Flat Screen TV Anti-Theft Security Kit

We have had some theft in our neighborhood and wanted a more secure spot for our outdoor TV- this works perfectly! Easy to install, makes it impossible for a thief to unscrew it.

This is a great kit. So amazon chopped off the second part of my address line and it got returned to sender. They shipped it back to me for free. That's just a great beginning. So when installing the kit, I realized it's a great kit. Very well thought through. Installation is easy, all necessary hardware is included. cable is heavy duty and should stop the average burglar. If the burglar gets away with the TV with this kit attached, then the tv is most likely broken. It attaches to the mounts and the mount holes are covered so you cannot remove the bolt unless the cable is removed. My only grip is, the end of the cable mount where you would lock it to some surface is held in by what looks to be like a small drywall screw. Of course i replaced it with something hefty like a lag bolt. The lock is pretty small and could easily be broken. Of course I'm just paranoid and upgraded these components my self. Bottom line: Great product! doesn't use the "glue"

I searched web sites carefully before spending my $30 + s/h for a good HDTV anti-theft cable lock. Kensington looked costly, attachment wimpy at the hdtv [or laptop], desk acessory attachments with a few screws [or glue? you're kidding me, you're not kidding a serious thief] [or screwed to a wall which is what I needed to do] Kensington desk anchor looked like a belt buckle [Needs to be big enough to pass kensington cable loop thru.] No loops with this HDTV lock cable. Ask a thief why a big belt buckle allows easy access for even simple thievery tools. Back to this product: "Flat Screen Anti -Theft Security Kit. Looking at the photos on the Amazon site was all I needed to tell it was a good product and how to install it [mostly]. I didn't have to read the directions. Before installing I decided to search the web for desk & wall "anchors", "attachment pionts", "Anti-theft bicycle anchors" etc, etc. What I found was the commonly available "HASP". Yes hasp. What is a hasp? It's been around for a long time, commonly available at home improvement / hardware stores. Got mine at a home improvement store with initials H.D. for $5.97 plus driving. Generically it is a swivel eye medium duty hasp with an "eye just over 3/8" - this is perfect. [ "Latch Post Safety Hasp" by Everbuilt , but many others will do.] Eye looked to be forged or cast iron: STRONG - no room for thiefs' tools [eye is where the padlock is supposed to go thru, but instead you simply pass the supplied 3/8 inch machined cable end thru the eye of the hasp.] This will all make sence when you see all of the hardware in front of you. It is not complicated at all, even as I have modified it. If you whant real simple, just use their stuff. you'de be doing ok. Instalation will be about 30 minuits. If you whant to do the best [i,ve been burglarized, I used to build Banks!] Add my "hasp" wall anchor or [2]. Will take another 15 minuits bacause my hasp has [7] 2" long sheetrock / deck screws [To be sure I didn'n strip the top of the screws while installling them, I used deck screws with "6 point star drive: the special bit comes with the box of screws] Star drive not really for security concerns since a "hasp" by design covers the 7 attachment screws! INTTALLATION STEPS: 1a] Position your HDTV in it's final location [if on a TV stand / cradenza, etc.] Simply screw on the [2] supplied "tv anchors" with a philips screw driver. [Several sizes of metric screw are supplied] 1b] If using an HDTV "wall mount", install the [2] supplied chrome plated "tv anchors" when you bolt on the "wall mount" parts. 2] Thread their cable thru the [2] HDTV anchors and mark where in the wall [both left and right] the cable end will reach. 3] Find a wall stud [precisely] to attach the "wall anchor" to. [hint: use a small nail and hammer to get precise] 4a] My WAY: attach the hasp vertically with [7] 2" deck / drywall screws. This sturdy hasp is my wall anchor. [Set aside their black "wall anchor"] 4b] Their way: attach the supplied black wall anchor with one [repeat one] supplied 2" allen head drywall screw 5a] Thread the supplied cable thru the wall anchor['s] of your choice [I used 2 hasps & 14 screws / silly me cost $5.97 more and extra 10 minuits] 6]attach supplied padlock. Now, your thinking I went overboard. But For 5 seconds more I will double your security again: New step 5b] The machined end of their cable is a "week link". Ask a thief why. You whant to keep thievery tools away from "weak links". Fortunately we have a perfect "anti-cut shield" for the last weak part of this system: IT IS THE SUPPLIED BLACK WALL MOUNT ANCHOR THAT I DECIDED NOT TO USE! Simply remove the padlock that you just installed when you thought you were done with this CHORE [ARE THOSE OTHER PEOPLE STILL COMPLAINING "HOW COME YOU'RE NOT DONE YET?" ] Seriously, take the SUPPLIED BLACK WALL MOUNT ANCHOR and simply slip it over the machined end of the cable, an THEN install the padlock. Took me 5 minuits to write this, took me 5 seconds to actually do this. You will be amazed how much more secure your HDTV is. Hope you enjoyed this review. I will try to visit coments. Hope you enjoy your secure HDTV as much as I do.

Although I am happy with the theft-deterrence this cable offers, I bought and installed it to prevent someone (kids, cleaning lady, rambunctious gamers, etc.) from accidentally knocking over our 52" flat screen. The installation was simple. I was able to arrange the cable so the TV still swivels for access to the rear cable panels. The price was better than other products and the simple design was far more appropriate for this application than other theft-prevention devices. Earthquakes aren't a real risk in the Northeast, but this was also perfect for my Bay Area friends and relatives.

Purchased this for work. I have a small flat screen in our customer waiting area. The TV is mounted on the wall with a arm. I was able to take out 2 screws holding the backing plate to the tv, insert the secuity tubes and existing screws, install the security, metal covers in the tubes. I threaded one end of the cable through the 2 opening in the tubes, and around the arm. I then found a metal stud behind the TV and installed the screw and final security tube to the wall. Threaded the end of the cable through the last tube and put on the pad lock. It took me 10 minutes. Its a 32 " tv and you don't see the security cable or anything behind the TV. This is a cheap security device which should do the trick!

We have an outdoor TV we wanted to make slightly harder to steal. This kit was the only show in town when I searched for a locking setup. I think it's overpriced for what you get. In my case, I didn't even get all the parts promised- the mounting lug where the cable attaches to the wall was missing from my package. I didn't realize it until I was mostly complete with the job so I improvised and just put an eye bolt into the stud behind the TV and locked the cable to that. But, that being said the lugs that go over the TV mount screws are pretty intelligent, and are built nicely. Tip, the "security washer" thing goes into the lug before you run the cable through, deep in there by the screw head. Not at the top of the opening. I was scratching my head on that, but it makes way more sense this way (AKA the right way). The lock is small and probably not high security, but neither is the cable, which could be cut easily with bolt cutters. Again, this is an inconvenience to someone who wants to steal your TV, but it is not going to stop a determined thief.

I have a 43 inch Samsung plasma television. My cabinet has steel bars transcending down the sides in a ''x'' like fashion, exposing the inside. After hooking the sliver stuff up on the back of the plasma and inserting the cable through, I slid the cable inside of my cabinet through the x like bars on the side. The black cap with the holes: I drilled a hole inside my cabinet on the side at the very top. I put a screw through the black piece and drilled all that in the hole I just made. Finally, I slid the cable tightly snugged inside the black cap, and lock the end with the pad-lock; all inside the cabinet. The cable is very thick, but it doesn't seem to be as slick and long as the image shows. I barely got it to stretch to the side of the cabinet, inside, where I needed it I finished up and things are very tight, which is a good thing all in all.

Ok for protection against quick theft. Will not hold up against even small bolt cutters. Included lock very cheap will not last outside