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VESA mounting standard
The VESA standard defines the hole pattern on the back of displays to which mounts are screwed.
It is published by the standards organisation VESA under the name Mounting Interface Standard. The pattern is stated as the distance between screw holes in millimetres, for example 200 × 200 or 400 × 400.
Because most displays and mounts follow this standard, almost any display can be fixed to almost any suitable wall, ceiling or floor mount. Mounts for media players and mini PCs also use the hole pattern behind the display. When buying a mount it is therefore usually enough to know the display’s hole pattern and weight.
Besides the hole pattern, operators should check weight, screw size and screw length: screws that are too long can damage the display, and screws that are too short do not hold. The standard says nothing about the load capacity of the wall. Very large displays sometimes have manufacturer-specific fixings. For portrait orientation, the manufacturer must approve the orientation; the VESA hole pattern alone is not enough.