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Loves Vintage|1320975270|3059160 said:OUpeargirl - I may be a fuddy-dud in this respect too, not sure yet! We do have it on a cabinet to the left of the fireplace, but it blocks a window and is awkward! I am thinking of putting bookcases on each side of the fireplace, which leaves no place for the tv. Having it above the fireplace would be nicely symmetrical. I may post pictures of the area in the next day or so, because I also want to add a mantel shelf and was hoping to get some opinions!
iugurl - Good point about the potential neck strain! And, I've always wondered about the heat! Interested in hearing more about that if anyone knows . . . .
heraanderson|1320979849|3059230 said:Our tv is mounted above our fireplace and we sit about 10 ft away from it. Whether you can hang a tv over your fireplace depends on the fireplace you have. Many gas fireplaces and wood burning fireplaces like zero clearance fireplaces can have a tv over it. It will depend on how hot the wall gets over the fireplace. The way you can officially tell is to place a thermometer and see how hot it gets. If you google the temp you can find the more safe zone.
That being said, many tv manufacturers will void your warranty if you hang it above.
Also, I would get a professional to do the install, someone very experienced. I only give you the information I received when I decided to place my tv and I had a professional and even asked a structural engineer for their advice.
Eta: we haven't had any strained necks from the viewing angle.
Purely aesthetic wise, I'm a int designer and if there is no other place, or alternate locations causes a strange angle, then I'm all for placing it over the tv. I think it's a very clean look. Now, I wouldn't do this in a living room, but definitely in a family room or den situation.
bright ice|1320982835|3059275 said:No, mine is not. It would be too high and not comfortable viewing. I don't like it, just looks too odd to me. Out of place.
swingirl|1321135546|3060488 said:For me it would too uncomfortable to have to look up to watch TV. If I am sitting I like the TV at eye level.
Dee*Jay|1321135379|3060485 said:Sometimes that is the only practical place to put one, unfortunately. I really dislike the big black void though, so if I had a TV above my fireplace (or a TV anywhere in my house at all, LOL) I would get one of those screen saver things that would scroll some "art" (however you want to define that). I would have to go slow though, because it if flipped from one picture to another too quickly it would catch my attention and annoy me.
One of my clients has a program that is like an aquarium when the TV is not on. Not sure that's the right answer either, but at least it's more interesting (to me) than just a big black thing on the wall.
ETA: Actually Monnie, I think you should get a program that will scroll pictures of us driving around the parking lot at the hotel by the gem show!![]()