Here is some guidance from a professional installer me.
The correct height of a monitor should be determined by the owner sitting down on the couch and when you are seated the ideal height should be determined by placing a tape measure from your eye height into the center of the set.
If you want to bring up the image, cut a piece of cardboard the size of the screen and tape it in postion. You can then adjust the piece of cardboard up or down to see what the final image would look like when you are in your ideal viewing position.
Allways run a packet of cables to the set. HDMI may not look better than component so experiment. Also HDMI can be unstable and lose lock. HDMI can look better but it still depends on the gear used.
In the packey include 2 CAT 5E or 2 CAT 6 for additional capacity and or an IR or other signal repeater along with an HDMI and Component video cables.
Make sure your bracket is securily in place use Hilti fastners to go through the bracket and firing strips into the block.
Make sure the bracket is completely level before the final installation.
Also buy good HDMI and component cables. Use good power condtioning on the plasma. I am a Richard Gray dealer so I am biased, but the Richard Gray's do wonders for video and beat those units of monsterous divinity.
Finally hire a good ISF tech and have the set down. If you can't afford an ISF tech then buy the Digital Video Essentials and try to do it yourself.
Enjoy! I hope this helps.
The correct height of a monitor should be determined by the owner sitting down on the couch and when you are seated the ideal height should be determined by placing a tape measure from your eye height into the center of the set.
If you want to bring up the image, cut a piece of cardboard the size of the screen and tape it in postion. You can then adjust the piece of cardboard up or down to see what the final image would look like when you are in your ideal viewing position.
Allways run a packet of cables to the set. HDMI may not look better than component so experiment. Also HDMI can be unstable and lose lock. HDMI can look better but it still depends on the gear used.
In the packey include 2 CAT 5E or 2 CAT 6 for additional capacity and or an IR or other signal repeater along with an HDMI and Component video cables.
Make sure your bracket is securily in place use Hilti fastners to go through the bracket and firing strips into the block.
Make sure the bracket is completely level before the final installation.
Also buy good HDMI and component cables. Use good power condtioning on the plasma. I am a Richard Gray dealer so I am biased, but the Richard Gray's do wonders for video and beat those units of monsterous divinity.
Finally hire a good ISF tech and have the set down. If you can't afford an ISF tech then buy the Digital Video Essentials and try to do it yourself.
Enjoy! I hope this helps.