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Do I really need an "outdoor" TV if I plan on having it in enclosure when not being used?
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:19 pm
I mean I will keep it out of the elements with either soft case or cabinet enclosure. Been pricing some of the outdoor TV's and for fux sake they are more than what I thought.
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:20 pm to MaxxPain2
Nah, buy a regular TV and replace when necessary.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:23 pm to MaxxPain2
Nope. I bought an Insignia and it's rocking 5 years later.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:29 pm to Boss
40" Vizio has been outside under the back patio for 5 years.... still kickin
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:35 pm to MaxxPain2
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Do I really need an "outdoor" TV if I plan on having it in enclosure when not being used?
there are 2 rules of thought on this
1 - outdoor TVs have sealed electronics and waterproof speakers in them so weather doesnt effect them and the circuit boards to cause corrosion issues and failures
1 - regular TVs dont have sealed electronics but unless it gets rained on, the weather doesnt effect the circuit boards to cause corrosion issues and failures for several years and by then its time for a new TV anyway so the additional cost of an "outdoor" TV isnt worth it.
i would just go with a cheap TV and expect it to need to be replaced every 5 years
Posted on 8/9/22 at 5:31 pm to keakar
TVs are so cheap.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 6:30 pm to MaxxPain2
I have a 65” Vizio in a StormShell enclosure, 3yrs so far, no issues, no problems…
This post was edited on 8/9/22 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 8/9/22 at 7:35 pm to MaxxPain2
Buy an inexpensive tv and replace it as needed.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 7:45 pm to MaxxPain2
Nope.
Bought an insignia roku paired with a Sonos Beam 5 years ago and it’s still going strong.
Bought an insignia roku paired with a Sonos Beam 5 years ago and it’s still going strong.
This post was edited on 8/9/22 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 8/9/22 at 8:50 pm to MaxxPain2
Nope. Get a cheap TCL or Hisense or Vizio. If it craps out in 3 or 4 years, get a new one.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 9:19 pm to MaxxPain2
Just use an old tv from inside and replace it with a better one. Swap out as needed. I’ve had an old insignia hanging outside for 4 years now. I’ll probably replace it this month with the tv from my boys’ playroom and buy a new one to go in there.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 10:07 pm to MaxxPain2
I usually buy a 45" tv right after black friday for $20-$30 on Facebook marketplace whenever mine starts to go out, and hang it up on my back porch. They tend to last 3-5 years. The shortest one lasted was only a few months, but my current one is going into year 6.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:35 am to MaxxPain2
as others have said and has been mentioned before on here....buy a bad arse tv and put it in the living room, put the old living room tv outside.
if Living room tv is new, just buy a big cheap tv for outside. doesnt need to be outdoor at all unless its actually seeing the elements. if under a porch out of the rain, dont worry about it.
if Living room tv is new, just buy a big cheap tv for outside. doesnt need to be outdoor at all unless its actually seeing the elements. if under a porch out of the rain, dont worry about it.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:19 am to MaxxPain2
I was in between moving houses during the 2016 flood. I had my stuff in a storage unit that unfortunately took in 20 inches of flood water.
I had a cheap 42" RCA TV and a higher end 55" Sony TV on the ground in the storage unit.
When I cleaned everything out, you could see the water line across the screens. I wiped them down and let them sit for about a week and the RCA fired right up, the Sony was DOA.
The RCA is in my son's room today, almost 6 years later.
A little humidity and rain splash isn't going to do much damage.
I had a cheap 42" RCA TV and a higher end 55" Sony TV on the ground in the storage unit.
When I cleaned everything out, you could see the water line across the screens. I wiped them down and let them sit for about a week and the RCA fired right up, the Sony was DOA.
The RCA is in my son's room today, almost 6 years later.
A little humidity and rain splash isn't going to do much damage.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:20 am to MaxxPain2
You can get around a 40" tv with a built in Roku or FireTV for like $200.
Plenty of people have left them outside with no cover or anything and they'll last long enough.
Plenty of people have left them outside with no cover or anything and they'll last long enough.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:26 am to MaxxPain2
No. If it's under a patio with a roof, you're good with a regular tv. You can replace 5 times before you'd get to the price of an outdoor one. Those are made for being directly outside with no cover at all.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:40 am to MaxxPain2
I've had a cheap tv mounted under my patio for 7 years not in an enclosure and it's still kicking.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:25 pm to REB BEER
i put my Samsung plasma outside 3 years ago that i bought brand new in 2008, damn thing just won't die. i want to put my 65" outside and get a 75 for the living room.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:54 pm to MaxxPain2
The only thing you will really miss with a regular TV over a true outdoor TV is the brightness. True outdoor TVs use a brighter light system so the picture is better with more light and doesn’t wash out. Other than that as long as you are putting it under a covering of some sort you’ll be good.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 3:43 pm to Wiseguy
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The only thing you will really miss with a regular TV over a true outdoor TV is the brightness.
THIS right here. I thought it was about it being weatherproof until my buddy built his new patio / outdoor kitchen and the TV is right in the line of the sun at the end of every day. Bad enough that we couldn't see the screen a lot of the time. He researched and bought one with an anti-glare screen and extra bright lighting. But boy did that thing cost.
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