Mounting A Television
Ever wonder how high you should be mounting your TV?
Well, if you haven’t you really should consider taking a look and seeing if your TV is mounted correctly. If your television is mounted to high you might end up with regrets and literally a pain in your neck!
So when you‘re considering only the ideal height to place your TV. You should include the height of the typical viewer and the size of the television itself.
You can measure your television and do the math yourself. However the typical viewer seated on a sofa would typically be 42″ off the floor. If the television will only be used for viewing seated on a sofa, that is 12ft away from the television. Either a 55″ or 60 ” would work in that space. However larger television have also been used.
Let’s say you select a 60-inch television. A 60-inch television is about 32 inches high, meaning the center of the screen will be at 16 inches from the bottom of the television. Most sofa seating heights are close to 18 inches above the floor, and eye level for an adult seated in a relaxed manner is about 24 inches above the seat.
That puts the center-of-television height for a typical seated viewer at 42 inches (18 inches + 24 inches). So that 60-inch television should be installed with the bottom of the screen at 26 inches above the floor.