Before deciding on your mounting options, you first need to consider where in the room you are going to place your plasma television set.
One major advantage of plasma television sets over a big screen rear projection TV is that the screen is generally viewable even in a brightly lit room. However, for best results, you still need to avoid setting up the plasma TV facing large windows or doors – or any other place in the room – where sunlight will fall directly across the screen.
The best way to decide is to make a note of how sunlight travels across the room you plan to use; in particular, this is especially important if you have large windows with no curtains.
Place your seating along the wall where the light hits, and the plasma television set on the opposite wall. That way, the light never interferes with your ability to see the picture.
Special care should also be taken with artificial lights in the room. The rather glossy glass surface makes plasma television sets more susceptible to glare than most LCDs. We are saying most as lately, some top brands – Samsung in particular – are coming up with glossy glass surfaces on their LCDs as this seems to help improve the perceived contrast and black levels.
The next consideration is available wall space, or floor area in case you will be making use of a pedestal-type plasma TV stand. Try to find enough clearance to allow for the proper positioning of the left and right channel speakers. Typically, you need a minimum of twice the screen width.
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