People love the idea of wall mounted tvs. But they have no will to consider the details.
At least it’s not also over a fireplace.
I have a TV over the fireplace. Do you think it’s too high? To me it feels good.
There’s no perspective without floor, but based on the shelves I’d say it’s too high. A TV should be at roughly eye level from where you look at it.
While being over a fireplace causes the TV to sit too high, the real concern with that location is heat and particulate matter released from the fireplace.
I love my TV over my fireplace.
People are weird.
If it works for you that’s great. Every one I’ve experienced is so high up that it is literally a pain in the neck.
I suspect a minority of TVs over fireplaces are rarely used, or just used for utility (news, etc). Those ones are usually the worst ones where you question the sanity of placing it there.
Also, after pondering it more, I also suspect really large TVs up higher with a father back seating position are less of an issue. If you visualize that, the angle of looking up gets shallower the farther back you go.
The cliche of TVs over fireplaces being bad starts with smaller tvs many years ago. I suspect your situation is a reasonable distance back. And your tv is big enough to support that distance.
So true (about the details). Really doesn’t work retro fitting
Well it’s possible to retrofit, you need to be willing to open the wall which is not a bad thing as it allows you to make a frame so you can center the TV exactly where you want it.
Indeed. I have my TV on a TV desk and behind it there is a huge mess of cables, all kind of hidden.
On my desk I have:
- ISP modem,
- personal router
- gigalan powered switch
- VPN server (edgerouter X)
- Toslink hifi dac
- passive preamp with IR receiver to control the volume
- The TV
- x2 powered monitors (KRK RP6G3).
- PS5 console
- One headphone amp that lately I’m not using (Lyr 2) and I think I’ll reallocate.
- A CCWGTV
- And one HDMI cable coming from the PC.
I use the desk to organise/hide everything. If I didn’t have it this would be a horrible mess.
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Damn that’s some god awful placement. Please have Airbnb reimburse mental therapy fees
And physical therapy for the neck pain
The minimalistic cable management is very relaxing :)
A Zen garden of sorts…
With Koible pond
Crazy how it looks like there’s even conduit in place to route the cables in the wall, but they just didn’t even bother.
They didn’t even need to put it that high
My guess is whoever lived there before had a much larger TV mounted on the wall and then an entertainment center under it for peripherals (hence plugs on the ends down below). Current owner slapped the cheapest/smallest TV they could still mount on the wall thinking it would cover the old cable management setup
100%
I love how no one has mentioned the shoddy electrical wiring running along the baseboard. TV is too distracting!
Yeah, this is fucked up.
This is why I carry velcro cable ties everywhere
I do too. But I’m a camera operator and also travel with 5 large pelican cases full of gear.
My eyes
I usually get air b and B’s for the location not the ambiance but this could be worse. Usually they have pictures before you rent too.
I never really have issues to be honest though. I usually try to pay a little more to find a nice place and if there aren’t any I’ll just get a hotel. Some cities air b and b is a better option like near a beach or in a historic town where you can get a whole house near somewhere fun. It’s ok for cabins too. Hotels are easier and a more convenient experience depending on the company.
I feel like you are meant to watch this on it.
You have OCD don’t you lol
Yeah I need to touch the stove before bed or my family will die. And I save my pee in jars in case god needs it. If you move my toothpaste I’ll spend the day sorting the entire bathroom. But unorganized cables man. totally the worst part of OCD
