Knocking one star because for this quality and price point, it should include a template to predrill holes. The mount is too heavy to hold up to the wall and mark off holes while keeping level for 1 person. Otherwise the mount itself is good quality so far. We’ll see how it holds up
We bought it for a 55" TV considering it is not priced as a "heavy duty" mount. We hired someone to mount it to the wall. It took him only about 40 mins to mount and conceal the cables. He was a big guy like at least 250lbs, and he was able to hang himself on the extension in addition to the TV. We were so surprised to see how strong this mount was especially considering the price. We also purchased a heavy duty version MI-374 for a 70" TV which of course had no problem at all with the stability.
I used this mount for my 40" Samsung and it is WAY heavier duty than I needed. I'm very happy with the product and have no worries about it holding the tv and dvd player up for as long as either of them are functional. There was an issue with USPS shipping but the customer service was fantastic and sent me out another one right away. I'm a very happy customer!