A more accurate formula is the following.
Wall mounted television height.
The average height of your eyes when seated is 42 assuming an 18 sofa and 24 from the seat to your eyes.
Mount a flat screen in your living room.
Measure your tv screen from top to bottom and subtract half of that size from 42.
8 5 feet 16 feet.
Follow these tips for accurate mounting.
66 inches from bottom of floor to center of screen.
The middle 10 inches of your screen is 10 20 or so inches from the bottom of the tv.
As a rule a 42 television should be mounted about 56 inches from floor to tv center a 55 tv should be around 61 inches a 65 tv should be around 65 inches floor to center and a 70 television should be mounted about 67 inches to the center of the screen.
Screw the two mounting arms vertical brackets from the kit to the back of the tv then secure the mounting arms to the.
To get a comfortable viewing range of 35 45 inches the bottom of your screen should be.
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Most people however casually sit between 10 to 15 degrees reclined.
If it is too high you will strain your neck upwards to watch it and after a while this may cause you pain in your back and neck.
7 feet 15 feet.
8 feet 16 feet.
The optimum height on a plain wall in your living room is eye level.
You want the very center of the tv screen to be 42 inches from the floor.
Measure 42 inches or adjusted height up the wall from any horizontal location and mark the spot with a pencil.
So that 60 inch television should be installed with the bottom of the screen at 26 inches above the floor.
63 inches from bottom of floor to center of screen.
If you center a 70 tv at 42 the bottom of the tv will be 25 off the floor for optimal viewing.
For example if you have a 50 inch tv it s about 24 inches tall.
Here s some quick tips.
69 inches from bottom of floor to center of screen.
7 5 feet 15 feet.
As a rule of thumb a 42 in television should be mounted about 55 inches from the floor to the tv center a 55 in tv should be 60 inches a 65 in should be 65 in and a 70 in television should be mounted about 67 in from the floor to the center of the screen.