How high should I walll mount my TV?

I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce

"Bruce K." wrote in message
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I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce

The main reason for mounting a TV above eye level is avoid obstacles in the
line of sight.

However, you need to consider what kind of seating you have. If you are
sitting with correct posture looking straight ahead, then the TV should be
at eye level. If you are viewing from a bed, or a couch with your back
tilting backwards, you will need to make the TV higher.

This no doubt will confuse you, since every restaurant and many rooms
designed by interior designers have the TV much higher than needed. The
reason for this is to avoid line of sight problems (people walking in front
of the TV), or because the designer wants to put the TV in a really stupid
place, such as above a fireplace. Putting a TV too high is a common mistake.

If you will be viewing the TV from both a sitting and standing viewpoint, I
would split the difference.

Watching for any extended time with the head tilted above level leads to
not-fun neck pain.


"Bruce K." wrote in message
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I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:36:04 -0500, Bruce K.
wrote:

I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Mount the TV at a height which will be comfortable for you and your family and
guests to watch it. For most people this is at eye height or lower.

When you are watching the TV, your head will be pointed straight at the screen.
If you mount it high, you have to tilt your head back to see the screen; this
can tire your neck muscles after a few minutes.

When I was deciding where to mount, I picked a spot high on the wall. I sat on
my sofa and stared at this spot for about 5 minutes. My neck muscles started to
hurt. Oops, too high, try a lower spot. I eventually chose to mount the TV
just below eye level when seated on my sofa.

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:36:04 -0500, Bruce K.
wrote:

I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce

Thanks for the great advice.

Bruce

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says...
I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce


Above eye level? NOOOOO!

BDK

FYI: Irregardless how high it is mounted make sure it is easily accessed by
yourself, or your installers when it needs service. Many service companies
will not de-mount wall mounted displays for numerous reasons. They require
the consumer to arrange removal and installations.
I've seen many very professional installations and also many fudged up ones.
Also some customers understand what the term 'servicable location' means and
many do not.
"BDK" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce


Above eye level? NOOOOO!

BDK

"AJ" wrote in message
. ..
FYI: Irregardless how high it is mounted make sure it is easily accessed
by yourself, or your installers when it needs service. Many service
companies will not de-mount wall mounted displays for numerous reasons.
They require the consumer to arrange removal and installations.
I've seen many very professional installations and also many fudged up
ones. Also some customers understand what the term 'servicable location'
means and many do not.



it always makes me cringe when i see tv makeover shows where someone has
spent a fortune on their home and then mounted their lcd / plasma 14 foot in
the air above a fireplace.
if that was such a great place to put them we would have all had super tall
tv stands for our CRT sets back in the day.


--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:10:23 -0000, "the dog from that film you saw"
wrote:


"AJ" wrote in message
...
FYI: Irregardless how high it is mounted make sure it is easily accessed
by yourself, or your installers when it needs service. Many service
companies will not de-mount wall mounted displays for numerous reasons.
They require the consumer to arrange removal and installations.
I've seen many very professional installations and also many fudged up
ones. Also some customers understand what the term 'servicable location'
means and many do not.



it always makes me cringe when i see tv makeover shows where someone has
spent a fortune on their home and then mounted their lcd / plasma 14 foot in
the air above a fireplace.
if that was such a great place to put them we would have all had super tall
tv stands for our CRT sets back in the day.

If you're over age 45, you want it mounted high enough that you can
see it through the top half of your bifocals. Especially when your
sort of nodding off. Those short TV stands they sell just dont cut it!

-dickm

In article ,
says...
FYI: Irregardless how high it is mounted make sure it is easily accessed by
yourself, or your installers when it needs service. Many service companies
will not de-mount wall mounted displays for numerous reasons. They require
the consumer to arrange removal and installations.
I've seen many very professional installations and also many fudged up ones.
Also some customers understand what the term 'servicable location' means and
many do not.
"BDK" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...
I'm getting a 32" LCD.

I'll be sitting about 6 feet away from it at my kitchen table most of
the time although I will sometimes be standing in the room.

How far above seated eye level should the TV be mounted using a
tilting wall mount?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce


Above eye level? NOOOOO!

BDK



I was referring to the strange (to me anyway) desire of some people to
mount their flat panel too high, and wonder why their neck kills them
all the time. A guy I worked with won a 37" LCD a few years ago, and he
picked above the fireplace to mount it, even though several people,
including myself told him what would happen. Ten days later, it was
about 3' lower, and on the wall of the room that made sense in the first
place.

A friend helped me put my TV up, and he kept telling me I was putting it
too low. I'm happy to say I ignored his advice.

BDK