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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Not sure about the firring strips, our house (2013 vintage Gardenia block construction) has metal studs, I installed a ~4.5 foot strip of plywood across 3 studs with 3 or 4 screws in each stud location. I then used this for the TV mounting hardware. You never see the wood as the TV is 75 inch model, and this mounting has been used for 2 TVs.
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The exterior wall has furring strips to secure the Sheetrock - interior walls have metal studs.
Your method is the best -
if the tv mount has a telescopic feature, the metal can buckle from the increased stress when the tv is extended.