Carl: You really kill me with some of the stuff you come up with. Hilarious!

Iago: IMO, cut the dry wall about 36" wide where you want to mount hte bracket. Now you will haeve both studs showing. Take multiple 2x10 or 2x12's and stack them on top of each other. Make sure they are cut to 24". So they are now the same sthickness as the wall or less, depending on whether they used 2x4 or 2x6 framing. Screw them together using a counter sink bit if you have to , also use liquid nail. Now place them inside the wall, and pre drill them first, then screw them in with 3" Deck screws. Put the dry wall back up, mud,call it a day. Now you will be mounting the plasma mount onto a 2x10 that is doubled up in thickness, and you won't have any problems bringing the plamsa all the way out.

This is alot to do for a newbie, I would suggest trying to find a company to put it up. If the TV falls, you have a funked up TV, wall, cables, floor, bracket, etc. Its not worth the extra money you will save.

Mike