Wall mounting advice, replacing old tv
I currently have a 5 year old Samsung tv on a cantilevered wall mount above a mantelpiece in the living room. The current tv is 55 inch. We are considering changing it over to the 65 inch glass gen 2 model. The wall bracket is solidly bolted to a stone wall and is rated for up to 80 inch screen and over 40kg in weight so as far as I can tell the new glass is fine for it.
my question however is whether I will need to raise the bracket higher as at the moment the bottom of the fixture to the wall and bolts are approx 45 cm above the mantle with there being a 17 cm gap below current tv ( this is where we currently have a soundbar). Would this still be enough space to place the new 65inch tv or does the mount need to be moved? How central are the vesa mounts? What is the distance from the lower vesa holes on tv to the bottom of the speaker grill?
I am hoping there is enough room for a simple swap over as the soundbar would not be needed.
