The necessity for tall TV stands may not be as great as it once was due to the fact that larger TV screens have been brought in to the price range of the average consumer. Previously when TVs were smaller in size, there was greater need to have a TV stand tall in order to make it more easily visible to the viewers. But now that a typical television screen size measures in at 42 inches, the average home no longer has to elevate the TV to quite the heights previously required to make the TV viewable to all.
However, considering that in a typical home the TV is quite literally the focal point of the main living area, it makes sense to spend a little time considering the ideal height when choosing a suitably tall television stand. After all the TV is probably the most used appliance in the home so it’s worth getting right so as to make the most of your family’s viewing experience.
Using the previous screen size of 42 inches as an example, how can we decide just how tall television stands should be to bring the display to the ideal height for the viewer? To decide this you need to ascertain a couple of things – first what is the height for the average viewers line of sight, and secondly what is the measurement from the base of the television to the center of the screen.
Now clearly to answer the first point you are going to have to compromise a bit, not every viewer is going to be the same height. Where do all the potential viewers watch the TV from – does Dad sit in his high reclining chair and the kids lay on a beanbag on the floor? You are going to decide the ‘happy medium’ or the most common viewing height. Let’s say that the average viewer sits on the sofa with their eyes at approx 1m in height. Using dimensions of an average 42 inch LCD HD TV, the distance from the base of the stand to the center of the display is 40 cm. So minus this distance from the viewing height (100cm minus 40cm) and you can say that a 60cm tall TV stand would be around the ideal height for the optimal viewing position.
If you’re wondering if the choice of TV stand is affected by the type of TV (eg plasma, LCD TV, LED TV) you are buying it for use with, then other aspects such as weight or dimensions might come in to play. But in terms of height of TV stand, the process of deciding how tall LCD TV stands should be compared to how tall LED TV stands should be is no different.
If you are left a little bemused at the importance that this article has paid to the subject of deciding how tall TV stands should be, just remind yourself that making the right choice might prevent you from getting that irritating repeated stiff neck, or migraine from straining your eyes all because you never really thought about just how tall TV stand should be.
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