good size TV for patio

Think bigger. My buddy put a 55" on a similar size wall and it looks tiny.

I put a 42" on my patio and I find it large enough.

I'm putting a 70" on my porch. I had a 70" Visio but had to leave it when I sold my house. So I'll get another or something like it. I'd get as big as will fit and as much as you want to spend. That way you can see it from all over the back area nice and clear.

Put the 52 in the guest bedroom, get a 70 for outside, and a 76-80 for inside depending how far you sit from it

I have had 0 problems with my indoor TV outside. It is well covered by our porch. Had it out there for almost a year now and the terrible winter rain and storms didn't affect it.

Have any of you guys come up with creative ways to hide/cover it when not in use. Like building a locking wall mounted box...or do you just mount it on the wall and let it hangout there?

How far away will you be? Can you pee in the far corner of your yard and still see what's going on?

THey make covers for them if you want to protect hem more and not build a cabinet for them.

I dont think bigger is restarted. My 70 will be over the fireplace...my outdoor kitchen and island will be over 20' away...I still want to be able to clearly see the tv and not have to squint...so 70 it is

I had EXACT situation.

50 INCH 50 INCH 50 INCH! see my 50" below and you'll realize you need this size at a minimum. i tested with 42' first (pic of that in the full article below) and wasn't satisified.


Here's my thread from last fall. In short

1. 50" "hinsense" no name walmart $299 LED TV
2. world's simplest tv mount - ikea $10
3. power & redmere HDMI cables
4. pain-in-the-arse brick removal with impact drill

The only thing I'll add is with chromecast, its now even EASIER to bring this tv outdoors to watch. Its literally a 3-5 minute total process and it lives in our bedroom the rest of time free from the elements

CAD's outdoor 50" TV



i'm happy to answer questions. my setup rocks.

yep, i thought i was going overboard getting the 50 but if you look at the pic above, you'll see its not that big when you see it in proportion to the deck.