How do you protect your TV from toddlers?
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marctwo said:
I am thinking of getting a new LCD TV but I have 17 month old twins at home who love to hit everything. How to people protect their TV?
Bro-in-law used one of those fire guards that came in sections, the height was just around the same as base of the tv on his stand, the guard mounted to a bracket on the wall.it was something like this a 'Baby Dan Hearth Guard'
and did both the wood burner and the TV in his home.
marctwo said:
HellDiver said:
Tried mounting the TV on the wall? If they can't reach it, they can't ruin it. 
It will be on the wall. But if I mount it high enough for them not to reach I'll end up getting neck ache.HellDiver said:
marctwo said:
HellDiver said:
Tried mounting the TV on the wall? If they can't reach it, they can't ruin it.
It will be on the wall. But if I mount it high enough for them not to reach I'll end up getting neck ache.Thanks for the responses.
Dift said:
It summery, I've given up caring.
You should care:http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&expIds=17259,17...
Our TV is in an Ikea Besta unit so it is only a couple of feet above the ground. Her toys are stored in the drawers below. We just taught her not to touch the TV. The best thing about the unit is that the Sky box, DVD player and Wii are above the TV so they cannot be tampered with (no bananas in the DVD player!).
JumboBeef said:
Dift said:
It summery, I've given up caring.
You should care:http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&expIds=17259,17...
Were you refering to the first story, or just the fact that it might topple over?
RosscoPCole said:
Our TV is in an Ikea Besta unit so it is only a couple of feet above the ground. Her toys are stored in the drawers below. We just taught her not to touch the TV. The best thing about the unit is that the Sky box, DVD player and Wii are above the TV so they cannot be tampered with (no bananas in the DVD player!).
It's always baffled me why most units store the peripheries on the floor under the tv, going back to the first video players, to date. because it's just more awkward to work, when if at chest height you don't have to bend...Less so with Sky Plus / PVR because gone are the days of loading tapes and disks.
My own rule of thumb is that when seated in my comfy chair the TV screen should be centre of line of sight, so I'm neither looking up or down.
I can't get my head around why anyone would mount their main TV at picture height, to watch seated on a sofa.
Gingerbread Man said:
JumboBeef said:
Dift said:
It summery, I've given up caring.
You should care:http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&expIds=17259,17...
Were you refering to the first story, or just the fact that it might topple over?
rudecherub said:
I can't get my head around why anyone would mount their main TV at picture height, to watch seated on a sofa.
Agreed. I wear glasses and once had a long chat with my optician about eye strain. He said that eyes were 'designed' to either look level or down slightly. Looking up for a long period of time is a good way to hurt your eye balls!rudecherub said:
I can't get my head around why anyone would mount their main TV at picture height, to watch seated on a sofa.
We mostly watch from a distance (due to the shape of our lounge) and usually lying on the sofa. Positioning the TV higher (not really picture height but higher than most people prefer) made this much more comfy.Mars said:
rudecherub said:
I can't get my head around why anyone would mount their main TV at picture height, to watch seated on a sofa.
We mostly watch from a distance (due to the shape of our lounge) and usually lying on the sofa. Positioning the TV higher (not really picture height but higher than most people prefer) made this much more comfy.headcase said:
Plasmas are much more toddler proof and generally much better than LCD anyways.
Ohh yes, the sales guy in our local Panasonic shop bashed the screen of his demo 50" G20 hard to demonstrate this very thing & it was fine (wouldn't have wanted to buy it as an ex demo though!) LCD would have needed a new screen.CO2000 said:
headcase said:
Plasmas are much more toddler proof and generally much better than LCD anyways.
Ohh yes, the sales guy in our local Panasonic shop bashed the screen of his demo 50" G20 hard to demonstrate this very thing & it was fine (wouldn't have wanted to buy it as an ex demo though!) LCD would have needed a new screen.headcase said:
Plasmas are much more toddler proof and generally much better than LCD anyways.
That's all very well but the model I am looking at is an LCD. A projector would seem to be the best solution (although you'd be constantly repainting to get rid off all the sticky hand prints and crayon).Ultimately putting it out of reach would seem the only option, until they are old enough to understand the consequences.
marctwo said:
headcase said:
Plasmas are much more toddler proof and generally much better than LCD anyways.
That's all very well but the model I am looking at is an LCD. A projector would seem to be the best solution (although you'd be constantly repainting to get rid off all the sticky hand prints and crayon).Ultimately putting it out of reach would seem the only option, until they are old enough to understand the consequences.
I'd say there will be a big risk up to 3 1/2 - 4 years old (going by my Boys anyway
)If its out of reach by hand it should stop any pressing damage ("Ooooo look at all the funny colours when I touch it")
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