Home audio & video forum: TV Height

I agree that eye level is ideal, but to be perfectly honest most folks have a tendency to situate flat panels bit higher. It sometimes has to fit the existing furniture sometimes with not enough wiggle room to place it where it would be ideal. That said, mounting a 3K plasma above the fireplace defeats the purpose IMNSHO. My ultimate favorite was someone who bought a Kuro for a lower level rec room and practically mounted the darn thing touching the 8' drop ceiling <vbg>. The visits down the road to the chiropractor end up costing 4K .

best,
Pedro

That's almost the worse problem since people don't really notice it. Over time it can adversely affect one's health.

-Pedro

tv stand, you must mean 57 cm

Since the TV you're getting is an LCD, then I would advice you to sit directly at eye level to the screen. The image quality of LCD TVs, like LCD monitors, tend to shift if you don't sit directly in front of the screen when viewing them. If you were getting a Plasma TV, then this wouldn't be a problem, since Plasmas don't suffer from color shifting when you view them off-angle like LCDs do.

Dear Suzycat1,

There is definitely a difference in quality due to viewing angle. If you've seen a laptop and have adjusted the angle to the best viewing, you will find the best viewing when the screen is parallel to the plane of your face.
The best viewing of an LCD is eye level to where you watch the TV. It is actually more important with a console because you will have no angular adjustment to compensate for height as you would with many wall mounts.
It is not only picture quality that will be affected but also viewing comfort. Too low will be a hassle. Better to be slightly higher than lower for your comfort.
Lastly, a 46" TV should be around 7'8" from your eyes, though if you are purchasing a 1080 model, 7 feet will probably be just fine.

Here is some help:
http://www.wowvision.tv/buying%20confusion.htm

Distance to eyes = approx. 7 foot+

Height= Using a flat wall mount, the center of TV should be as close to eye level as possible and higher would be better than lower. With a tilting wall mount that will provide a downward tilt, then you could mount it somewhat higher than eye level. (i.e. sitting on a couch, your eye level could be say 3-4 foot. You could mount with the center of the TV 1-2 foot higher without affecting picture quality.)