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Most people pick a TV size by looking at the price and the picture on the showroom wall. That wall is usually ten metres away and lit like a stadium, which is nothing like a lounge in Randburg.

Start with the distance from your couch to the wall. As a rough working rule for 4K sets, take that distance in centimetres and divide by four to get a comfortable screen size in inches. A 2.4 metre viewing distance suits a 58 inch panel well. Sit three metres back and 65 to 75 inches starts to make sense.

HD sets are a different story. On a 32 inch HD screen you want to sit closer, around 1.5 to 2 metres, otherwise you lose detail. That is why the 32 inch works so well in a bedroom and disappoints in a big open plan lounge.

The second thing to check is the wall itself. Face brick and concrete take a bracket without any drama. Drywall needs the bracket anchored into the studs, and if there are no studs where you want the TV, the installer must add a backing board. Tell us the wall type when you book and we will bring the right fixings.

Last point: leave 10 to 15 centimetres of clearance behind the screen for the cables and the plug. A flush mount looks beautiful until you try to plug in a soundbar.

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