Thread: How high to mount a TV for bedroom?

I used to have a crappy 22" HDTV that sat on my dresser and was bothersome to watch. I'm getting a new 32" tv for the bedroom and bedroom set so I don't want it just to sit on the new dresser.

I decided to mount it flush to the wall but I have never done a flush mount before. What's a good height from the top of the bed to mount a tv across the way that will be most comfortable to watch?

For reference by bed height is 30" and the foot of the bed is 4' away from the wall I will be mounting the tv on. Is there a standard type formula for this or is it "whatever feels right"? I'm probably going to get laughed at for this but, I'm springing the $50 to have it installed because I mounted my client monitor to my old horsehair plaster walls and it was a gigantic bitch... so $50 is small money to not deal with the hassle.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Try something practical rather than asking the interwebz. Like pinning up a piece of cardboard on the wall, laying on the bed, and using your eyes.

Pft, that would mean cutting something out and pinning it to my wall. Plus I would have to get out of my chair to do that. No fun!

Besides, I'm talking long term. I can deal with anything for a night or two but in time it could become bothersome. I'd rather do it right the first time.

Put it on the ceiling, right next to the mirror.

The whole ceiling is mirrors! Oooo maybe I should put it on the floor and watch the reflection in the ceiling mirrors, brilliant!

Originally Posted by advres

The whole ceiling is mirrors! Oooo maybe I should put it on the floor and watch the reflection in the ceiling mirrors, brilliant!

Put the camera on the floor taking pictures of you in the ceiling mirror next to the TV

I put mine at 5' (standard) in both living room and bedroom. Fine for living room but bed lower would seem better in hindsight. Don't like to sit up in Bed anyways. prefer to lay sideways and watch. So bottom even with top of bed if I did it over.

When I mounted my new 55" tv, I went online. The best answer was to put the center to bottom third of the screen at your eye height when viewing. Too many people mount tv's at eye height when standing, like they are a picture to view when standing. You do not want the screen too high.

See it's funny how many different answers I saw here and via google. It's a 32" and I think I've settled on 4' to the bottom of the screen from doing tests in bed. With 2 pillows stacked it seems like the perfect angle I guess.

Just high enough you can still look over the back of her head and still see the TV.

I can't express how disappointed I was to see that somebody beat me to the ceiling mount idea, with camera and mirror references. Great minds think alike...right?

Anyway, I'll second the notion of not mounting it too high. I like the idea of having the bottom third at eye level. Looking at my set up I might be a little above that, but my tv is probably 8' from the end of the bed and a little bigger screen. Good luck.

Originally Posted by farmguy

Just high enough you can still look over the back of her head and still see the TV.

And, we have a winner.

My 27" is about 5' from the floor and the foot of my bed is about 4' from the wall. I wound up having to tilt the screen a little forward to get a better picture.

Put the TV on a pile of milk crates and give the height a try. You don't want to screw it into the wall and find out it's the wrong height or angle.

Originally Posted by farmguy

Just high enough you can still look over the back of her head and still see the TV.

This

Originally Posted by Jethro

When I mounted my new 55" tv, I went online. The best answer was to put the center to bottom third of the screen at your eye height when viewing. Too many people mount tv's at eye height when standing, like they are a picture to view when standing. You do not want the screen too high.

If not the above, then this is what I have always been told.

Originally Posted by whyturn

I put mine at 5' (standard) in both living room and bedroom. Fine for living room but bed lower would seem better in hindsight. Don't like to sit up in Bed anyways. prefer to lay sideways and watch. So bottom even with top of bed if I did it over.

Standard if you watch TV standing up, otherwise too high most most living room type situations.

Originally Posted by hutash

Standard if you watch TV standing up, otherwise too high most most living room type situations.

Yup. My living room 42" plasma is on a stand. The bottom of the screen (viewing area) is 37" off the ground. Absolutely perfect for lounging on the monster couch. Since my bed is just about that height and my new dresser (which the TV will be mounted over) is 36" I think bottom of the panel at 44" would be perfect now that I gaffed a ruler sideways across the wall.

Thanks for all the advice guys, I think I have my answer.

Great. Now that we have your problem sorted out it's time for a pertinent but bad joke.

Why do Canadian couples always do it doggy style during the winter?


So that neither of them has to miss the hockey game.

^^^ watch your 5-hole.

Originally Posted by whyturn

I put mine at 5' (standard) in both living room and bedroom. Fine for living room but bed lower would seem better in hindsight. Don't like to sit up in Bed anyways. prefer to lay sideways and watch. So bottom even with top of bed if I did it over.

yep. i've got it at a good height for sitting in my tent in camp, and i much prefer it in my apartment where I play movies on my computer and it is at bed / desk height

Two bowls of Lucky Charms high. Any more then that and you might get sidetracked.

Ar-Rg-Gh-H!

I fucking hate Bedroom TV's.
But then again, I live in an appartment building. I guess Y'all live alone in giant Mansions, right?

Trying to crash, the dick upstairs reckons it's time to play video-games...same sounds over and over...booooom!
Or falling asleep with it on, so we get woken up to listen to Infomercials through the ceiling until the early morning. Over and over.

Unless you are living in a Studio, why have a TV where you plan to go to sleep and/or shag?
What's wrong with the one you have already?
If you're falling asleep in front of the TV in the living room...you need to go to sleep, not go watch a different TV!!

Remind me again, could most of us use MORE SLEEP, or MORE TV?

The marketing peeps love this shit, you know?
I mean, what person in their right mind wants something that stops you (or others) falling asleep.
in.
the.
bedroom. ??

What's next?
Surround Sound Theatre, with a Bar, Kitchen and Bathroom included?

Originally Posted by TurxSki

Ar-Rg-Gh-H!

I fucking hate Bedroom TV's.
But then again, I live in an appartment building. I guess Y'all live alone in giant Mansions, right?

Trying to crash, the dick upstairs reckons it's time to play video-games...same sounds over and over...booooom!
Or falling asleep with it on, so we get woken up to listen to Infomercials through the ceiling until the early morning. Over and over.

Unless you are living in a Studio, why have a TV where you plan to go to sleep and/or shag?
What's wrong with the one you have already?
If you're falling asleep in front of the TV in the living room...you need to go to sleep, not go watch a different TV!!

Remind me again, could most of us use MORE SLEEP, or MORE TV?

The marketing peeps love this shit, you know?
I mean, what person in their right mind wants something that stops you (or others) falling asleep.
in.
the.
bedroom. ??

What's next?
Surround Sound Theatre, with a Bar, Kitchen and Bathroom included?

I live by myself in a 2 bed brownstone. I put the tv in it because sometimes I enjoy falling asleep to television. Does that make me a bad person?

BTW... it was mounted at 46" to the bottom of the screen...

I don't have any special formula to ad but don't mount it too low! I did and it pisses me and my Wife off all the time. Get something to prop it up on and see what feels best. Try a bunch of heights. If you go with what feels comfortable immediately, lying down, it might end up sucking for watching sports or movies,(stuff longer than 1/2 hr). My neck is constantly in an awkard position from mounting too low. If I did it over I would mount it just high enough so I could see it on my side.