Was idly looking at some 65" TV reviews, and the 'best buy' at 3000 quid only came with a wall mount bracket. For table top or freestanding, you had to find and aftermarket stand - they didn't even list one as an accessory.
Seemed odd to me - despite having a largish living room there is nowhere convenient I could wall mount a TV.
I wonder if it's down to the risk of it falling over onto someone (less likely when fixed to the wall)?
Cheers, T i m
Wall mounted TV's give me neck ache after a short time of use. Can't see what the attraction is. Always put our (admittedly tiny) 55 incher on a proper TV table. Much more comfortable!
Wall-mounted doesn't have to mean above mantelpiece height ...
... but it usually is.
Many yonks ago at BBC training college, we were taught that a monitor for long term viewing (and most TV use fits this) should be below the eyeline.
Mush more recently I had physio for a bad back. One of their leaflets also said to make sure your computer monitor was below your eye level too.
Look around the average living room. How many have a place for a wall mounted TV if not above the fireplace? (assuming you have one)
That seems to be more a function of height than actual wall mounting! (you could wall mount a set at floor level if you wanted!)
The frustrating thing is that there must be loads of spare TV surface mounting stands about, but unlike rear mount options there does not seem to be any agreed standard for fixing centres etc.
I wonder if that's because they're designed to take the weight of the specific set they were shipped with - if somebody mounts a heavier set or one with a different CoG they could topple. Meanwhile wall mounts will only topple if the wall does.
I think there are VESA mount surface stands, but they're fairly chunky and need to be correctly sized for the panel you have (unless adjustable).
Theo
I had no difficulty in finding a table stand with VESA standard holes
In the example here, the woman can watch TV without a neck issue... as long as she is standing. The stand happens not to adjust. Strike 1.
You'll need to crank it down a bit, to make it comfortable from the sofa. There is going to be a tradeoff between furniture height, and ideal viewing height. A 65" set will have "zero clearance" to the top of the furniture. There will be no room to be elevating it further. Not if viewing from the sofa.
You'll need to adjust the position of the sofa, for viewing the set (maybe 10 foot distance).
Now, if you need a VESA plate, VESA plates are just too expensive for the DIY mindset. That's why VESA plates are a licensing test for being a DIY. Notice the nice job the gentleman has done, to adapt a monitor for hanging. There are all sorts of variants, done with steel strapping or corner braces. I made one out of corner braces, so I could "hang a terminal" from shelving.
Paul
People always want them mounting too high up, and you can't tell 'em.
Bill
The problem is they visualise it as decor so want it at the height you'd hang a picture. But you watch the telly sitting down. It's a waste of time trying to tell people. Just mount is as they ask and take the money.
Bill
Yes - aftermarket ones are usually like that. But every other TV or monitor I've ever bought comes with a table stand, and they're not compatible.
The secret is the right chairs. And popcorn.
The weight is probably less of an issue these days when even large sets are fairly light, but the CoG issue will be more pressing.
Indeed - there are plenty of articulating arm style mounts for monitors etc that work like that, with a base either clamped or screwed to a surface. I use something similar heat to hold a pair of 28" monitors.
No need to tell me. I wouldn't dream of fixing a TV to the wall.
In any case (mounting height notwithstanding), there aren't going to be very many places in an average size room where the set could be attached flat to a wall and be seen from the various likely positions of seating.
I don't remember any house I've ever lived in where the TV set wasn't placed diagonally in or near a corner so that its viewing angle took in either the whole room or pretty close to that.
Plenty of wall mounts that will allow you to swing the screen to any angle. The photo shows a 44? screen almost swung out at 90deg.
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