Installing a Television Over a Fireplace

[bikdav]

Not so sure this is a good idea due to the heat from the fireplace, unless it is totally enclosed and ALL heat goes up the chimney.

This is about as bad an idea as it is to put a wine rack above the fridge in a kitchen, duh heat kills wine and TVs too.

That is the thing that concerns me also. External heat and electronics don't always play nice together. Depending on how hot that chimney wall gets, I don't think that the TV would survive in all that heat for very long.

[Jman9999]

i found a 55" mount on ebay for 40 bucks been using it for 2 years works great

[eheart144]

Some of the posts admittedly get just about as silly as what follows. Maybe new posters can use the following as an example of what to search for before posting a redundant thread.


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[Phrank]

Here is my opinion, if you don't like it I will refund your money.

TV above a fireplace is ugly- whether it's a $50,000 setup (seen that in a pro athlete friend of ours) or not. Heat is bad for it, dust and ash and everything else is bad for it, heck even taxidermy above fireplaces gets ruined fast. running wires around the area is even worse.

hang a white towel there a week while you have occasionally have a fire going and then smell and look at the towel afterwards before deciding whether to hang an expensive piece of electronics there.

[davidtwotrees]

My tv has been up for two years with fires all winter long. No residue or heat issues whatsoever, but you read that in the thread, right? If you are getting heat and smoke above your fireplace, you need to have your flue checked as it is not drafting properly.

I live in a tiny townhouse and the only place for the tv is above the fireplace. Period. Not ideal, but IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND CHECK FOR HEAT BEFORE YOU HANG THE TV, IT SHOULD BE FINE IF THE HEAT IS NOT AN ISSUE.

[lsiberian]

Here is my opinion, if you don't like it I will refund your money.

TV above a fireplace is ugly- whether it's a $50,000 setup (seen that in a pro athlete friend of ours) or not. Heat is bad for it, dust and ash and everything else is bad for it, heck even taxidermy above fireplaces gets ruined fast. running wires around the area is even worse.

hang a white towel there a week while you have occasionally have a fire going and then smell and look at the towel afterwards before deciding whether to hang an expensive piece of electronics there.

My projection screen hangs in front of the fire place.

[jhzarch]

I just installed a TV above my fireplace and left a raceway for the wires (wires need to be roughly 10-12ft long). Now I need to order the right wires and hook everything up, but I am not sure how to wire everything. Can you take a look at the diagram that I drew and let me now if this is right? Or can you give me a better diagram.

My only problem is the receiver (Yamaha HTR-5830) does not have an HDMI connection.

Please help.

how to i upload a photo of the diagram???

[jhzarch]

You need at least a 12-14" deep mantel above the fireplace to deflect the heat or you will destroy the tv.

[goodman]

The plasma or lcd over the fireplace is one of the dumbest yet most-copied ideas. The TV is too high for comfortable viewing. The heat, if you dare to use the fireplace, may damage the electronics and melt the plastic. If you must absolutely mount your TV in that unfortunate position, I would suggest at least a mantle between the FP and the TV, with reflective material on the bottom to deflect the heat.

[sawzalot]

Depends on the fireplace type, the amount of heat generated by said fireplace, with mantle or without , exactly how much higher than the fireplace, is it the only option in the room for placement. The height depends on the viewer and their seating arrangement in respect to comfort some ht enthusiasts actually love the view angle like that, it is all a matter of preference but it can be done without incident as many here have chimed in on the subject.
Now if your fireplace is the 55 gallon sotz kit that will melt pennies in 2 to 3 minutes I would say don't do it but if your talking about the ever so popular decorator gas conversation pieces as I call them it is done all the time.