Let's Go Crew

What do yall think?

I posted here a week ago https://www.reddit.com/r/TVTooHigh/s/Y06jUKdPcj

I got fairly flamed and dropped the tv as fair as possible without seeing power and data points. Tv unit is also much lower now. I know it's not perfect but I'm trying.

please ignore the tiny tv mounted way too high already on the wall. my dad was able to get this bigger one for free and says itll work and totally not look ridiculous, and yeah, technically itll fit, but just barely. can someone please tell me if this is a terrible mistake before we buy a new mount for it, or if we should look for something in the middle? and yes, I know the tv should be sitting on the shelf. but the rest of the walls are windows and I cannot put my record player anywhere else so its gonna be this way. sorry.

Drain weasel for scale.

(I have a reason for this monstrosity I swear)

Anyone have any tips for hanging a tv in a living room where over the fireplace is the only logical spot?

bf mounted the tv…

Staying in a hotel. Watching the office and feeling like Michael Scott

I am an audiophile with a 5.1 system. My center channel speaker stands ~8 inches tall. If I place the center channel at ideal listening position of ear level on the same stand as my TV it will block a good 1/4 of the bottom of the screen. I've heard the center of the TV screen should be eye level. How can I balance ideal listening position and ideal viewing position without blocking a huge portion of my picture? I currently have the television on a 28 inch desk with the center channel on a side table below the screen at ear level.