TV over the fireplace too high? Your TV is too high! Another option is to install your TV on a slide-out system, which allows easy access to the back of the panel for cleaning, dusting or reconfiguring of components. Discussion in 'Interior Design' started by nan1234, Nov 1, 2007. nan1234 Seedling. Most fireplaces are too high for really for TV’s to be mounted, this is because once sat down in your viewing location the angle looking towards the TV is too great and you’re likely to get neck-ache. The mantel above a traditional wood-burning or gas fireplace is typically 48″ or more off the floor. But do you think it is too high to be comfortable? Let me make it easier for you. Even if you have a shorter fireplace, it may be less of an issue, but you’re likely to be way above the recommended eye-level for viewing. If you’re were to do this with a fireplace it would take the TV into the fire so it’s not feasible. Sure a mantel helps but a heating fireplace burning 45,000 Btu's at 75% afue is still going ruin a plastic cased fireplace mounted above it, 6" mantel not going to help, only delay. For an ideal viewing experience, the TV has to be placed at the eye level of the viewer. But if you mount the TV over the fireplaces, there’s a high chance that this isn’t possible, as you have to place it farther up than the ideal height. Though stylish, mounting a TV above a fireplace isn't the best idea for the you or for the TV. And the higher the TV is, the more you will be straining your neck. This method works especially well above fireplaces because it shields the TV from the heat of an active fire. If the mantel is less than four feet from the floor or your fireplace does not have a mantel, mount the screen around 12 inches above the mantel or fireplace itself. If your fireplace mantel is tall with a height of more than four feet ground up, mount the screen no more than six inches higher … The optimum TV angle is in and around eye level to the centre of the screen when sat down in your viewing position. “Folks often fail to realize how high up the TV will be. Sitting on a couch and your eyes should be in the "look down" mode, looking up is a strain on the eyes, and also neck. I saw your setup, it looks slightly better, but not fully satisfied, … Still too high. I was still having to stand up to watch TV. I lowered the mantel and the TV six inches. If your TV is being mounted directly above the fireplace, make sure your fireplace is a little wider than your TV. I am thinking to install a flat TV above the fireplace in the family room too. We recommend getting a TV mount with tilt capability. I mounted the TV six inches above the "builder" mantel and decided it was too high. 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