Mounting above the fireplace places the tv way to high. It's like when you go to the movies and the only seats left are the first two rows and your neck hurts from 2 hours of looking straight up.

There is also the problem of where to put the various things you like to plug into your tv and how to get the cables to the tv. Unless the place was built for it, you a less costly piece of furniture to buy.

If you go for the furniture, you either have to tear into the wall to run cables or have cables dangling from your wall mounted tv, or place the tv on the stand. The easiest by far is to place the tv on the entertainment center.

Gann

It's on a cheap wire shelving rack from Sam's club. So it can be rolled out of sight when her friends come over. All the components are zip-tied in place with a pc battery backup so I can unplug the power disconnect the cable move it plug it in and not have to reprogram everything. The cable guy thought I was crazy when I insisted I need an extra outlet in the walk-in closet. The G/F said I could not hang it from the ceiling in the bedroom. That would violate the No TV allowed in the bedroom or during sex rules. Hell I am lucky she even let me bring it home and she is the one who watches sports. The camera idea was not even open for discussion.

anon26

Media cabinet here.

@future-proof:
Mainly because my ap is rented, and it already had the cabinet when I moved in.

But I probably would have gotten something very similar even if it didn't have.

Why? To hold books, my figures, laptop, Home Theater stuff, game consoles, phone, wifi router, etc etc.

My ap isn't big enough for separated book stands and other stuff.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

mine 46" is on a stand. I used a big GorillaBag ( glorified bean bag) as a couch so I need the TV to be eye level. Plus... I have my PS3, Freezebox 360, Wii and Surround system under it.

jcrockerman

On a stand on an Ikea thingy.

I'd love to wall mount it but sadly, rental houses suck.

William Hook

@future-proof: since I live in an apartment and can't touch the walls without voiding my lease a stand is it for me

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

stand with all of the goodies right there with it (X360, cable box, upconvert dvd) no hiding cables, no drilling. Although great looking wall setups are beautiful, just don't work in mi casa.

brendanm14

@HenryRayker: you have lath and drywall? At the same time?
Really? You should have plaster over lath over wood studs, or drywall over wood or metal studs.
Either one should be fine for a wall mount. Just make sure you hit those studs

Rev. Eaton Yorke Hunt

@UGA: I'm totally with you on this. Mine is on a stand due to the lack of open wall space (Two walls have windows in the center one witch shared with the door, the other is a larger archway into the den and the last is the only one with enough room for the couch). I have it set to be just a little over my eye level (I'm 5'10") when sitting upright and my friends are always complaining and saying I need to set it up way higher. I'd rather not have crane my neck to watch TV/movies/video games.

DeadlineX

@hamlyn: Yes! Like the guy in the picture with the high, hot TV.

dylanwho

I've got a stand but it has a mount on it so the television essentially floats there with the components below and the wires confined to a tube in the back. It's glass so it really doesn't take up too much space.

Plus it tilts, so that's a plus.

Vedder818

Wall mounting is fine if the set is at eye level,
and using a folding cantilever arm for access to the back of the set.
Unfortunately most wall mounting I see is of the severe neck strain variety.
This "above the fireplace" mounting is just ignorant and careless and more about showing off your set than watching it.

Unless of course you have one of those 22 inch high fireplaces that are all the rage.

Rev. Eaton Yorke Hunt

WHAT THE FUCK IS "OTHER"?

Fishing wire?

WTF....

nystreetfilms

@UGA: Yah the same thing here.. I don't get it. It's like you watch tv standing up. The TV should be at eye level or close to it when sitting down in your most comfy seats in the LR. Now in the Bedroom... meh.. I mean if it's up the wall you can lay back in bed and watch it. Either way it gives you a little more room in the bedroom.. you know for other stuff. My In-law and buddy both said.. mount it on the wall above the fireplace.. and I think that looks retarded one, and 2 I am NOT one of those people that enjoys sitting in the front row at movie theaters. Wall mount only makes sense if you have a flat wall up and down where you can mount it at the proper height, but even then you have a problem.. where do all your peripherals go... the closet down the hall?

beekerstudios

@future-proof: Most people mount their TV's like they were picture frames, and nearly every one I have seen is so far up the wall that they have to watch TV with their necks craned up at ridiculous angles. Mine sits on a media stand that is fully enclosed, against the wall at a respectable height, and still takes up a small footprint.

dylanwho

I count my TFT monitor as tv cause i hooked it on to my vcr :D and i prefer it on a stand

TBM-Fan

@future-proof:
wall-mounted makes watching at eye level difficult if you are sitting down. if you wall-mount at eye-level, then it looks out of place standing up...
mine are on a credenza or stand

hamlyn

@future-proof: seems to be your personal preference rather than any real reason behind your statement.
ours is on a media stand...the panny plasma looks great on it, matches the rest of the furniture in the room, and I have a spot to put all the dvd's, t.v. tuner, dvd player, and random shite to hide into the dark wood t.v. stand. I notice peeps with wall mounts tend to have a bit of a messier setup for everything else, beyond the mount. or still have the cabinet under the mount. its like having bluetooth in your ear, but still carrying the phone in your hand.

unlikelee

I picked "Other" for "I don't have a flat panel TV just yet"

WD40

I'm assuming 'other' includes my man-servant-outstretched-arms mount...

Stem_Sell

The Amish amoire media center previously housed a 36" tube TV. When we got the plasma we had to make huge C-cuts in the sides to make room for the extra-wide goodness of a 52" flat-panel.

A DeWalt reciprocating saw, a sander, and some light-pine stain did the trick. The media-center is now a fusion of Shaker charm and Samsung tech.

Windhawk

@saeder:
@phryed:

Thanks for the info. When I'm in a place with more sound walls (read: not lath and drywall walls) I might go for this.

Seriously...why would you rip out the plaster and leave the laths up? Seems like a lot of effort to me =\

HenryRayker

mine sits on a nice bush stand with my ps3, 360, wii, hd tv box, and onkyo 705 receiver

Boatski

@future-proof: I don't want to wall mount; sister's Plasma is walmounted and thinking of connecting devices to the tv seems like a massive project.

h0mi

a stand for cable management and next probably a projector with wireless hdmi.

lilaliendog

I've seen a lot of them mounted above fireplaces, and every single one of them is way too high to be comfortably viewed. Mounting lower on the wall makes sense, but I can't understand all these people wanting them near the ceiling!

UGA

needs one more option.

I do not own a flat panel TV. I am still stuck in the stone age and have an analog TV set.

CCM333

@HenryRayker:

I had this EXACT same problem and used the following mount:
[www.amazon.com]

80 bucks

TenaciousC

='(
I too am one of the unfortunates who dont own one.

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Who assumes we all use flat panel TVs? I have projectors!

Lev_Astov

I hate TV nooks and that is why mine is on a stand.

OGHowie

I too enjoy the stand just for cable management. For apartment life, there's no beating it. Sure, I may be able to convince the landlord to let me set some drywall anchors for a mount, but I doubt he'd go for the complete cable-hiding experience of drilling and whatnot.

So for now I have a nice stand that matches all my other furniture and, more so than a mount, I know it will accommodate future TV purchases as well, up to a point. I'd hate to have to buy and reinstall a wall mount just because I bumped my TV up a few inches.

PipeRifle

@HenryRayker: so perhaps a cantilever mount such as this... [www.omnimount.com]

I'm a stand kind of guy for the time being, eventually I will wall mount my plasma, but seeing as how I don't seem to stay in one place for more than a year I'm not willing to buy a mount to possibly want a different one later.

saeder

anyone know where i can find flat panel adoption rates?

wmchiefs

@marm0lade: @jswilson64: Oh Snap! Walked right into that one. Boooooooo....

bms

I'm actually about to move into a new house...my first house actually. I'm sick of apartment life, and I want something that I could buy in a year or so...

That said, the current house I'm looking at, makes me really wonder where I'm going to put my TV. I have a 42" DLP, and can't figure out where to put the damned thing. I may eventually have to buy a flat-panel (Ohh dear, how sad) and mount it above the fireplace.

Chromeo

Both of HDTVs are on stands, well, entertainment stand. Actually, for the bedroom I put it on two $12.99 stackable shelves from Target, with books to re-enforce the middle of the stand. It doesn't dip too much! It's ghetto, but it is the perfect height .

mykalt45

@bms: Thats what she said...

jswilson64

I've got mine on a stand. Frankly, I doubt the structural integrity of my apartment could hold up a picture frame let alone a TV.

Preyfar

@bms: THAT is what she said.

marm0lade

I'm getting one soon and would love to have it mounted on the wall. But the way our living room is, I doubt that would work. So, on top of a long table it will go.

RE-L

@HenryRayker: they have wall mounts that can swing out, tilt, and pan. i believe i saw somewhat reasonable ones at tiger direct.

phryed

@ALT: *don't

ALT

On a stand... sadly the landlord would not approve of the holes in the wall necessary to mount it.

EngSellOut

@future-proof: its just because Im lazy. I obviously WANT to wall mount that little 32" bastard, just havent gotten around to it. Also I kinda do want to deal with holes in my wall and my landlord being an ass.

ALT

I don't have a flat panel...

Rabid Penguin

A stand or media cabinet makes the cables less visible without having to deal with drilling holes in the wall and running the cables...

12-Inch Idongivafuck Sandwich

Sadly its not big enough to warrant mounting it on the wall.

bms

I have mine on the ledge above my fireplace but, because of the way the room is shaped, I sometimes need to tilt the thing. If I mounted it to a wall, it would be fixed with the viewing surface parallel to the wall.

What would be nice is a wall mount that can come away from the wall only enough to allow the necessary amount of tilt.

HenryRayker

The builder of our house decided that the biggest TV anyone could possibly want is about 35", so we have recess in the wall that wide, underneath a shelf and beside a fireplace. It's a terrible place for a TV, all jammed in the corner. We managed through creative problem-solving to get a 42" TV to fit, but it would be nice if we didn't have useless built-in shelves.

The Sword Master

Wall mounted all the way.. I don't understand the point of flat panel sitting on a cabinet.... Seriously, someone please explain this to me...

future-proof

Mine's wall-mounted on a TV stand. Yup.

[rantsravesreviews.wordpress.com]

pablos1

no flat panel tv for me, sorry

alter

There should be a "Both of the above" option. LR Panny plasma is wall mounted and BR Philips LCD sits on a stand.

misterwho

Both are wall mounted but it still doesn't keep my kids from sticking their greasy little fingers all over them.

idano

@wolfenstein-3d: You mount your landlord on it?

praevalesco

@h0mi:

Isn't that why they make receivers? The only thing I have running into my TV is my receiver and then everything else runs through that (Wii, Cable, DVD, PS2, iPod, etc.). This makes switching sources and controlling volume easier.

justinpe

My 40" LCD is on a stand. Perfect eye level for gaming.

Mr.SithNinja

I want to wall mount it, but wall mounting a 42" isn't an easy task + expensive mounting bracket + angry landlord.

wolfenstein-3d

Mine's mounted on a swingarm I picked up...at...

Heeeeeey, wait a sec. Just what is it you guys are doing with this information anyway?

mildretard

Wall mounted for me. I don't mind people have their on stands, but what really gets me is when people have a nice thin LCD and put it diagonal in a corner like people used to do with their CRTs. It just feels wrong.

Phlashman

@future-proof:
The point is to save money on chiropractic visits.

Rev. Eaton Yorke Hunt

I think my tube TV is too heavy. Let me go try it, and stay tuned for the hilarious (for you) pictures of the hole in my wall.

e-friend

You people ar n00bs. I have my cake and eat it to. Wall mounted on a stand!

praevalesco

@SgtBeavis: Those cabinets are awesome. I got a set for above my desk to hide all my misc gear and DVD spindles.

So you have the wires running inside the wall? How good/bad has ventilation been so far?

TKWarrior

@future-proof: I rent, I can't drill holes in the wall for a wall mount for my 32" LCD. Heck, I'm not even sure if the walls in this place would hold a TV. On a side note, my other HDTV is a 34" Sony CRT TV, so it weighs 200lbs. I don't think anything can hold that up expect the one stand I found at Walmart a few years back. Again, why am I going to buy a nice, expensive wall unit if I'm going to have to move it in a few years anyway? Simple works for me right now.

madcran

My 4 year old Toshiba 52" plasma is one heavy bastard. Like, 90 lbs. Sure, it's got the mounting holes for a bracket, but getting out the stud-finder and securing it to the bracket is a whole lot more work than leaving it in my living-room's picture window.

Seriously... it's not like I'd ever CHOOSE to look outside when I can see nature on Discovery HD.

DeusExMach

In a media center.

EBone

@marm0lade: FTW!

@pablos1: We got one like that from Pottery Barn for my 50", had to buy a wall mount bracket extra to go with it, but when your renting you don't have much choice. We've been really happy with it.

Blue Oyster Cultist

After a mild remodel I figured the cleanest way to go would be wall-mount.

All the parts to mount were purchased at Monoprice.com, the best, bar none, way to buy a flat screen mount. Check the gallery for additional images of the Monoprice bracket.

Image - [farm4.static.flickr.com]

Gallery of install - [flickr.com]

Usermanual

Both TV's are wall mounted. I have the 26" bedroom TV mounted on a 18" swivel so the TV tucks back into the bookcase. The Living room has a 42" mounted on the wall.

Honestly, I am amazed by how many people are afraid of cutting holes or drilling into walls. It's just walls - snaking a wire, drilling into a stud, installing a wall anchor - it's not that difficult, and the results are worth the effort. I wonder how many people take the lazy route and wall mount the TV but hang the wires in front of the wall for all the world to see.

Lizard_King

A wall with out a TV is so 90's or is it 2000's?

randatheu

I chose -other- since it's mounted on a backbone on a TV stand:
[www.kingsfurnishings.com]

For living in an apartment - can't be beat. I can have the LCD mounted high up with all the wires hidden, and I don't have to worry about fixing holes in the wall when we move.

TKWarrior

Mine's mounted on a TV stand.. i looked everywhere and good old Walmart had a winner (by far. No, seriously). Looks and works good enough I've bought two of them.

Sadly, i can't find it walmart.com, just local. Totally worth the $230.

Something like this but better looking imo: [www.walmart.com]

wooties

Wall mounted. I don't want my dogs knocking things over..

[www.flickr.com]

SgtBeavis

@h0mi: that's why you use an A/V receiver. then you only have one set of wires running to the TV. this is only a drawback if you feel the need to always have the latest connector tech, in which case wiring maintenance would be a pain.

@dylanwho: poorly installed wall mounting is not an argument against wall mounting, just putting more thought into what you're doing. mine's just above my fireplace and includes an easy angle adjuster to control tilt. part of the key here is that my couch that i watch from is far enough back that i'm not looking up at much of an angle. if you're room's too small, you shouldn't be mounting your tv up that high.

it's also on a double jointed extension arm, so i can pivot it to face the dining room/kitchen if i want to watch while i'm in there. since that's a 90 degree turn, that's not something easily accomplished with a stand mounted tv (unless you're willing to stick it way out in the middle of the room so it has enough clearance to turn)

Accelerata

for those wanting nice and cheap mounts monoprice is awesome. I got a nice flat mount for something like $18, everywhere else i looked for the same style mount it was at least $60.

jeepingeek

Future-Proof got totally owned on this one.

Jesustron

I don't have a TV.

propertius

I bought the lowest entertainment center/table I could find and the TV is on a stand on top of that. IMO, since most movie watching or gaming is happening from a sofa, any normal height entertainment center (or wall mount above entertainment center) is too high for optimum viewing.

Ribs

Firstly I think the guy in the photo could have mounted it a little closer to the surface of the fireplace. I think mounting it above a fireplace makes sense depending on the furniture you use. I have two leather recliners in our LR and I always felt that when it was on a stand it was two low when I reclined. I had to arch my neck forward with my chin on my chest. At it's current height it's perfect for my use.

sonburn

52" Sony in a custom box/storage unit I built. The living room is oddly shaped with windows and a fireplace that use up all the largest walls. All you need is your own CNC machine, a big pile of hardwood, a shop full of woodworking tools, some CAD/CAM software, and you too can build a similar arrangement.

JDisnidiet

i move my furniture too often so the wall mounting just seems too permanent for me

awperk

my living room isn't set up in such a way that I can wall mount it, as the TV sits across a corner... however I work in a place where some people do support for TVs, and I've heard stories about people mounting their TVs, and they only stay on the wall for about 20 minutes before they crash to the floor and explode...

...I would love to be there when that happens.

kathartik

Oh regular pilots pets around here, aren't we, eh? A plain old CRT isn't good enough for you, is it? Gotta have a poll to see the best way to hang your new flatscreen display and scream to the world about your high definition goodness, eh? You lucky bastards. You lucky, jammy bastards.

Monty

Wall mounted for me. It's at eye level while I'm sitting on my couch so no worry of neck strain when watching a movie or playing viedo games. The 32 inch mounted in the bedroom is a little higher, but like another post, it's ok simply becuase my wife and I watch it from the comfort of our bed.

surfer88

I'd love to wall mount mine, but it's got a computer behind it and three boxes in the console below it.
Where would those go?
It would end up just being mounted right above the console it sits on and the console would get piled with crap.
I'll leave it where it is so I cna rearrange the room when I want to.

Dillenger69

Other - Mine is mounted on a stand, gives me room to put my consoles, cable box, etc on the stand and gives me cable management, but also lets me swivel left and right.

This stand to be exact [www.whalenfurniture.com]

SAN66

Originally, our 50" Samsung was on a glass stand with all the components stashed below. The day I saw my newborn daughter head for the components I knew then I'd have to mount the TV. Soooo, now the TV's on the wall (top edge of the TV is right around 6' up, that puts center viewing right around 5') with a 50" HDMI cable running to the closet where the receiver integrates with all the other components and is controlled via Harmony 880 remote and IR repeater system. Everything works flawlessly...we just miss out on RockBand for the Wii since the drums & mic aren't wireless. ;)

Oh, and yeah, mounting your TV above a 6'-7' fireplace is the height of stupidity.

leo662

It'll be wall mounted as soon as "rob" gets back from cancun.

Sloth

I would never wall mount a TV. I have a family friend who had theirs on a wall and their 2 year old son pulled on it and the TV came down on the poor boys head. He now has severe neurological impairments. If you do want to mount your TV, make sure you use a sturdy stand, install it properly, and keep young children away from the screen. Don't let this happen to you or your family.

Link2187

I wall mounted mine (Pioneer Kuro 110FD)... but then center channel looked like crap both underneath and on a shelf above. I thought I wanted it to articulate etc... but then realized i don't need that either. So now settled for on a stand with center channel on a discreet shelf. Looks nice!

OmBass

I wall mounted a P.O.S. Olevia 30" LCD. It has a shelving unit around, above, and below it, so I did a basic "fake wall" underneath it to hide the five inches of cables going down to the cable box, PS3, & stereo.

That worked well for three years, then the Olevia died, so I upgraded to a 46" LCD, and had to install a second mount.

Only problem was that when I removed the anchors from the first mount, they punched through the wall, so I had to do a spackle job to fix the holes into the kitchen.

@Link2187: Sorry to hear about your friends kid. I was scared of the same thing happening if I kept it on the stand, so I wall mounted it with twice the weight rating of the TV, extra screws, and some hefty tugs to make sure it was secure. I've seen lots of stories about people not mounting correctly and having the TV fall, but hurting a two-year-old is the saddest.

freccia

In my dreams count as "Other" right? cause that's what i voted...

Edi_bOMB

Mine is on hte wall, obviously, as it is a Stewart Grayhawk screen. Gives me a nice 88" image. I'm waiting for the day I'll be able to buy a new projector with enough zoom (or an anamorphic lens) to at last be able to make good use of the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of my screen.
And yes, cable management is a bitch, but as my girlfriend lets me do anything I want in my home theater I was able to use a cheap solution leaving the cables in view. I mean, it's a home theater, it's made to watch movies and play videogames, not to be featured in a frakking interior design magazine.

Franssu

Dammit, wrong thread... Carry on!

Xavoc

Here's a question. Why didn't she return the fucking thing when it didn't work properly?

Xavoc

I have one in my shed.

pobox90210

@TKWarrior:

Honestly ventilation is a bitch. I had to pull the PS3 out of fear of over heating. I'm going to add a fan to the bottom of the cabinet to pull in cool air.

All the wires are run into the walls. It was a pain to setup but it looks great.

BTW, the cabinets are from IKEA. The were only a couple hundred bucks but be sure to account for your wiring when measuring the depth of your cabinets. I had to get 90 degree elbows for the HDMI cables so they wouldn't stick back so far. I also ended up cutting out the back of the cabinets and into the drywall so the components and the wiring would fit right. If I had to do it over again I would have built the cabinets myself or bought deeper ones.... but its all good. :)

SgtBeavis

@bms: She told me that normally she only rides epic mounts, but she made an exception for you.

Xavoc

In my case it is a mix.

I have multiple units around the house that are wall mounted, the one out next to the BBQ is in a custom stand mount with a motorized tilt and pivot mechanism for purposes of aiming it to where we are trying to view it from.

The one in the living room is on a motor driven drop down from the ceiling to hide it when not in use. There is a slot in the ceiling that matches the tiles to conceal the location.

JustADude

were is the option for " my awesome 1080p dlp that sits on a black glass stand"?

otis123

At 80lbs, my 42" Samsung plasma is safely on a stand.
Don't even want to consider the kind of craziness my landlady would require from me to mount it.
And frankly, I think it looks better on the stand.

DinoRubble

Why isn't there a choice for people who don't yet own flat panel TVs?

Xavoc

Wall mounted above a fireplace in the family room, which has no floor above it and is basically 2 stories high. This make Wii gaming virtually impossible from the couch which is far enough away that the HD is basically unnoticeable (I tried Dead Rising on 360 on it to read the text but still couldn't). The main set is a old 32 inch SD Toshiba that would tear down the house if hung.

mferrari

wall

iaintgoingthere

It's on the stand because of our rental. However, even with it wallmounted we would still need an entertainment center for the Tivo, Wii and DVD player. So why bother?

mcjake

@ GIZMODO - You posed this question over a year ago...

[gizmodo.com]

Snorbalp

One 42" on a stand in a cabinet.
One 52" on the wall.
One 36" on a stand on a dresser.

SockMonkey

Where is the vote for "Don't have one"

DoPeY5007

Because of the shape of my room, I use a pillar-style stand. Not as slick as wall-mount, but it holds the 46" panel at the right height and has two nice small shelves for my Tivo S3 and Center Channel Speaker.

Canoehead

I have mine 42" flat panel in a custom made motorised cabinet- at a push of a button the screen rises from inside the cabinet to the correct viewing height. and when it's not in use it's nicely hidden away- in what most people assume is a fancy radiator cover!

jimbowyer

Because no one has said it yet - monoprice has great prices on wall mounting brackets. :-)

Snowlovers

wall mounted

Seiven

I have mine mounted on an arm that has two pivot points so I can pull it out next to the bed or fold it back against the shelf it's mounted on.

Brookespeed

Wall mounted all the way. We had the 52" Sony on a table for a while and after moving it onto the wall the entire room feels *much* larger. Ours is also over the fireplace and feels to be at a pretty good height. We sit fairly far back from the TV so that helps as well. As far as cabling, the fireplace makes things complicated but we were lucky (and I was planning ahead) because during our remodel I had conduit placed in the wall so all cabling could be completely hidden. The only thing visible is a thin cable for the Wii Sensor Bar - looks kind of cool actually. All cables route into the wall behind the TV and come out at floor level behind the media cabinet.

I went with a Sanus LR1A in-wall mount box and LRF118 mount. This is a full-motion mount (tilting and telescoping) and is the only way to go. There are too many times when you need to get to the back of the TV and a tilting or fixed mount would be an absolute disaster. The beauty of the in-wall deal is that even with the thicker full-motion mount the TV is still fairly flush to the wall since some of the mount hardware is recessed into the wall.

A family friend had a ~32" TV mounted in their apartment last year. They used a hole-saw to drill two small holes directly above one another and fed the cabling through. On an interior wall without insulation *and* without any horizontal studs or electrical conduit this is a possibility. When you move out just get some patching plaster and wall-patch mesh and repaint. Nobody will ever know. . .

lisnter

Wall mount! I actually had the contractor build a "TV wall" specifically for my Kuro (PDP-6020FD), in anticipation of its June release back around April/May.

@Link2187: Sounds more like a poor quality mount and/or mounting job (unless he had articulated mount?). If your TV is worth wall mounting, than you had better get a good mount and do it right. Why spend all the money on a good TV and skim on the mount? I have a Peerless Tilt that holds 40's to 70's. I used 4 Heavy duty masonry bolts (included in the kit) and 4 more 2" wood screws. All of which were bolted into studs reinforced with a full sheet of plywood for weight distribution.

Avoid articulated mounts. Moving the weight further out from the main support (the wall) isn't all that safe, and can be easily pulled down. A lot of cheapo brands have really poor joints and they simply bend under the weight of the TV's.

beeg

@Rabid Penguin: I don't have a wall.

krom

Both actually. The one in the living room is wall-mounted and the one in my bedroom is on a stand.

Nathan Drake

This house is subsiding as it is - mounting the TV to the wall will just make it fall down quicker.

Since I need a cabinet for the Xbox, DVR etc to go in the TV's just stood on that - If you wall mount it where do you put the other devices?

sparx104

@future-proof: Just because it is flat, it does not turn it into a painting.

SewerShark

Its on a stand...right next to my PS2

SewerShark

Mine is still in its box. I won it, and have done nothing with it as of yet. Been there for about six months.

bobojuice

Wall ba-bay!
[farm4.static.flickr.com]

fivepoint

Mines on a stand, but i want to put it on a mount. I just need to find one that is able to move up and down by at least a foot.

boobox

I'd like to wall mount mine but I have not enough scratch to buy a decent mount. I'd have to buy a large one that can tilt and rotate and extend and all that good stuff though.

Absent Blue

On the wall. Both of them.

Aloof

@Accelerata: I definitely understand the need for proper mounting. You sound like you are the exception, but the exception proves the rule.

dylanwho

Let me just say that people who mount a TV over the fireplace are tacky idiots.

NateAustin

Im still renting so its on a stand.

Thanatos

@Absent Blue: Check out the website in my previous post. Some aren't as expensive as you might think they are.

highfloydelity

@TenaciousC: Wow, 80 bucks? Rip-off. Monoprice.com is your friend, $24.17 for essentially the same mount.

[www.monoprice.com]

highfloydelity

I'm renting the house, so mine is on a TV stand.

FrancesTheMute

@HenryRayker:

try this

[www.ergotron.com]

BrandenF

TVs should be eye level, who wants to crane their neck up to watch just because it looks nice in that spot. Stands all the way, unless you mount them low.

mikecoscia

Stand

Eltigro

I got my wall mount here for a really great price. High quality too. You pretty much have to buy them online to get a good deal.

econo2

For all of that don't want to drill holes to run cable, you can still wall mount your TV without visible cables if you use something like flatwire.

[www.decorp.com]

That being said, I'd personally prefer the "both" route (the people who have mentioned having stands with back panels that make it appear wall mounted). But alas, I do not yet have a flatscreen. Looking to get one this year though!

jennyfur

Also check these mounts for prices that aren't ridiculous. They also have a blog about expensive mounts vs. generic brand ones: [cabletrain.com]

lizardw

I have a 50" plasma, but the wife likes to re-arrange the furniture every couple of months or so, so drilling holes and bolting a mounting bracket to the wall would require lots of spackling on my part... Stand is the obvious choice.

Sterian

Wall mounted my 47" Toshiba Regreza.... best choice I ever made.... Wrapped the cords with ties and covered with a piece of fabric that matches the couch, came out pretty good, pretty cheap too.... only $140... cheaper than any decent looking stand.... best looking college apartment living room ever!

sgagnon3

I plan on getting a flat screen & mounting it on the wall because I like to move my furniture around in my room. Right now I have my tv on my dresser top, its very hard to move. I move my furniture around alot. I have no children around so I don't have to worry about them pulling on it.

Scottishchick55

I have an old 60's TV um case. Least I think that's when its from, its for a ground level TV big wooden sucker with little brown curtains and a hole on the right side in the curtain for the tv control door to open. I always loved the look of it so I have my 42'' lcd on top (1'' over each side of the stand) and then all my components in it. Lots of wasted space inside the actual stand but damn I still love the look.

CarlisleMania