Mar
26
Plasma & LCD Mounting Height
Filed Under Mounting & Installation
We’ve discussed the proper seating distance from your display but what about the proper mounting height? It’s no secret that one of my biggest pet peeves is displays mounted so high on a wall that you have to crane your neck backwards to see them. While I’ll obviously never be able to talk everyone out of this mistake, I do have some tips for those who are more interested in the most enjoyable viewing experience; than seeing how high on the way you can mount your television.
Firstly keep in mind that the following guidelines are intended for your normal seating position, don’t decide where to place your display based on sitting at a barstool unless you do all your viewing from barstool etc, this goes for standing, laying down etc. You want to mount your television so that the center of the screen is roughly at eye level seated, you can go slightly higher than that but once you reach the bottom of the screen at eye level or higher you really should consider dropping it back down.
I know it’s easy to imagine the display higher and to want it higher but if you find yourself rubbing at a sore neck after viewing a whole movie or ball-game what’s the point? Sure these are just guidelines and every scenario is different but think about ergonomics more than aesthetics when deciding where to place your wall-mounted TV, your neck will thank me.
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