i would mount it so that is is centered between teh windows and center line of teh tv even with center line of the windows. my 47" is mounted about 48" off the floor an di honestly am thinking of moving the mounts so that it is up another 4-6".

as to the mounts, check you manual for the TV, it will tell you what style mounts it takes. there are few different patterns.

lastly, and this may just be the picture, but is there still teh plastic over the screen? i see the plastic on teh sides and it looks like it is still over the glass as well.

The ideal height for a TV is to place the center of the screen roughly at the eye level of the viewers. If you have a large difference between the heights of the viewers (very tall husband, very short wife) there might be some compromise involved.

I don't think moving it up the wall is a good move unless you watch TV standing.

Thanks - I'd given up on getting responses, this board is slow! I find I like to tip my head back slightly (I wear glasses so maybe that's where my focal point is) when I watch, so this TV sitting on 26" high stand is a little low. Great for lying on the couch (but I fall asleep so am not watching anyway) but not for sitting. The pedestal base is about 3" so bottom of TV, not screen, is just over 29", top of TV not screen is 55.5", so middle of screen is about 43" and I'm thinking I'd like it about 5-6" higher since it seems I am always looking at the top 3rd of the screen and not the middle to bottom 3rd. I have a slightly taller table/desk (29") in the basement we will move up and try before mounting the TV on the wall - the DVD player can live on a box under the table for a week.

Yes, there is plastic on the sides (was keeping it there until we got the TV mounted), but not on the screen.

Thanks for comments.