How High to Mount a 65 Inch TV

Marking the wall for a 65 inch screen

The screen of a 65 inch TV measures about 56.5 in across and 32 in from top to bottom. Draw a level pencil line at 42 in where the middle of the TV will go: that’s your center. The top edge will sit 16 in above the line, at 58 in, and the bottom edge the same distance below, at 26 in. A TV’s mounting holes aren’t always in the middle of its back, so measure from the holes to the center of the screen and shift the bracket marks by that amount.

Centered that way, the top of the screen is 8° above your eyes from a sofa 10 ft away, nowhere near 35°, the most you’d want to look up to the top of a picture.

Above a TV console

Any console taller than 26 in lifts a 65 inch TV off the eye line, because its bottom edge can’t dip behind the furniture. The table shows how gently that happens. With the bottom no lower than a 36 in line, the center moves to 52 in, still only 5° above eye level from 10 ft away. The calculator lets you add the gap you want between the console and the screen, so enter the console’s height plus that gap as the lowest spot.

Over a fireplace, right at the limit

A mantel line is where a 65 inch TV runs out of room. With the bottom at 56 in, the center lands at 72 in and the top at 88 in. From 10 ft, the middle of the picture is 14° up, just inside the 15° comfort line; a seat closer than that tips the angle past it. For that seat, keep the bottom edge at 58 in or lower.

Before any of that, check the manual, since some TVs shouldn’t sit over a fireplace or near a heat source at all.