Calculator cluster
TV mounting & DIY
Wall-mount height, VESA, TV-to-wall proportion, Helmholtz traps, rack U-space and boundary gain.
TV mounting & DIY
AV Rack U-Space Calculator
Sum AVR, disc, network and extras in rack units, add ventilation U, and round up the cabinet size.
TV mounting & DIY
Blackout Paint Light Reflectance Value Estimator
Estimate remaining bounce light from paint LRV and how many wall bounces, then a crude contrast-gain factor.
TV mounting & DIY
Helmholtz Resonator DIY Frequency Calculator
Tune a ported cavity to a room-mode frequency: f = (c/2π) √(A / (V L_eff)) with end correction.
TV mounting & DIY
Subwoofer Quarter/Eighth Space Placement Estimator
Add 0, 6, 12 or 18 dB of theoretical boundary gain for free, half, quarter or eighth-space sub placement.
TV mounting & DIY
TV Size vs Wall Size Proportion
Compare TV width to wall width. A balanced look often lands between 45% and 85% of the wall.
TV mounting & DIY
TV Wall Mount Height (Eye-Level) Calculator
Place the TV centre at seated eye height, with an optional downward offset for a theater recline.
TV mounting & DIY
VESA Mount Weight and Leverage Compatibility
Check that the TV’s VESA pattern fits the mount and that the panel mass is under the mount rating.
Other clusters
- Screens & projectionViewing distance, throw, aspect ratio, brightness, viewing angle and pixel pitch.
- Speaker placement & acousticsStereo triangle, Atmos ceiling angles, first reflections, room modes and panel coverage.
- Amplification & powerAmp matching, speaker wire gauge, AVR heat, conditioners and Ohm’s-law rack load.
- Signal, cables & storageHDMI bandwidth, cable capacitance, audio delay, Plex storage and STC estimates.