TV Mounting Height
Where to put the bracket so the screen centers at seated eye level.
Where to put the bracket so the screen centers at seated eye level.
Most wall-mounted TVs are hung far too high, which is why your neck aches after a film. This puts the bracket where the screen ends up at eye level when you are actually sitting down.
The screen should be centered at seated eye level, which averages about 42 inches from the floor. A TV's advertised size is its diagonal, so the actual screen height is worked out from the 16:9 aspect ratio — roughly 0.49 × the diagonal. The bottom of the screen therefore sits at 42 minus half the screen height, and the bracket is positioned from there.
Example
A 65-inch TV is about 32 inches tall. Centered at 42 inches, its bottom edge lands about 26 inches from the floor — considerably lower than most people expect.
So the center of the screen is about 42 inches from the floor — which puts the bottom edge at roughly 26 inches. That is lower than it sounds, and it is right.
For your neck, yes. It forces you to look up for the entire time you are watching. If the room gives you no other option, use a pull-down or tilting mount.
Roughly 8 to 13 feet, which is about 1.5 to 2.5 times the diagonal. Closer than that and you see pixels; further and you lose the detail you paid for.