need help hanging a tele on my wall!!!!?

Question

have brought a 32'' lcd tele with brackets for hanging it on the wall, but i'm not sure where to start any ideas on the height it should be of the ground? whats best to do with the cables do i channel them in or is there a way to hide them? what can i do with my dvd player

please help!!

Answer 1

I don’t necessarily agree with having the centre of the TV at eye level but, maybe, if you have a non-tilting bracket. I would say look straight ahead, sit down in your normal viewing position and your eyes will tell you. With a relaxing armchair, the position will be much higher than eye level. If you have small children running around or more than one row of people watching at the same time, higher than eye level would be better (think cinema?).

The centre of my plasma TV is about 55 inches up on a tilting bracket above a fireplace. This is perfect for viewing from an armchair. I have 5 cables, aerial, DVD SCART, SKY SCART, PC VGA and mains. The latter goes to the left and signal cables to the right as recommended by the manufacturer. The fireplace has a mahogany surround, so I screwed a 2 inch x 1 inch piece of mahogany to the shelf to hide the cables. I needed longer SCART cables but a cheap one I bought produced poor pictures. The more expensive thick cables are fine.

On a plain wall you have the choice of a hole through the wall, channelling into the plaster or a surface mounted wooden channel painted the same colour as the wall. The latter might be best if cables need to be changed or others added.

Answer 2

1) As for the height of your TV, it is mostly a matter of personal preference. However, it is common for people to place their televisions too high on the wall, causing neck strain. As a rule of thumb, keep the bottom of the television no higher than four feet off of the ground.

2) Some people like to use an A/V rack (general shelving used for DVD players, cable receivers, and such) that reaches the bottom of the television to hide the wires from view. At circuit city, I saw an A/V rack that was wall-mounted with a wire-management system and went under the television ($175). Another option is always to run the wires through the wall. However, this requires plastering, priming, and painting after the wires are ran.

Answer 3

Ideally, the TV should be placed at eye level while you are sitting. There is a material called "raceway" for hiding cables which can be found at any well stocked home center or electronics store. Your DVD player can be placed anywhere the cable can reach. If you're using component cables, I've heard that they can be run up to 100 feet or more.

Answer 4

You can internally shift up the TV socet (that is on the wall) but for your DVD cables will hang.
PS: do not put your TV too high up so that you will have raise your head to see it.

Answer 5

It really depends where you sit when you watch your tele. Position yourself where you would usually would view it from, then hang it there.