RRTJP,
As long as the screws didn't stop and you didn't continue to force it in, it should be okay. The fact that the unit works seems to indicate that you've done it properly.
Generally, people will only get into trouble when they force the thread to go further than the stop point on the back of the panel.
--HDTech
I JUST WALL MOUNTED MY 40" LCD TO THE WALL, I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION. THE BRACKETS I SCREWED INTO THE BACK OF THE SET (THAT HOLDS THE TV TO THE WALL MOUNT) AT FIRST SEEMED TO JUST BE GOING INTO THE OUTER TV CASE AND THATS IT. THE BACK OF THE TV CASE WHEN HUNG ON THE WALL THIS WAY SEEMED TO GIVE ALOT, LIKE JUST THE PLASTIC CASE WAS SUPPORTING IT. I TOOK IT DOWN AND TOOK THE BRACKETS OFF AND TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE BACK OF THE TV. I ALSO LOOKED AT ANOTHER TV AT THE STORE (SAME MODEL) THEY BOTH LOOKED THE SAME. THERE ARE THREAED SCREW HOLES IN THE CASE AND THEN JUST PAST THEM THERE APPEARS TO BE METAL HALF COVERING THE HOLES (NO THREADS JUST METAL). THE FIRST TIME I MOUNTED IT I USED 1/2 INCH SCREWS THAT CAME WITH THE WALL MOUNT (INIT #NT-TVM108 FOR 30"-55" TV'S) THERE WAS A WARNING THAT CAME WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO USE SCREWS THAT ARE TOO LONG..THEY MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TV. I WAS HESITANT BUT I PUT IT BACK UP USING THE LONGER SUPPLIED SCREWS I BELIEVE THEY ARE ONE+1/2 INCHES LONG. NOW IT SEEMS MORE SECURE WITH JUST A LITTLE GIVE OR PRESSURE ON THE BACK OF THE SET. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE WHEN LOOKING AT THE BACK OF THE TV I EXPECTED TO SEE THREADS GOING ALL THE WAY INTO SOME KIND OF SUPPORT BRACKET ?? WHAT DO YOU THINK AM I OK ??
I LOVE THIS TV I COUPLED IT UP WITH THE SAMSUNG HT-BD8200 BOTH ARE IN THE TOC GREY....THEY LOOK GREAT TOGETHER!!!!
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