If you look at CAD drawings of the LG I think you'll understand why it's not VESA compliant. I don't know if IR works but remote is Bluetooth. I also had issues with the newest SONY which has Bluetooth remote. No IR code in my DB worked but the unit controlled easily over LAN. But the picture.....!
"This is a Christian Country,Charlie,founded on Christian values...when you can't put a nativiy scene in front fire house at Christmas time in Nacogdoches Township, something's gone terribly wrong"