It pivots and rotates just like I wanted but be aware that many other products will say they rotate but you often have to undo screws, rotate, and then tighten the screws again or they mean it rotates around the vertical, not the 360 degrees of the TV. A true rotating mount will need to have a \ball pivot\" like this one. Often you have to pay much more for these.*** One thing to be aware of is that you need to tighten the 3 screws on the back (with a spring) of the pivot and then tighten the large center screw that goes through the pivot ball before mounting the TV. If you tighten the 3 spring screws after the TV is mounted (which is typical to get the desired tension)