TV & Home Theater

[uclaasudad]

How high should a LCD TV been installed in a room?  The two seating/viewing areas are 11 and 17 feet away from the wall.  The geek squad is installing but calling their hot line they could not give me any recommendation or information.  I need to understand this as my electrician is installing a power outlet and wants to understand how high.  I know there is some leeway with the size of the 55 inch TV being installed.  Thanks.

[Jimmienomam · Accepted solution]

Eye level is always the best or as close to eye level as possible

[NoNoBadDog · Accepted solution]

The horizontal center line of the screen should be as close as possible to eye level when you are sitting at your normal viewing area.

[Jimmienomam]

^^^ his answer sounded better

[JoeB4ever]

Normally I install the TV so the bottom of the TV is 40 inches from the floor. Usually on bigger TVs I put them lower, around 35-38 inches. I've installed TVs 20 inches from the floor to a TV that I did today was about 55 inches from the floor, and it was a 55" plasma IN A BEDROOM. In my opinion it's not that big of a deal, they all end up looking great.

[rwillen]

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JoeB4ever wrote:

Normally I install the TV so the bottom of the TV is 40 inches from the floor. Usually on bigger TVs I put them lower, around 35-38 inches. I've installed TVs 20 inches from the floor to a TV that I did today was about 55 inches from the floor, and it was a 55" plasma IN A BEDROOM. In my opinion it's not that big of a deal, they all end up looking great.

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That seems awful high for someone sitting on a couch though. I've been in several homes like this and could never understand the desire to look up at a TV. It's just not comfortable for long viewing periods. TV stands, especially ones for larger are around 18"-20" high.

[NoNoBadDog]

I will agree that it seems too high.  It must cause neck fatigue after a while, having to look up at a TV all the time. 

[Young_Tec_Guy85]

Typically my company always installs displays at 6'-0" Above Finished Floor (AFF) to the center of the screen.

[rwillen]

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Young_Tec_Guy85 wrote:

Typically my company always installs displays at 6'-0" Above Finished Floor (AFF) to the center of the screen.

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Would you mind explaining the reasoning behind this? Is this what your customers want or what you think is best? I'm just curious because I don't understand the logic behind it.

[grif32]

40 inches is way to high for a tv. I just installed a 60 inch tv and from the bottom of the tv to the floor is 29 inches. 6ft above finished floor is crazy.