TV on the fireplace above the mantlepiece

OU812 · 28-02-2019 06:46PM #1

Why?

Is it not like being in a pub watching tv? You have to look up all the time.

Nollog · 28-02-2019 06:47PM

You at my parents house op?

_Kaiser_ · 28-02-2019 06:49PM

OU812 wrote: »

Why?

Is it not like being in a pub watching tv? You have to look up all the time.

That would annoy me too. Your neck would be wrecked after a few hours.

Also, I'd be afraid of the day it ends up on the floor. Mate of mine had a big mirror over the fireplace at one point. Was grand for ages and one night he came in and it was in pieces all over the room.

Signore Fancy Pants · 28-02-2019 06:49PM

Its the best place for my 65" though.

It was either that or a mirror, fcuk mirrors! I dont need a reminder of how fugly I am.

Trigger Happy · 28-02-2019 06:49PM

I was in a house recently where the tv was off center above the fire place.
My ocd could not cope.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 28-02-2019 06:50PM

Nothing like making life easier for the TV licence inspector.

The_Kew_Tour · 28-02-2019 06:50PM

Your tv won't last 12 months

Signore Fancy Pants · 28-02-2019 06:52PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Your tv won't last 12 months

Mine have lasted 89 months there so far.....although its probably because the fire is lit about 15 times a year.

Purple Mountain · 28-02-2019 06:54PM

Hate that too.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 28-02-2019 06:54PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Your tv won't last 12 months

Good point. I can't imagine that heat and smoke will do your TV much good over the long run.

retro:electro · 28-02-2019 06:54PM

But isn’t that the spot where you put the only mirror in the house alongside the graduation photos

dartboardio · 28-02-2019 06:55PM

Theres nothing above my mantlepiece.

Corner tv.

Fr_Dougal · 28-02-2019 07:34PM

No room with himself there.

fxotoole · 28-02-2019 07:37PM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

No room with himself there.

Bull****. Jesus wasn’t a white boi.

LirW · 28-02-2019 07:40PM

Personally that's a no for me, I know a few people having it like that and it's not for me, I don't find it comfortable. I have artwork on it instead and the TV is on a TV unit.

Fr_Dougal · 28-02-2019 07:40PM

fxotoole wrote: »

Bull****. Jesus wasn’t a white boi.

I have one of herself too:

Mrcaramelchoc · 28-02-2019 07:40PM

Ah here where does the stuffed rhino s head go then?

fxotoole · 28-02-2019 07:42PM

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Ah here where does the stuffed rhino s head go then?

Above the tv, DUH

dermiek · 28-02-2019 07:44PM

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Ah here where does the stuffed rhino s head go then?

Sitting on the couch watching TV :pac:

XsApollo · 28-02-2019 07:49PM

Who needs a fireplace ,
I ripped mine out and plastered it up so I can have my tv mounted nice and low on the wall.

freshpopcorn · 28-02-2019 07:58PM

I don't hate the idea but I don't love it either.
I'd feel the se about people who have there TV on a very low unit that you have to stare down at.

OU812 · 28-02-2019 08:09PM

XsApollo wrote: »

Who needs a fireplace ,
I ripped mine out and plastered it up so I can have my tv mounted nice and low on the wall.

That’s the dream.

I’d do the same if she let me.

Have lit the fire once all winter, but apparently it’s the “focal point of the room”. Yeah, that was before people had 40”+ TVs love...

She’s not having any of it, in the meantime I had to settle for just a 55” and it’s shoved in the effin’ corner.

freshpopcorn · 28-02-2019 08:12PM

OU812 wrote: »

That’s the dream.

I’d do the same if she let me.

Have lit the fire once all winter, but apparently it’s the “focal point of the room”. Yeah, that was before people had 40”+ TVs love...

She’s not having any of it, in the meantime I had to settle for just a 55” and it’s shoved in the effin’ corner.

Buy her a voucher for the spa or shopping and do it when she's out and just say it was a mis communication!

Cookie_Monster · 28-02-2019 08:14PM

better viewing angle having the tv higher IMO. Though complying with the fire regs was a pain

listermint · 28-02-2019 08:17PM

Mines there . It's perfect.

But then again my sitting room is huge so there is no neck craining to look up at it.

28-02-2019 08:36PM

Anyone who has anything above their mantlepiece that isn't a mirror* is a dangerous lunatic and should be arrested.

*Ideally a wedding gift, if possible

kenmc · 28-02-2019 08:53PM

OU812 wrote: »

That’s the dream.

I’d do the same if she let me.

Have lit the fire once all winter, but apparently it’s the “focal point of the room”. Yeah, that was before people had 40”+ TVs love...

She’s not having any of it, in the meantime I had to settle for just a 55” and it’s shoved in the effin’ corner.

Best of both worlds. Tv AND fire

https://youtu.be/ZY3J3Y_OU0w

Signore Fancy Pants · 28-02-2019 09:53PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

better viewing angle having the tv higher IMO. Though complying with the fire regs was a pain

The higher up the wall it is, means you get a better upskirt angle wen de wimmins is on da tv screen.

Mister Vain · 28-02-2019 09:55PM

I installed a huge telly first and then built the fecking house around it.

Bio Mech · 28-02-2019 10:08PM

Cristiano Ancient Stoutness wrote: »

Good point. I can't imagine that heat and smoke will do your TV much good over the long run.

It’s on the outside of the chimney not inside.

28-02-2019 10:46PM

People tent to mount flat screen TVs far too high. When sitting down the center of the screen should align with your eyes when you are looking straight ahead, if not you are either looking up or down. This is why over the fireplace is too high. This is apart from the fact that the heat of the fire is not good for the TV.

TV on the fireplace above the mantlepiece

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