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Technology
Michael Desjardin

I test TVs for a living, and this is the one spot in my living room I would never put my TV

A TV mounted above a fireplace in a modern living room setting.

It sounds ridiculous, but where you put your TV matters when it comes to the performance and longevity of your brand-new display.

Putting one across from a window will have it sitting in a sunbeam during the day, creating glare on the screen. Setting a TV up too far away from the main seating area will leave you squinting to see the action.

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