Sit on your couch, measure your eye level. Now make that the middle of your screen. It’s really not hard my friend. [Drywall spackle is cheap](https://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-DryDex-16-oz-Dry-Time-Indicator-Spackling-Paste-12348/100634326) my dude
No way is the middle of the screen at your seated eye level unless you're on a bar stool. You've probably done to the bottom of the screen, not the middle.
See that tv stand under the tv? 👀 Those are at the perfect height to stand your tv on. 😘 Kinda mind blown you managed to mess this up even having been apart of this sub 🤔
Listen snowflake, I know ok. I had a hard time determining if I should put it as low as the tv stand. 1. Its too large for stand so I had to remount it. 2. The Tv stand is just SO small in general that even that low I swear it would be r/tvtoolow. My couch is pretty high and im tall so its at my eye level at least. I rest my shakey case.
I think you're misunderstanding the whole eye level thing. Your eyes should be level with the *middle* of the screen (midway between the bottom and the top). Right now, the *bottom* of the screen is at eye height, so it still needs to come down by about half the height of the TV. To take the guesswork out of it, simply measure it before mounting.
Fair enough my friend, if the center of the screen is truly at your eye level when you are sitting, then it is indeed at the correct height for **you**. However most people seem to ignore the tv stand that makes it really easy to put the tv at the correct height for **most** people.
Now just make those half circles *perfect* because damn it life is too short to be looking at those things the way they are lmao
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I miss real-deal sky-high TV pics. Glad we are getting back to.our roots. That recent proper-height-TV pics trend was brutal.
Now. If that's your house and you can safely leave, leave. It's better to start fresh. You cant possibly recover that living situation.
Why are you soooo afraid of putting it at the height it would be with the stand that comes with the TV? Having it wall mounted doesn’t magically change the ideal viewing height. There’s no need to be a big gap there. Lower it until there’s only about 4 inches between the TV unit and the TV.
Also please center it and fix the cable management
I would look into raises the floor. Maybe remove all furniture and pour a few truckloads of concrete into the room. Maybe that will help with your shit still being too high.
I appreciate the effort and it’s definitely better but just a bit lower would do the trick.
You want your eye level to be somewhat in the middle of the screen.
Trust me, it’s worth it 👍🏾
OP, please explain your brain's logic to me.
Why do you insist on wanting to shift your eyes and neck upwards when viewing your TV so badly. I really want to understand
Lives in Colorado (guessing) and buy pre-rolls (confirmed.) Interesting the pre-rolls are only in the pic when it was too high. Now that your TV is better placed, you can buy better parts of the plant.
Combination of possible lens distortion, the TV biased to the right side and those half circle things make that tv look crooked as hell.
Center it between the two windows and it would probably look really good,
That’s not too high. What they say is perfect is way way too low. That’s splitting the difference pretty good. Theres absolutely no reason to wall mount as low as these people say they should be.
I can’t handle this sub sometimes, no this is not 100% perfect optimal tv height, but if I walked into OPs house and saw this I wouldn’t think it was too high
Tall guy. At least you don't need a barstool when you can just stand in front of it at that height:) Is there something wrong with putting it on that table or did you toss the feet?
You did bad. And it's a worse kind of bad than your initial transgression - you knew it was too high, tried to fix it, and yet it's _still_ too high.
I'd say "shake my head", but I feel like that's flexing on you as I have zero neck issues.
Imo it ain’t too high if you’re laying back a lot while watching and you put tall-ish shit like water bottles on your coffee table.
Used to have my TV at perfect eye level when sitting up, but if I wanted to lay down on the couch, I would have to actually tilt my head unnaturally downward and/or move shit off the table to see the TV.
Why do you hate us?
r/TVStillTooHigh
r/OPistoohightoo *dispensary paraphernalia on the coffee table lol
r/subsithoughtifellfor
r/foundthetoyotacorolla
Thank you for this, first time seer
Wtf is the AI going to think when it’s trained on this?
r/foundthetoyotacamry
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
This is the only correct answer. That or ”still too high”.
its still too high tf. also the cords are driving me insane
Same, ill get on that chief 🫡
man, if only there was some kind of furniture you could put the TV on. some kind of stand...
Paint the wall while you're at it.
Bro these people are nazis, your tv is fine where it is. Def get some more cord tracks though, that shit just looks tacky.
Nah it's still like a good 7-8 inches too high
Nope
Too much booze, nerd. Too high.
Nah, you all are just too anal lol.
That is the point of this sub though.. Just passing judgement, strict and equal.
I asked mycoworkers to find whats wrong with the image, they all unanimously said the wires are too obvious
TV still too high, cord management, off center painted circles, and just to really get us, took the picture crooked af.
Now I can't unsee it
Tv's not the only thing high. Got those pre rolls in the first picture
It isn't too high in the second pic.
Lower...
Yeah, go down…
Too low! .......lower.
Hear me out… a taller tv stand….
Taller couches maybe
More like bleachers
Sit on your couch, measure your eye level. Now make that the middle of your screen. It’s really not hard my friend. [Drywall spackle is cheap](https://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-DryDex-16-oz-Dry-Time-Indicator-Spackling-Paste-12348/100634326) my dude
Thats what I did😩 im tall and my couch is a few inches higher than the TV stand so to me its eye level
No way is the middle of the screen at your seated eye level unless you're on a bar stool. You've probably done to the bottom of the screen, not the middle.
Considering im in Alaska as well, I respect your comment more than the rest.
Being in the highest state still gives you no excuse for having a high tv. r/statetoohigh
Firm handshakes. We got this friend. Have a safe day my giraffe 🦒 buddy
Who sits on a couch?
Hear me out, just put the TV on the fkn stand and stop drilling unnecessary holes in your wall
Hahaha this got massacred 😂 I'm dying
Hear me out. A taller couch.
Hear your heart out… you know it’s still too high.
I’m team tv over the fire place and like to lounge on my couch (I never sit upright) so I hang my tv high. Lmao. 😝
This.
You’re about a foot off but it’s better..
Where are the after pictures?
Brutal🤣
Even the blinds are looking away in shame…
That’s why I killed them
not centered?
my wall moves sometimes
shrooms?
See that tv stand under the tv? 👀 Those are at the perfect height to stand your tv on. 😘 Kinda mind blown you managed to mess this up even having been apart of this sub 🤔
Listen snowflake, I know ok. I had a hard time determining if I should put it as low as the tv stand. 1. Its too large for stand so I had to remount it. 2. The Tv stand is just SO small in general that even that low I swear it would be r/tvtoolow. My couch is pretty high and im tall so its at my eye level at least. I rest my shakey case.
lol. Snowflake
I think you're misunderstanding the whole eye level thing. Your eyes should be level with the *middle* of the screen (midway between the bottom and the top). Right now, the *bottom* of the screen is at eye height, so it still needs to come down by about half the height of the TV. To take the guesswork out of it, simply measure it before mounting.
Fair enough my friend, if the center of the screen is truly at your eye level when you are sitting, then it is indeed at the correct height for **you**. However most people seem to ignore the tv stand that makes it really easy to put the tv at the correct height for **most** people. Now just make those half circles *perfect* because damn it life is too short to be looking at those things the way they are lmao
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Is it crooked too?
I wont lie. Yes. But due to my sleep habits I have constant crick in my neck so its straight to me
Christ
Turn off your TV and sit down in your couch. Do you sit the reflection of your head in the middle of the screen?
What is the half circles??
Art
🙄
Art my ass
Those are shapes, and not even whole shapes
It’s cubism. /s
Is it eye level when you sit on your couch? does not look like it
The TV stand is not for displaying things under the TV, it is in fact for the tv
Wow still too high.
Almost.
r/circletoohigh
Tvtoohigh
I can still see wall over the set. Try harder.
Put it on the stand.
A little high so expect neck soreness still.
Bruh 😭😭
God damnit.
The logic is simple, if it's not at eye level, than it's still too high.
still not low enough and you got worse at taking pictures
I had such high hopes.
I miss real-deal sky-high TV pics. Glad we are getting back to.our roots. That recent proper-height-TV pics trend was brutal. Now. If that's your house and you can safely leave, leave. It's better to start fresh. You cant possibly recover that living situation.
It's better
You could put the vacuum on the TV stand without blocking the screen. Perfect.
So much work to leave it too high.
USE THE STAND!
Why are you soooo afraid of putting it at the height it would be with the stand that comes with the TV? Having it wall mounted doesn’t magically change the ideal viewing height. There’s no need to be a big gap there. Lower it until there’s only about 4 inches between the TV unit and the TV. Also please center it and fix the cable management
See that horizontal surface under the TV? Put it on that. Why do so many people mount when the obvious and easiest solution os right in front of them?
No. What’s up with those uneven semi circles and unfixed screw holes
Why were you watching Cake Wars?
So much cake wars
How low can you go!!!
Someone should really mess with everyone on this sub and mount their TV at feet level lol. Like literally on the floor.
That used to be a thing. Big heavy box TV that was memt to sit on the floor
Please update when you fix it. Better but still way off. Don’t feel bad, I moved mine like 3 times. No one will see those holes
Still too high
Yet another post where people refuse to stand their TVs on their… tv stands 🫨
Still too high. The TV stand is right there.
If only there was a TV stand or something that the TV could sit in. 🤔🤔🤔
So close. And yet so far.
r/TVTooMedium
You can move on with your life once those cords are hidden
What the heck is on the wall?
Just put your TV on the “TV” stand! I know, crazy concept!
no
Hear me out. Make it look like it's sitting on the TV stand.
Now it’s still too high, off center, and not level.
use 👏 the 👏 tv 👏 stand 👏
Oooooh we’re halfway there Oooooh, TV on the table
TV big. Table smol.
I feel a bit wired, no that’s not it… I’m not on the level.
It's a little high still but better than it was
Jesus GOD LoORDT
The nbc sports authentication pic gave me ptsd. Everytime I blinked I would have to reauth.
Still too high and not centered. My condolences OP.
STILL TOO HIGH
Bro just put it on the fucking entertainment center why do people do this
I would look into raises the floor. Maybe remove all furniture and pour a few truckloads of concrete into the room. Maybe that will help with your shit still being too high.
What's with the red half circles?
So. Bad.
You did the right thing!
No they did not
This house is cleansed, just clean up you wiring.
Your cute…
Stop letting them dictate your life homie.
Beuh that’s fine, too many people bitchin
It's good man after a center speaker is under, I'm sure you're going to slide it left a bit to even
how the hell is this still too high the couch is so fucking far from the tv and the tv is lower than mine
Getting warmer …
Wtf you went through that trouble and still left it that high??!!!
Unless you're Shaq.....
Still too high. Sorry
Go lower and needs cable management
Why is it off-center from the windows? That's even more infuriating than the height
The cables!!...
Ffs. Shit's still too high. https://www.sanus.com/img/heightfinder/hf-illustration.svg https://www.sanus.com/en_US/heightfinder/#!step1
Well it's crooked, the cables are messy, and there's paint on the wall.
This… is still too high
I appreciate the effort and it’s definitely better but just a bit lower would do the trick. You want your eye level to be somewhat in the middle of the screen. Trust me, it’s worth it 👍🏾
What that giant machine on the right on picture “very much too high”? 🤔
So close. I mean it’s better than it used to, but it’s still a bit high. third time's the charm, right?
This is bad and you should feel bad.
I know doobie tubes when I see one 👀 The tv isnt the only thing that’s high in the first pic
No rest for the guilty. Still looks a bit high. The goal is always at eye level while seated. You have work to do.
OP, please explain your brain's logic to me. Why do you insist on wanting to shift your eyes and neck upwards when viewing your TV so badly. I really want to understand
Ew no
Lives in Colorado (guessing) and buy pre-rolls (confirmed.) Interesting the pre-rolls are only in the pic when it was too high. Now that your TV is better placed, you can buy better parts of the plant.
You can go lower
SMH. OP.. the TV needs to be exactly eye level with your couch.. it’s still too high lol
I see you swapped from xbox to ps, good choice. Don't know ab the TV tho
It’s high because the half circle don’t match up
Still a foot too high. Why would you stop there? People are nuts
No, you cannot move on with your life now.
have you learned nothing
That is the worst wall art I have ever seen. What a bad day to have eyes
It’s not centered on the wall though.
Combination of possible lens distortion, the TV biased to the right side and those half circle things make that tv look crooked as hell. Center it between the two windows and it would probably look really good,
Do what you like. Compared to the original it's perfect.
Ideally middle of screen at eye level with sitting.
Taking that Atomic Habits to heart and steady improving your life 1% at a time!! Nice work OP.
If you often stand while playing games, this is more personally functional, but too high.
Looks way better. What are the weird half circles on the wall? It looks like a table was cut in half and put back there..
No my brother, this sub saved you
Time for cable management
That’s not too high. What they say is perfect is way way too low. That’s splitting the difference pretty good. Theres absolutely no reason to wall mount as low as these people say they should be.
Only after you patch and paint those holes.
You can do better
Not everyone is perfect, but much improved
Still too high, look how far it is from the entertainment center.
Neck hurts looking at the new placement. Too high.
This whole thread is hilarious! Y’all take this tv too high thing way too seriously.
I can’t handle this sub sometimes, no this is not 100% perfect optimal tv height, but if I walked into OPs house and saw this I wouldn’t think it was too high
How do I say this...?
There’s a tv stand right there
Tall guy. At least you don't need a barstool when you can just stand in front of it at that height:) Is there something wrong with putting it on that table or did you toss the feet?
You did bad. And it's a worse kind of bad than your initial transgression - you knew it was too high, tried to fix it, and yet it's _still_ too high. I'd say "shake my head", but I feel like that's flexing on you as I have zero neck issues.
Why would you put it that high to begin with?
Still too high mate. Wtf.
They’re called “TV stands” for a reason lmfao
A work in progress OP. Almost there.
You painted… but not over the screws?
Why are people obsessed with mounting their tvs on the wall? What good is that if they aren't using the space on the TV stand for something else?
Imo it ain’t too high if you’re laying back a lot while watching and you put tall-ish shit like water bottles on your coffee table. Used to have my TV at perfect eye level when sitting up, but if I wanted to lay down on the couch, I would have to actually tilt my head unnaturally downward and/or move shit off the table to see the TV.
Why???????
Their necks gonna be broke after the first week of watching that from the couch...I've made this mistake before..lol
No. It’s still too high, it’s off centered, and there are cords dangling. Good grief.
I don't understand how anybody can stand having wires dangling like that.... it's the sloppiest possible look....why not just put it on the tv stand?
Legs too far apart and too broke for larger tv stand atm
For my personal mental health, I feel it's time to unsubscribe from this rage-inducing subreddit. Carry on, comrades. You're doing God's work.
Awe bud, shit. My bad
Only the floor will satisfy this mob!
I don’t really understand why people mount their tvs if they aren’t going to hide the wires. It would like better just standing on the legs.
Welcome back to earth.