Wall mounting TV

[Ed Pawlowski]

I originally posted about this a few weeks back. Yesterday I finally put up the mount and TV.

The TV is on an outside wall between two windows. i wanted to screw into studs so it is a couple of inches off center. I could have easily centered and put one side in a stud and the other side with plastic anchors, but chose wood.

I have a 55" TV. Some articles I read say the center of the screen should be 61" from the floor. Mine is 53" by choice. Good view from my recliner at that height.

Anyone that can use a drill, driver, pencil and level can put up the bracket. You really need a helper to hang the TV though.

After having the TV on a stand for years it seemed a bit high at first, but after a few minutes, it was quite natural and easy on the eyes. Glad I did it.

[Art Todesco]

I really don't understand why people, especially the TV home shows, want to put TVs above a fireplace. The other day I saw one that appeared that the bottom was about 6' off the floor. My personal preference is to look straight out from your viewing chair and that should be about the center of the screen or slightly below. I know of a guy that put his TV over the fireplace and eventually bought a special mount that let him bring it down to a more comfortable position when not using the fireplace.

[trader_4]

They put them there because they look good there and the fireplace is the centerpiece of the room. Note that doesn't make them comfortable to watch there. Earlier in another thread I said I wasn't a fan of wall mounting. But this fireplace thing is what I was thinking about. I've watched other TVs like Ed's mounted lower at a comfortable level and they are fine.

[thekmanrocks]

Art Tedesco wrote: "I really don't understand why people, especially the TV home shows, want to put TVs above a fireplace. The other day I saw one that appeared that the bottom was about 6' off the floor. My personal preference is to look straight out from your viewing chair and that should be about the center of the screen or slightly below. I know of a guy that put his TV over the fireplace and eventually bought a special mount that let him bring it down to a more comfortable position when not using the fireplace. "

Welcome to the 'SHOW-ME' century Art! :( I'm not any more impressed by it than you are. Unless ones viewing space is in a bar or restaurant, there is no reason to mount or place a TV so that the bottom edge of the screen is any more than 40" above the floor, especially with a larger screen.

Do people walk around, or sit for that matter, with their heads habitually tilted up or down more than 30°??

Seriously.

[badgolferman]

I don't like TV's at a height that you must look up to. That's one reason I have avoided hanging the TV from the wall, but even more is the wire management required in order to not look at a bunch of black wires hanging down. How did you deal with that since this is an outside wall and how much di you have to pay for new cables?

[Ed Pawlowski]

For me it was easy when the house was being built. They put a recepticle up high and a plate covering a wire though that allows the cable to go down in the wall and exit where the cable connection is.

I still have wires around. Speaker bar, sub woofer, cable box, Amazon Fire. Neater than it was though.

[micky]

Oh, Art, that's obvious. They put the TV above the fireplace so the smoke can darken the screen and the heat can melt the transistors.

I agree. OT Right now I'm working at my desk and my 14" TV is on a dresser to my left. I can see it a bit even looking straight ahead. There's a big white bottle of shampoo in front of it, instead of an all-grey area, so I constantly keep thinking the TV is on.