Crick in the neck
January 28th 2009 02:08
My wife and I have just been away for a week or so first in North Otago and then in Central Otago – or Central, as it’s commonly called.
Our first stay was just a normal house, but the second was a self-contained unit and, as so often, the TV was stuck up towards the ceiling somewhere. In order to watch it we’d have had to lie back on the couch at a very peculiar angle.
At home, out TV stands, as most TVs do, at a height that’s compatible with viewing. Why is it that people who design motels and hotels and other similar short-stay places think that people like to get a crick in their neck when they’re watching TV?
At one place we stayed in, in Melbourne, the TV was so high up you had to literally lie on the bed to watch it – and even then it wasn’t comfortable. Several places in Europe where we stayed last year required you to do something similar.
However, I noticed that there’s finally a trend towards TV at a better angle. We recently went and saw a friend who was staying at a place here in town, and his TV was firmly fixed to the wall at a normal height. It was a flat screen, which no doubt helped it to tae up less room. Hopefully this is a sign of an improvement in the placement of televisions!
Our first stay was just a normal house, but the second was a self-contained unit and, as so often, the TV was stuck up towards the ceiling somewhere. In order to watch it we’d have had to lie back on the couch at a very peculiar angle.
At home, out TV stands, as most TVs do, at a height that’s compatible with viewing. Why is it that people who design motels and hotels and other similar short-stay places think that people like to get a crick in their neck when they’re watching TV?
At one place we stayed in, in Melbourne, the TV was so high up you had to literally lie on the bed to watch it – and even then it wasn’t comfortable. Several places in Europe where we stayed last year required you to do something similar.
However, I noticed that there’s finally a trend towards TV at a better angle. We recently went and saw a friend who was staying at a place here in town, and his TV was firmly fixed to the wall at a normal height. It was a flat screen, which no doubt helped it to tae up less room. Hopefully this is a sign of an improvement in the placement of televisions!
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