Best TV size for a bedroom
It depends on how far the bed is from the wall, and how high you sit in it.
Measure from where your head rests in bed to the TV wall. From 6 feet, a 44- to 60-inch TV fills the recommended 30–40° of your view; from 8 feet, 59–80 inches; from 10 feet, 74–100 inches. For a typical bedroom with the bed 7 to 9 feet from the wall, that makes 55 to 75 inches the usual fit, with 65 in the middle. Mount it higher than in a living room because you sit higher in bed: Vogel’s suggests about 60 inches to the screen’s center for bed viewing, and a tilting mount angles it toward you.
Size by bed distance
Measure from your eyes (roughly where your head rests on the pillows) to the wall where the TV will go:
| Bed to TV wall | Fills 30–40° | Common choice |
|---|---|---|
| 5 ft | 37–50 in | 43 in |
| 6 ft | 44–60 in | 50 or 55 in |
| 7 ft | 52–70 in | 55 or 65 in |
| 8 ft | 59–80 in | 65 in |
| 9 ft | 66–90 in | 75 in (65 for a relaxed 29°) |
| 10 ft | 74–100 in | 75 in |
These use the same viewing-angle band as any room: about 31–33° for SMPTE’s reference distance and 40° for THX’s cinema guideline. If the bedroom TV is mostly for news and falling asleep, the smaller end is fine; for films, aim for the middle of the band.
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In bed you sit higher than on a sofa, and often lean back:
- Vogel’s suggests about 60 inches (152 cm) to the screen’s center for bed viewing.
- LG allows mounting as high as about 5.9 feet for bed viewing, with an adjustable mount.
- Measure yourself: sitting upright on a mattress about 25 inches high, most adults’ eyes are 54 to 57 inches from the floor (adding ANSUR II median seated eye heights). Leaning back on pillows lowers your eyes and tips your head back.
A screen centered near your upright eye height, or slightly above it, with a tilting mount angled down toward the bed, is the comfortable answer for most bedrooms. See how high to mount a TV.
Bedroom practicalities
- Dresser or wall? A TV on a dresser usually ends up lower than ideal for bed viewing; a wall mount gives you the height.
- Mount into studs. Bedroom walls are usually drywall; follow your mount’s rules (some forbid drywall-only installs).
- Windows. A window opposite the TV will reflect on it during the day; check from the bed with a mirror.
Questions people ask
What size TV for a 12 × 12 bedroom?
If the bed is about 7 to 8 feet from the TV wall, a 55- to 65-inch TV fills the recommended 30–40° of your view. A 50-inch is fine if the bed is closer or the TV is mainly for casual watching.
How high should a TV be in a bedroom?
Higher than in a living room. Vogel’s suggests about 60 inches (152 cm) to the screen’s center for viewing from bed, and LG allows mounting as high as about 5.9 feet for bed viewing with an adjustable mount. Measure your own eye height sitting in bed.
Is a 65-inch TV too big for a bedroom?
Not if the bed is at least about 6.5 feet from the wall: from there a 65-inch screen fills 40° of your view, THX’s cinema angle. Closer than that it starts to feel very large for everyday viewing.
Sources
- SMPTE (2017). ST 2080-3:2017 Reference Viewing Environment for Evaluation of HDTV Images.Standard
- THX. Viewing Guide FAQ.Professional guide
- Samsung US Support. Where to mount the TV.Manufacturer
- Vogel’s (2025). Hang your television at the ideal height.Manufacturer
- LG Electronics (2025). How to measure and read TV sizes.Manufacturer
- US Army Natick / Penn State Open Lab (2012). ANSUR II Anthropometric Survey of US Army Personnel (public data).Measurement
- SANUS. VLF628 full-motion mount: instruction manual.Manufacturer
Numbers on this page follow these sources. Where a figure is our own calculation or a rule of thumb, the text says so. Found a mistake? Tell us.
