5. Where to install a TV in the kitchen?
Added to the lack of space in the kitchen are other problems that condition the placement of a television, such as splashes, smoke and grease. “An always effective alternative is to hang the TV in the kitchen, on the wall or ceiling, with a support for televisions that allows you to adapt its position,”In the kitchen, television is generally watched standing up, preparing food, or sitting on high stools if there is a bar. For this reason, placing the TV in the kitchen about 125-135 cm from the floor can offer a middle ground that adapts to the different moments. Regarding where to place the TV in the kitchen, “where grease does not require industrial IP protections”.
6. How to install a television?
Two factors have multiplied the placement options for televisions: the thinness of the equipment and its weight. “Equipment is getting thinner and therefore weighs less. Consequently, there is a greater variety of supports for television, from the one that comes from the factory to any of the many arms that exist to hang the television on a wall, fixed, mobile and even motorized, which allow its control to be integrated with home automation”Beyond aesthetics, it should be taken into account not only that they offer a guarantee to support the weight of the device (about 15 kg for a 42″ medium flat screen), but also the possibility of rotating and tilting the television to improve the viewing angle (what the screen occupies in our vision), which, according to experts, must be between 30 and 40º to appreciate the screen in its entirety.However, in Ultra HD screens, that angle increases up to 60º.
Even if we place the television optimally in terms of measurements (at a distance between 1.5 and 2.5 times the diagonal of the device and at a height of about 100 cm), if we do not take lighting into account we will not enjoy the best television experience.
“The television should never be the only source of light in a room. Therefore, it is always recommended that, at least, there is a lamp with dim and warm light in the room. On the other hand, an excess of light is not advisable either, because it impairs the perception of the image and causes reflections”,
“We need an ambient light that distracts our eyes from the central point of light”, and, of course, never place the television in front of a window that causes reflections on the screen.
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The screens do not stop growing and their visual impact is important. “The prominence that a 75 or 80-inch screen acquires in a room can clash with the design of the space. Lately, more and more work has been done with motorized decorative elements, such as a painting or a mobile panel, which hide the televisions”, In addition, the expert affirms that these elements can be controlled with the same control with which the lights are turned on, the curtains are drawn or the channel is changed.
Regarding cabling and equipment such as DVD, Blu-ray, speakers, etc., finding out about the options that “technology offers to locate them remotely and control them as if they were all together”.