What is the correct cabinet height for a 50" TV?

one-third the height from the bottom. That what I keep reading on the AVSForums. Your TV is 50 inch diagonal? That's a 16:9 aspect ratio display, right? The display screen should be about 24 inches tall or so, right? 1/3 of 24 is 8 inches. so when seated, your eyes should be one-third the way up from the bottom, or at the 8 inch point there abouts. The other 16 inches should be above your eye point then. That's how I would mount it. :-)

What we need to go from here is:

1. what is your eye-level to the floor when seated? (in inches)
2. how many inches are from the bottom of the TV to the bottom of it's screen?

Hgeifman- I agree with Photon46. Center of screen should be at (approximately) eye height when seated. Does not hurt to also have tweeters of front L and R channels at the same height though not as important. Best advice, don't get old. These progressive glasses work but they suck (if that makes sense).

Russ

50"

My own personal preference is to have the center of the screen at about the same height of my eyes when seated for viewing. So, seating height is a factor, as is your posture when viewing. This is at a seating distance of 10 feet. If you are farther away, I would think elevation is less a factor. Now that I wear progressive lens in my glasses, I hate having to tip my head up to watch the screen.