How to get more out of your current TV

Improve your viewing experience without a new TV

You don't need to buy a new TV to enjoy a better viewing experience. Buying a new TV isn't always the answer. Maybe yours is perfectly fine already. But is it in the right spot? Mounted correctly? Does it sound the way it should? With a few smart adjustments, you can significantly improve your current TV setup: no new purchase required. Here's how.

The position of your TV makes more of a difference than you think

Many people place their TV in the most obvious spot: on a piece of furniture, in a corner, or on the wall using the previous owner's fixings. But where your TV sits largely determines how you experience it.

Hanging it too high causes neck strain. Placing it too low throws off your perspective. And if you're watching from an angle rather than sitting directly in front of the screen, you're missing out on the picture quality, contrast, and colour depth your TV is actually capable of delivering: it just can't come through from the wrong angle.

A good TV wall mount lets you position your TV at exactly the right height and angle. That sounds simple, but the impact on your everyday viewing experience is immediately noticeable and it's one of the easiest ways to get more out of your current TV.

Fixed TV mount or swivel mount?

The right choice depends on how you watch:

Always sitting directly in front of your TV?

Modern living room with a blue sectional sofa, decorative pillows, a large plant, wall-mounted TV 5705, and a patterned rug on wooden flooring.

A fixed, flat TV wall mount is your best option. The Vogel's ELITE TVM 5505 places your TV just 1.5 cm from the wall for a clean, streamlined look.

Watching from different spots in the room?

TV draaien voor het eten met ELITE muurbeugel | Vogel's

From the sofa, but occasionally from the dining table too? A swivel mount is far more comfortable. The Vogel's ELITE TVM 5445 rotates up to 180 degrees, giving you the best view wherever you're sitting.

Do you want a full automatic experience?

Bedienung TVM 7675_Motorisierter TV Wandhalter | Vogel's

With Vogel's electric TV mounts, the TV automatically turns to your preferred position the moment you switch it on. That's optimisation taken to the next level.

A better viewing experience starts with the right distance

One of the most common mistakes when setting up a living room is placing the TV too far away or too close. Both reduce the viewing experience, even on a high-quality screen. We have listed everything for you. Read more here.

When you wall-mount your TV with a Vogel's bracket, you have the freedom to fine-tune that distance and revisit the viewing angle without being tied to where a piece of furniture happens to stand.

Sound: the forgotten half of your viewing experience

Soundbar with soundbar bracket | Vogel's

Flatscreen TVs are slimmer than ever. That's great to look at, but it comes with a drawback: the speakers are small and often face backwards or downwards. The audio a modern TV produces rarely does justice to what you're watching. A soundbar changes that immediately, but it needs to be in the right place: directly below or above your TV, at ear level, neatly positioned without a loose shelf in sight.

With a Vogel's soundbar mount, you can mount the soundbar directly onto your TV wall mount at exactly the right height. Attach the SOUND 3550 to a fixed mount for a flush-to-the-wall finish, or to a swivel mount so the sound follows you as the screen turns. It looks polished, and the audio lands exactly as intended: pointed directly at you.

Loose cables: the one thing ruining an otherwise great setup

Your TV is well-positioned. The picture is sharp. The sound is on point. And then you notice them: the cables. Trailing down the wall, dangling behind the screen, visible across the floor. Loose cables make an otherwise tidy room look immediately cluttered and the fix is surprisingly simple.

Vogel's cable management solutions and cable channels conceal all cables neatly along the wall, so your TV looks as sharp as it would in a showroom. It's a small adjustment with a big visual payoff.

Getting more from your current TV doesn't have to cost much

A better viewing experience doesn't always start with a new screen. More often, the improvement comes from how your setup is arranged: the position, the sound, and the finishing details. With the right TV mount, a soundbar bracket, and cable management from Vogel's, you can get the most out of what you already have.

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