I am in the process of buying a surround system system. With the way my family room is built, three different designers came out and felt the Plasma TV should be mounted above the fireplace. Everyone tells me that this is commonplace but I've never seen or heard of that until recently. I have been trying to get used to what it would be like and made a paper template. I wonder two things - would the heat from the fireplace hurt the TV and Center Channel? (its a wood burning "B-Vented" Fireplace) and secondly - I can't seem to get used to looking up higher than eye level. What are some of your opinions? Thank you.
Bad idea. I am sure it would look cool but it is inviting alot of heat and film that will destroy your screen. No matter how good a vented fireplace is(gas,wood), it will always put a film above it.