[header] How to hang a plasma tv over the fireplace [title] Prepare to mount your tv. [step] First, you will need to know whether your television even has the features required to make it mountable. [substeps] Find out if your plasma tv is vesa compatible to ensure that it can be mounted. 
There is usually a vesa label on the tv or on the packaging box. If the tv is not vesa compatible, look for a mounting system attached at the back of your television or packed separately in the television's packaging box.