▲ 695 ▼ This airBNB was supposed to be a "relaxing retreat" but now I need therapy after this shit. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by realitista@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] soloner@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) I have a TV over the fireplace. Do you think it's too high? To me it feels good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Okay now show me a fireplace over a TV permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scottywh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I love my TV over my fireplace. People are weird. permalink fedilink source parent [–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Okay now show me a fireplace over a TV permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I love my TV over my fireplace. People are weird. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent