Wall mount / bracket question

[hkchew03]

May I know distance between wall and rear of tv ? Fix or tilt wall mount have slimmer gaps

estimate about 10cm for fixed.

 

[vade]

Is there any guideline / rule of thumb to follow on recommended height for wall mounting TV?

 

[morimorimori]

Seated eyeline around 1/2 to 1/3 from bottom of screen, depending on how much clearance you have.

 

[petetherock]

Is there any guideline / rule of thumb to follow on recommended height for wall mounting TV?

Read the first post?
Also please take the look at the sticky on tips, and check the strength of your feature wall vs TV weight..

 

[vade]

I saw the first post, thanks. Sorry, what do you mean by stick on tips?

 

[petetherock]

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...you-buy-that-tv.2363747/page-2#post-129961305

 

[vade]

For those that mounted your TV on your feature wall, may I know how thick is the plywood you added to the feature wall to support the TV? My contractor say they normally just add 1/2 inch plywood. My TV is 23.5kg. I'm thinking of asking them to use 1 inch instead. Or do I need to add even more?

 

[petetherock]

If you use good construction, 25kg is not a big deal.
I stressed my wall to 100kg previously ...
The good contractors will know how

 

[R6exR6]

Just sharing: The SMALL tilt made available to my 85" TV using a wall-mounted tilting bracket (up & down i.e. not the side-ways swivel mount) is practically non-exitant! Big TVs can't be angle up or down by much.

 

[vade]

Seated eyeline around 1/2 to 1/3 from bottom of screen, depending on how much clearance you have.

Thanks. This is the general guideline that I've read also, but based on this, the bottom of my TV (77" LG) will only be about 60cm from the floor. That seems pretty low? Every photo of wall mounted TVs I've seen, the TVs seem to be much higher.

Also, I will be ourting my cables inside the TV feature wall down to my console. Where should I ask my carpenter to open the hole in the feature wall? Does it depend on which TV mount I'm going to use? Or any advice to follow?

 

[leongws]

Just sharing: The SMALL tilt made available to my 85" TV using a wall-mounted tilting bracket (up & down i.e. not the side-ways swivel mount) is practically non-exitant! Big TVs can't be angle up or down by much.

If using swivel type of mount still able to tilt up/down to a fairly wide angle. At least for my lg 86”. Unless u using fix type mount

 

[petetherock]

Same rule applies
Middle of the screen should be around the eye level or expect your eyes and neck to strain upwards

 

[R6exR6]

If using swivel type of mount still able to tilt up/down to a fairly wide angle. At least for my lg 86”. Unless u using fix type mount

There are 3 types of mount:
1) Fixed
2) Tilting
3) Swivel

Mine's the 2nd type, allowing only up and down angling. Tested the Swivel type at the shop. No difference. Both types allow only a small angle with a big TV like an 85". Smaller TVs can achieve wider angles. If I have the $$$, I'll go for the $1000+ height-adjustable TV stand in future, coz that'll be ideal for both low-down sofa-seated height and high-standing viewing walking on a treadmill while using an Omnideak.

 

[leongws]

There are 3 types of mount:
1) Fixed
2) Tilting
3) Swivel

Mine's the 2nd type, allowing only up and down angling. Tested the Swivel type at the shop. No difference. Both types allow only a small angle with a big TV like an 85". Smaller TVs can achieve wider angles. If I have the $$$, I'll go for the $1000+ height-adjustable TV stand in future, coz that'll be ideal for both low-down sofa-seated height and high-standing viewing walking on a treadmill while using an Omnideak.

For mine the lg tv bracket came together with the tv and it is swivel type. U can see the picture below. I can still tilt more if I wanted to.

 

[petetherock]

The swivel makes a big difference as it can extend out and allow a greater allowance of tilt.. it's only a small allowance if you have to force it close to the wall...

 

[R6exR6]

The swivel makes a big difference as it can extend out and allow a greater allowance of tilt.. it's only a small allowance if you have to force it close to the wall...

Then the salesman did a bad job in demonstrating the swivel mount to me. He showed me very little angle at max tilt.

 

[vade]

Thanks. This is the general guideline that I've read also, but based on this, the bottom of my TV (77" LG) will only be about 60cm from the floor. That seems pretty low? Every photo of wall mounted TVs I've seen, the TVs seem to be much higher.

Also, I will be ourting my cables inside the TV feature wall down to my console. Where should I ask my carpenter to open the hole in the feature wall? Does it depend on which TV mount I'm going to use? Or any advice to follow?

Hi guys, any advice on this?

 

[petetherock]

If you're referring to the height, I've answered
If you're referring to the aperture, you open it anywhere inside, so long as it can bend and go to the TV inputs w/o bending your HDMI cables too much and won't affect the integrity of your wall.