TV above open fire?

[admin_exported]

Hi, i am moving house soon and i am very limited as to where i can put my 42" plasma TV. One idea was to mount it on the wall above the open fire, but will that be ok when the fire is burning away.

 

[simonlewis]

No heat & tv's don't mix, you need a cool well ventilated area.

 

[Anonymous]

No, no, no, no. Far too much heat.

EDIT - it was me asking this merely a year ago

 

[bigboss]

Not recommended over an open fire; in fact, if your TV develops any fault, the manufacturers can refuse to honour the warranty. But if you don't intend to use the fire, it's a good option (like I did.....see my home cinema pics).

 

[chudleighpaul]

Very dodgy if you light the fire!

 

[daveh75]

Aside from the heat issues, mounting a TV above a fireplace will often mean the TV is mounted too high for comfortable viewing.

 

[f1only]

I do believe melting plastics can have toxic fumes, I hope there is no magnesium in it

 

[bretty]

Well, i'm going to go against the consensus here and say 'yes', with a proviso. If you have a fireplace like mine:

with a dense mantlepiece, it acts as a heat shield, protecting anything above it. My mantle is marble and the top of it doesn't get hot to the touch, with the fire blaring. If you don't have a mantle, then I agree with the other fellas.

 

[chebby]

daveh75:Aside from the heat issues, mounting a TV above a fireplace will often mean the TV is mounted too high for comfortable viewing.

No problem. Get a set of these to sit on...