as you guys know i have a 50in plasma hung into a custom made indent over my fireplace. the couch is 14ft away from the fireplace and the bottom of the plasma is 5ft 2in from the floor. the plasma is on a tilt mount in the most tilted position, but i'm afriad i hung the tv too high as its slightly uncomfortable to watch. i can't lower it because it sits in a custom made indent in the fireplace. i know ideally the tv at eye level is best.

But given my seating distance of 14ft and the bottom of the 50in plasma at 62in high and hung on a tilt mount, would you guys find it uncomforable too watch or am i just being a perfectionist?

is their anything else i can do to compensate for the tv height?

If it feels uncomfortable to you, then it's officially uncomfortable.

If the plasma can't move down, is there any chance the sitting position (couch) can rise a bit? Even just a 12" riser might make a big difference in your comfort. It's commonly (and relatively easily) done in dedicated theater rooms, but it's rare in living spaces so the logistics may be hard to pull off.

My 42" plasma is over my fireplace too and the bottom is 52" off the floor. My seating distance is 10' from the plasma. At first it was a little uncomfortable compared to straight-on viewing but I solved the problem with the combination of a tilt mount and a LazyBoy recliner sofa. Its awsome to recline with a small neck pillow and watch a movie. Gonk's suggestion of a short riser would also work. I suggest you give it a while and I bet you find its not a big deal in the long run.

hey avfan is your TV in the most tilted it can be or somewhere in the middle between flat and the most tilted permited from the mount?

I'd guess my TV is tilted about 7 to 8 degrees which is about half of the available tilt. The angle I look up is about 6 degrees. My eyes are approximately 40" off the floor, the bottom of the screen is 52" off the floor and I sit about 10' away. Remembering my high school trig yields just short of 6 degrees. I was hoping to get the screen perpendicular to the line of sight. You may want to experiment with the angle to find one that avoids reflections but still provides good viewing.

Forgot to add that in your situation, 14' seating distance and 62" off the floor and assuming a 40" eye height, you would tilt the screen about 8 degrees to have the TV perpendicular to your line of sight. Most mounts have about 15 degrees of tilt so set it about 1/2 way and see how it looks. Let us know what you think.

actually avfan i remeasured, and my tv height is 55in up and i'm sitting 14ft from it. my tilt is set at approx. 3/4 of max and i'm liking the results. sound good?

i'm liking the results better now. i honestly was getting concerned because after all of this work to get everything right and if the tv is comfortable to watch is kills everything.

the tv being higher then normal could also add to the movie theater experience making what your watching seem more important at least that's what i tell myself. thanks. angelo.

Yes, sounds great gooomz. Your viewing angle is less than mine and my family has adapted to looking slightly up without any issues. Enjoy your setup!

hey avfan please help. remember my 50in tv is 55in off the floor and my new seating distance is 13ft from it but my tilt is set to 15 degrees max. my tv is recessed in the wall and it is extremely difficult to change the new max setting.

what happens if the tv is at 15 degrees as opposed to the ideal tilt? and at 15 degrees what would be the ideal viewing distance for i can move my viewing distance a few feet each way.

and given these measurements at 13ft what tilt would be ideal anyway? thanks for your help. angelo.

I gotta dust off a trig book so I'll get back to you later today.