Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Easy question 2Aug 29, 2010 10:51 pm the one that feels most comfortable for you to view it... as it is Your house and Your TV .... get two mates to hold the tv up while you and partner sit down and "view" the screen then set it to the best hieght that doesn't strain "your" necks to watch it... of course a really good idea is getting a Bracket that allows it to either tilt up or down incase you get a new sofa... so you still down strain your neck while watching tv... but of course if you and your partner have some vast hieght differnce then you may need to compromise on the TV over all hieght... Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Easy question 3Aug 30, 2010 8:54 pm Sounds dumb, but sticky tape pieces of paper or cardboard together the same size as the TV, draw the screen on it roughly. Makes it really easy to move around and get right. Then double check with the real tele. We mounted our 42 inch plasma at about 1600mm high (top of tele). We sit around 3 - 3.5 metres back on a fairly low couch and find this height perfect. The hole in the mount for cables also lines up with the top of the noggin in the wall which makes running the AV cables through the wall really easy (we went up into the ceiling into another room). This is another consideration, particularly if you have lots of cables. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I mean, I install them/sell them for a living so I haven't done DIY, unless you count the first one I installed lol. (electrician by trade). Usually a 6-8 hour job for… 3 41535 thank you! do we need to get this or our builder before we commence new build on the block? 2 10404 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9943 |