high above the dash that you have to strain your neck to watch. I replaced the old vizio TV with an LG. I put in a fake fireplace/heater and bought a second LG to watch on the fireplace mantel at eye-level right across from the couch. DW likes to watch youtube on the fireplace TV and i put the front TV on mute for Fox News. BIG MISTAKE BUYING A 2nd LG! There is no way that i can figure out to make each REMOTE dedicated to a specific TV…so now the BOTH TVs react to each and every remote button push simultaneously…GRRRRRR…daing infrared signal! Ive tried the youtube suggested fixes (duct tape over the infrared sensor) and results are spotty.

I am probably going to relocate the fireplace LG to the Montana bedroom and buy a Vizio or Samsung for the fireplace so they will operate separately. Anyway - my advice is to use different TV manufacturers in your RV TVs so the remotes run them separately.