correct TV height?

nightrider1470 · 21 Mar 2014 at 20:28

Installed my new 60" TV on the wall, well my friend did for me. I notice when sat down I have it tilted downwards to reduce the height and my eyes are at the bottom of the screen, is that ok?

insane200 · 21 Mar 2014 at 20:58

That is how mine is mounted, any higher would be to high, and any lower i think would look to low.

Nick1881 · 21 Mar 2014 at 22:21

Your eyes should be level with the centre of the screen, mine are at about a third up the screen. It's also a 60" and it needed to clear my TV cabinet and centre speaker. Though I could drop it a couple of inches, just not got round to it.

krooton · 25 Mar 2014 at 16:14

Mine is set to have my eyes in the middle when seated on my sofa, looks low when standing obviously, but I dont care.

SC0TTRS · 25 Mar 2014 at 16:16

Nick1881 said:
Your eyes should be level with the centre of the screen

This!

SC0TTRS · 25 Mar 2014 at 16:17

krooton said:

Terrible backlight bleeding krooton!

feriso · 25 Mar 2014 at 16:40

I've always worked on the basis that your eyeline should be about 20-25% of the way down the screen (from the top) for a tv or monitor.

Reason for this is that it is easier for the eye to view and tend downwards, looking upwards is a strain, which is why people get eye strain - I read this in an ergonomics paper somewhere, and its the same reason why microsoft have the ribbon bar where they do; look down for majorioty of the work but glance up to bar for buttons when required (infrequent)

Nymins · 25 Mar 2014 at 17:01

Eyes to the centre of the screen as mentioned.

Pains me when I walk by people's houses and see these massive bright tv's 2/3 the way up the wall. Neck pain after watching must be awful.

tom_nieto · 25 Mar 2014 at 17:08

I mounted my tv quite high on the wall and quite enjoyed it that way. I think I recline and slouch on the sofa so it works quite well. To be honest I'd mount it on the ceiling and lie down to watch! It's currently on a TV stand with eyes about in the centre of the screen and it's also fine. My conclusion: mount it where you like.

Phate · 26 Mar 2014 at 13:05

I thought just under the top bezel for eye height, looks like I was wrong!

a1ex2001 · 26 Mar 2014 at 15:57

Phate said:
I thought just under the top bezel for eye height, looks like I was wrong!

That was always my understanding but I think todays super size TV's have forced a change in thinking as they would be pretty much sat on the floor to make this work!

V F · 26 Mar 2014 at 16:19

SC0TTRS said:
Terrible backlight bleeding krooton!

It's off the wall.

Nice place, krooton.

Nymins said:
Eyes to the centre of the screen as mentioned.

Pains me when I walk by people's houses and see these massive bright tv's 2/3 the way up the wall. Neck pain after watching must be awful.

Depends, do people use something like this?

Phate · 26 Mar 2014 at 16:29

a1ex2001 said:
That was always my understanding but I think todays super size TV's have forced a change in thinking as they would be pretty much sat on the floor to make this work!

Maybe...my 50" is on a TV cabinet which was designed specifically to give the TV the correct height (already knew which TV I was having before I bought it)

Gewgling is required.