tv over fireplace
Pat Contilli
6 years ago
I live in a townhome ... 2000 as ft. if I place the tv over the fireplace, it will open up searching strangeness tv in the main family/ entertaining room ... can I do it if it's not too high up ... I habe 20 ftceilings but the room is approximately 15'w x 20'
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jck910
6 years agoRelated Discussions
TV Over Fireplace vs TV On Separate Wall
Comments (35)I put the TV on a separate wall than the wall which will eventually have a wood burning stove. (The mantle and backdrop is already in place. Right now I am dealing with homeowners insurance that doesn't want me to have one.) I don't watch much TV at all, and I really dislike - for me - having an ugly black box being the center of living room attention. When I have guests over, we're here to talk. I can think of exceedingly few occasions I'd be watching the idiot box with guests. Probably if they were here several days, we'd rent a movie or two via Amazon Prime. (Moot point right now, COVID and all.... but hopefully that won't last...) And with a wood burning stove, the exhaust pipe will go up and bisect the view of any TV over the mantle. I sat down on the couch to figure out the best viewing height - which is well below what the mantle might ever be, at least on this couch. It would be fine if I could lean back and rest my head, to have something over mantle height - assuming I'd go with a regular fireplace. But at six feet tall - there just isn't a couch or sofa like that. Plus as others have said, what about decorations? I enjoy decorating my mantle for various holidays! After all, that's really what mantles are for, right? The thing is off to the side, and it does not get glare there, either....See MorePicture Frame Lift to Hide TV Over Fireplace?
Comments (9)So a couple of other ideas you might want to try. Samsung makes their Frame TV that shows your favorite artwork when not in use. https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/frame-tv/highlights/ Only downside is there is a separate 14.3" x 4.5" x 1.2" IO box that needs to be hidden out of view somewhere and still connect to this TV. You could actually hide the IO box in the recess and then install the frame TV over the top assuming the mounting hardware will reach past the edges of the recess. Another option to look at his Seura TV which is the same idea but a mirror when not in use. https://www.seura.com/products/smart/ They have two flavors-- a bathroom mirror type where even at 2-3" from the mirror you cannot see the TV. The TV quality is not as good but a better mirror. The second is the Living Room mirror type where you cannot see the TV when standing 3ft or farther from the TV. Not as good of a mirror but a better quality TV. On this one be careful on the 4k side as they are 4kUHD compliant but not HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2, or HDR compliant the last I checked. That's a bunch of tech compliance but bottom line is you want all that in your TV if you want the very best picture available these days....See MorePros and cons of tv over fireplace
Comments (1)Above sight line so viewer has to lean back to watch- not that comfortable and if it’s later in day, will fall asleep!...See MoreTV over fireplace
Comments (22)We have our TV mounted over the mantel, which is pretty high. We just tilted it downwards fairly steeply, and it works for us. None of us have had any discomfort. We also use the fireplace, and there's plenty of room to make sure the TV doesn't feel the heat. I'm not sure we'd make this choice permanently for aesthetic reasons, but it works for the few years we'll be here....See MoreSteve
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6 years agomindshift
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIn your photo a skylight/window is directing sunlight right where you want to put the TV. The glare would make the picture unwatchable. If you only watch TV at night this might not be an issue, but can you predict you'll never need the TV during the day?
As to proper height for a TV: the center of the screen should be at eye level of a seated adult. Your TV appears to be on a cabinet at the right of your photo. That is the proper height. If you are unsatisfied with viewing you need to rearrange your furniture. Below is a photo of a room where the TV and the fireplace are both focal points.
Using chairs instead of sofas and loveseats will provide more versatility in seating placement. Chairs can be easily moved to provide better TV viewing or conversation seating.
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Denita
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSunset Stream · More InfoHe could try it in this direction as shown in the inspiration pic. He has a window where the wall is now in the insp pic so he needs to put in window treatments. He would need to put in some window treatments anyway to get rid of the glare. Maybe bottom up type of window treatments would work and film on the windows (professionally installed) for the entire window so that if the treatments are open, he still doesn't have the glare. He needs a very good, professional window treatment company or it will be a mess.
The only other way is to put the TV to the right of the FP (immediately next to it) and deal with that window the same way. See sample bottom up window treatments below
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