Room constraints eg the only spot available is over a fireplace.
Living room tv height. A simple guide to the optimal tv height for large screens. Furniture being used eg the tv will go in an existing entertainment center. This article demonstrates how the formula above was used for this particular living room the tv that was chosen for this room has a 55 inch screen so according to the formula we need to make sure that the viewing range for all of the seats in the room generally falls within the. Additional considerations for tv height.
Read on to learn how high to mount a tv. Design preferences and room aesthetics. An experienced installer can help you choose the correct height. The best mounting height for you will depend on which room and position you plan to watch the tv from and whether any wall obstructions stand in your way.
How much time is spent watching tv. The ideal height depends on two main factors. Where in the room you wish to mount it. Entertainment walls have become an important living room feature and now provide stiff competition for the traditional feature fireplace.
Determining the ideal height for your flat screen mounting isn t as simple a proposition as you might think. For example a tv over a fireplace that you watch from a couch or chair will be at a different height than one in the bedroom that you watch from bed. Once you have this measurement simple deduct half the tv height measurement and that s where the bottom of the tv should be obviously if you re living with someone that s 7 then this is going to be a different height that someone more of an average height but it s good for a rough guide. The shape of the room orientation of the furniture and tv usage habits may dictate mounting it above an inactive fireplace.
In this short video i explain the best and fastest way of finding the correct height for your tv for you. Best viewing angle and height to mount your tv. Tv lovers want their box in pride of place to achieve the optimum viewing angle so increasingly the lounge fireplace is being bumped to a side wall or corner adornment. How high should a 65 inch tv be mounted in a living room.
How high should your tv be in relation to where you are sitting. Where you plan to sit while watching. To discern the ideal height for mounting you ll need to understand several different aspects of the tv itself including its size the viewing distance eye level height and the viewing angle.