The ideal TV mounting height should create a comfortable, immersive viewing experience.
Learn the ideal TV heights for living spaces and bedrooms.
The TV mounting height can be raised or lowered depending on how you view your television and your preferences.
The Spruce / Marty Baldwin
Example
Mount a 50-inch TV so its bottom edge is 27 1/2 inches above the floor.
For a 55-inch TV, the bottom edge should be 26 inches above the floor.
TV stands range in height from about 20 to 40 inches.
However, the best height for a stand depends on your TV’s size.
Ideally, the center of the TV screen on a stand should be at eye level when seated.
A TV mounted in a bedroom should be higher than average to reflect the increased height of the bed.
Dedicated entertainment rooms usually have enoughwall space to accommodate larger TVsor projection screens.
So, you may need to raise the screen’s height for better proportional wall spacing.
Rooms styled as home bars may have higher seats in the 28- to 30-inch range.
If most viewers will be seated at a bar, raise the screen height accordingly.
TV mounting height over a fireplace is determined by the height of the fireplace mantel.
check that that the front edge of the fireplace mantel does not obscure the screen when viewers are seated.
The bottom edge of the 65-inch TV should be 24 inches above the floor.
This puts the center of the 65-inch TV at 40 inches above the floor.
Mount a 55-inch TV so its center is 40 inches above the floor.
To achieve this, mount the 55-inch TV so its bottom edge is 26 inches above the floor.
The center of a 75-inch TV should be 40 inches above the floor.
