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VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) is an international body, founded in the late 1980s by NEC Home Electronics and eight other video display adapter manufacturers whose aim was to establish an industry-wide interface standard designed for PCs, workstations, flat panel monitors and TVs.

Identifying the VESA Standard

The standard defines, amongst other things, the various types of 4-hole patterns displayed normally in the middle on the rear side of a large number of monitors and TVs, to which alternative mounts and brackets can be attached once the base stand has been removed.

The main groupings of VESA are as follows:-

• VESA MIS-D
  Has mounting hole patterns in either an 100 mm x 100 mm or 75 mm x 75 mm square pattern.
  
• VESA MIS-E
  Mounting holes are in a 200 mm x 100 mm rectangular pattern.
  
• VESA MIS-F
  Several holes spaced in 200 mm increments (e.g. 400 x 200 mm, 600 x 400 mm etc.).

Although the standard was initially limited to smaller LCD monitors and televisions, it is becoming increasingly common as the availability of third-party universal mounting has increased. Many manufacturers are now adopting the larger MIS-F standard for larger plasma and LCD screens.

M-Form VESA brackets conform to VESA MIS-D and VESA MIS-E as labelled.
M-Form universal brackets conform to all types of VESA fixing.

VESA Diagram

The diagram on the right shows standard VESA fixing points and positions. If you are unsure of your fixings then either measure the fixings on your TV or print this diagram and compare with the fixings on your TV. Be sure to print at 100% and not 'resize to page'.

If You're Not Sure

If you're not sure whether your TV is VESA compatible then please refer to the manufacturers specifications or manual. alternatively measure the fixing hole pattern and see if it matches any of the information above. If you are still unsure then please ring our helpline on     01159 789374 and have your TV and bracket information ready.