is it considered tacky to have a mounted TV that is wider than the fireplace below?

coffeehound

Is anyone going to ask if the fireplace is in use?

Brie

coffeehound said:

Is anyone going to ask if the fireplace is in use?

and what type of fireplace is it?  some throw the heat out horizontally.  others will have heat going out and up and also up the chimney

flaneurs_lobster

coffeehound said:

Is anyone going to ask if the fireplace is in use?

Nah, that'll be where the old telly goes, playing that Blazing Open Fire app. 

mobileron

Not tacky,so working class, what will the neighbours think./////

HaroldWren5

Stop what you're doing!
I'm Axel Foley, Beverly Hills living room inspector!
Everybody, stop what you're doing. I'd like to speak with your foreman.
Everyone, stop!
You! Put the wall mount down! Put the wall mount down!
Somebody get me the foreman. I'd like to see the installer.
I'm the installer here. You're the installer?
Yeah! I need to see the plans then for this room, 'cause you're making a very big mistake.
Get the plans, please. Stop working! Who are you?
I'm Axel Foley, the Beverly Hills living room investigator.
Didn't they tell you I was coming? No.
They didn't? No!
Get me the damn plans. Can you guys stop working?
Stop it! Stop working! Get me the plans.
Wait a second. This is wrong. What do you mean?
These are the wrong plans! Why?
These are the old plans! Old?
These are the old plans! Weren't you at the meeting?
No. Before the Andersons went to Hawaii?
No. They didn't tell you to come?
No! I was there to change these plans.
The Andersons, before they went off to Hawaii, they changed the plans.
Man! The plans have been changed!
There's supposed to be more TV overhang off this fireplace.
You! You! STOP working! Stop working!
You guys are destroying these peoples' houses.
Wait! I have to change this.
No in line with the wall TV screen? This things just overhanging.
What are you, an art critic? No.
They got the money, wanna live with a TV larger than the fireplace, let them live with a TV larger than a fireplace!
People get money and lose their mind.
People say "I want a large TV." You got the money? 
Guys, stop it. Look, just stop it.
I'm gonna have to straighten this out. I'm gonna have to talk to my people, they'll talk to their people, then to your people and maybe this gets taken care of and nobody gets fired. OK?
I just did what they showed here. You did the right thing, but whoever gave you this? Nuts!
Everybody come down, go home. Relax. You got the week off.
We'll straighten this thing out. Just leave it in my hands.
I think you should give your boys a big round of applause.
You have done a good job. Other than the TV being too small, it's beautiful. You've done a good job.

With new TVs, the larger the better. I'm not sure about TVs over fireplaces exactly, since you would want to centre the TV over it. The main thing would be - as people have mentioned before - the viewing angle in terms of eyeliner and height. You tend to want to have a TV in line with your eyes when sitting down. Just generally more comfortable for posture. It all depends on your distance from the TV too. It's all personal preference.

PZ19

The tv needs to be at your eye line so will be too high up.