Posts Tagged ‘tv bracket’

The minefield of instructions

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I have recently been doing a bit of work on product instructions, and I can tell you it can be a bit of a minefield.

I have worked on instructions for different products, and had different design briefs for the instructions too.  Conversations can go something like this: (more…)

What do VESA have to do with TV brackets?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

If you are looking for a TV bracket to wall mount your TV, there’s a chance that you will have come across the acronym VESA. But who or what is this VESA bunch and why do they care about getting your TV mounted on the wall?

Well, VESA (or the Video Electronics Standards Association, to give them their full title) is a body that creates standards for a variety of things to do with video electronics. When their standards are applied to TV brackets they are setting out the size and position of the holes on the back of the screen that the TV bracket attaches to. (more…)