Here is a small relief for anyone about to buy a TV stand and quietly dreading a compatibility problem: there is a single shared measurement that almost every TV and every mount in the world agrees on. It is called VESA, and once you understand it, the whole question of "will this fit my TV" stops being a guess.
What VESA actually is
VESA is a standard set by the Video Electronics Standards Association, and the part you care about describes the four mounting holes on the back of your television. Specifically, it is the horizontal distance between them by the vertical distance, measured in millimetres, hole centre to hole centre.
So a TV described as VESA 400x300 has mounting holes 400mm apart across and 300mm apart down. That is all the number means. Nearly every TV brand builds to this pattern, and nearly every stand and wall mount is designed around it, which is why a stand made by one company reliably fits a television made by another. It is one of those rare bits of the world that just quietly works.
The common sizes, roughly by screen
VESA patterns step up as screens get bigger, though it is never worth assuming, always worth checking. As a rough map: smaller sets often land around 100x100 or 200x200, mid-size screens around 300x300 or 400x400 (sometimes 400x200), larger screens around 600x400, and the biggest around 800x400. Your TV's exact figure is set by the manufacturer, not by its inches, so treat these as expectations rather than promises.
How to find your TV's VESA size in two minutes
Two ways, both easy.
The lazy way: check the manual or the manufacturer's spec page for your model. The measurement is almost always listed outright.
The reliable way, if the manual is long gone: turn the tape measure on the TV itself. Find the four threaded holes on the back, then measure the horizontal distance between the centres of the left and right holes, and the vertical distance between the centres of the top and bottom holes. Write both down in millimetres, width first, height second, for example 400x300. That pair of numbers is your VESA size, and it is the only spec you need to bring to the decision.
One tip: if there are screws already sitting in those holes, take them out before measuring and keep them somewhere sensible. You will want them, or ones like them, when it is time to mount.
Why it decides which stand you can buy
A stand's bracket only holds TVs whose VESA pattern falls inside its supported range. Get that right and everything else is straightforward. Vislund stands take everything from 200x200 up to 600x400mm, which covers the large majority of televisions between 42 and 75 inches across all the major brands. Check your TV's number once, confirm it sits inside that range, and the compatibility question is answered before you have even thought about which wood you want.
