Free tool
TV wall mount height calculator
The centre of the screen sits at eye level when you are seated. Enter your screen size and where you sit to get the exact height from the floor.
Your setup
Centre of screen, height from floor
1050mm
105.0cm from the floor to the centre of the screen.
- Bottom of screen
- 645mm (64.5cm)
- Top of screen
- 1455mm (145.5cm)
- Bracket holes, top row
- 1250mm (125.0cm)
- Bracket holes, bottom row
- 850mm (85.0cm)
- Screen size
- 1440 x 810mm
- Recommended viewing distance
- 1980 to 2970mm (198.0 to 297.0cm)
Mounting above a fireplace or mantel puts the screen well above seated eye level and requires a tilting bracket. Homesmith generally advises against it.
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The height is the easy part. The fixing is what keeps the TV on the wall.
Timber stud
Fix through the plasterboard into the centre of the studs with 75mm to 100mm structural screws. Find both edges of the stud with a detector and mark the centre, do not trust one beep. A screw that catches only the edge of a stud will hold on the day and pull out six months later.
What height should a TV be mounted?
Mount the TV so the centre of the screen is at your eye level when you are seated, which is usually 1000mm to 1100mm from the floor in a lounge room. Eye height is the measurement that matters, not the size of the screen. A bigger screen keeps the same centre height and simply extends further up and down the wall. Mounting higher forces your neck back for the length of a film, and no bracket tilt fully fixes that.
Common questions
For a 65 inch TV viewed from a sofa, the centre of the screen sits about 1050mm from the floor, which puts the bottom of the screen at roughly 645mm. That assumes a seated eye height of 1050mm, which suits most lounges. Measure your own eye height while seated if your sofa is unusually low or high.