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Old 20-05-2010, 13:52
Leighton Dan
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Bought a bracket from a reputable ebay powerseller , £40 , takes from 32" to 60" , the quesion i have is , is there an `ideal` height that the TV is supposed to be at , or a guide somehwere on the subject , so i get it right , first time!
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Old 20-05-2010, 14:11
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I would say at center of screen at eye level when sat in normal viewing position, anything else is going to cause neck ache
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Old 20-05-2010, 14:20
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Centre of screen at or within 6-12in of eye level seems to be the advice on most of the web sites thrown up by a quick google. Basically you don't want to be bending your neck to a silly angle to see the screen and risk causing discomfort or even worse actual damage to your body!

One other tip I found was to make a cardboard cut out the same size as the screen and stick it to the wall in a few places to get an idea of the best position before you start drilling holes.
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Old 20-05-2010, 14:24
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Cheers both , its going to be coming out on an arm though so may be harder to judge i guess , specially as it has 15 degree `tilt` as well...
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Old 20-05-2010, 14:24
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Yes, you want the centre of the screen at roughly eye level when you're viewing, if you have to look up it gives you a stiff neck.

However, most wall mounts are probably higher than that, but keep it as close as you can.
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Old 20-05-2010, 16:00
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Its occured to me that going on the centre of the screen thing its not going to be much farther up than if it was still on the TV cabinet ! need to keep little fingers away from it !
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Old 20-05-2010, 16:55
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Its occured to me that going on the centre of the screen thing its not going to be much farther up than if it was still on the TV cabinet ! need to keep little fingers away from it !
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Old 20-05-2010, 17:00
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all good advice many people have there tvs too high.
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Old 20-05-2010, 20:06
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Its occured to me that going on the centre of the screen thing its not going to be much farther up than if it was still on the TV cabinet ! need to keep little fingers away from it !
You didn't mention that

In which case mount it as low as you can, whilst out of reach - but be prepared for a stiff neck if it's too high.
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Old 20-05-2010, 20:15
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lol , thanks guys !
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Old 21-05-2010, 05:59
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Train the kids to leave it alone!
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Old 21-05-2010, 10:48
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Don't put it on the wall......It's so wrong.......IMO.
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