While you might be able to install this mount by yourself, the process will be much easier (and safer) if you get someone else to help. My someone was my husband. The installation procedure is fairly straightforward, thanks to the company's clear setup instructions that include useful photos for each step in the process. The mount itself--which includes the base that attaches to the wall, the articulating arm, and the egg-shaped "mount head" to which you'll attach the TV--is pre-assembled. All you have to do is mount the TH-3270-UFM to the wall, attach the necessary brackets to your TV's mounting holes, and secure the TV to the mount. Especially helpful is the fact that all of the included hardware (allen keys, screws, wall anchors, washers, and spacers) is separately wrapped and clearly labeled. Tools you'll need to provide include a drill, drill bit, and socket wrench; a level and stud finder also proved very useful. Once I located a stud in which to secure the mount, I used the supplied on-wall drilling template to align the three holes needed for the base; the template features adhesive backing and a handy pocket at the bottom to catch drywall dust, which is a thoughtful and convenient touch. When securing the mount to the wall, I found it easiest to have one person hold the mount in place while the other screwed in the coach screws. Be sure to take a close look at the photo of the installed mount in the setup guide before you attach it to the wall; we accidentally mounted ours upside down, which was an easy fix but still added time to the process.

The next step is to attach the mounting brackets (two vertical, followed by one horizontal) to the back of your display. In the center of the horizontal bracket is an egg-shaped "hook plate" that fits into the mount head. You simply lift the TV up to the mount, lower the hook plate into the mount head, and then secure the two with the provided screw and allen key. The final steps are to adjust the TV angle using the spring-supported tilt mechanism and then run cables through the cable-management chamber, if desired. The cable chambers are located along the top and bottom of the articulating arm; each chamber has a cover that's held in place with a screw. It helps to have one person hold the cables in the chambers while the other screws the covers back in place. These chambers are not very big; I barely had enough space to accommodate two regular-sized HDMI cables in the lower chambers and one thick power cable in the upper chamber. That said, the system does neatly route the cables to run together in a line down the mount and the wall.