TV over the Stove

muganj

Hi

Has anyone any experience of placing a flat screen TV over a Stove

Is it workable, will the TV survive the heat, will it distort the picture or worse ?

Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks
John

Victor

It sounds like an imprudent idea.

Convection currents will distort the image, heat and any moisture may affect the electronics and plastics.

muganj

I agree Victor

But it is a regular sight in lot of these Home & Home Mags, so somebody is getting away with it. I wonder can the TV tolerate the heat or does it shorten its life

John

heinbloed

I wonder can the TV tolerate the heat or does it shorten its life

Read the manual.

muganj

Have not bought the TV yet, i am hoping one of you guys can enlighten me as to a TV type (Plasma, LED etc) that might best tolerate the conditions

GASMANN

RTFI

azezil

muganj wrote: »

I agree Victor

But it is a regular sight in lot of these Home & Home Mags, so somebody is getting away with it. I wonder can the TV tolerate the heat or does it shorten its life

John

I can't say I've ever seen this, I've only ever seen mirrors above a fireplace. I'd strongly advise against it.

paddy147

muganj wrote: »

Hi

Has anyone any experience of placing a flat screen TV over a Stove

Is it workable, will the TV survive the heat, will it distort the picture or worse ?

Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks
John

You,your family and kids will all have creaking necks and bad vision in the long run,aswell as a knackered TV (from the heat).

I was going to do this myself,when having my old chimney demolished and a new one built for my inset stove (even had co-ax and double socket wired into chimney breast).

But after speaking to a TV repair man and also the sparks who wired the house for me,I decided to use sense and keep the TV on the ground,and let the stove be its own focal point in the living room.

paddy147

muganj wrote: »

Have not bought the TV yet, i am hoping one of you guys can enlighten me as to a TV type (Plasma, LED etc) that might best tolerate the conditions

None......................TVs and fire/heat dont mix well.

Can also probably invalidate your house insurance too.

podgecase

Have a look at this link might be some help in deciding. I am certainly look at tv over small fire place......

http://plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatvreviews/plasmatv-fireplace.html

Victor

What happens if a child is reaching past the stove to turn on the TV?

creedp

Victor wrote: »

What happens if a child is reaching past the stove to turn on the TV?

I have a Panasonic TV mounted on the wall but not over a fireplace but because the manual controls are on top of the TV no child could reach them so there would be no tempation to try. I have found that unless you have flat screen TVs securely tied to a display unit or else completely enclosed children can easily pull them down on top of themselves trying to manually adjust the TV. So having them mounted on a wall is a quite a safe option for children in my view.