What to Look for When Buying an Outdoor TV

How about watching your favorite TV show while spending some time with your family in your outdoor entertaining area? Cooking a barbeque with your friends while catching the game on TV? You will be happy to know that outdoor television are becoming much more affordable, making what was once exclusive to only the wealthiest entertainers – something that you can consider installing for summer! You may install an outdoor LCD television on your pool side, patios, decks, and barbeques. They require no special care, and can even be hosed down to clean.

You might have thought about installing an ordinary indoor TV on your patios or decks but they are just not suitable for the outside environment. Ordinary televisions are vulnerable to sunshine, rain, dust and bugs. If you want to install a television on your deck or patios, you must buy an outdoor TV. When buying an outdoor TV, you must opt for a high quality outdoor TV brand which is offering you high quality outdoor weatherproof TV.

You will several TV suppliers in Australia selling a gamut of outdoor televisions including outdoor LED TV and outdoor LCD TV. Liquifi is Australia’s leading supplier of outdoor televisions and waterproof televisions, so you may want to check them out.

When buying an outdoor TV, you must look for several factors including quality, warranty and support services. You must ensure that your chosen outdoor television can provide you an excellent audio/video experience.

It is better to buy a purpose built TV for your outdoors because it will free you from worries of buying a weatherproof TV box, weatherproof TV cover and weatherproof TV enclosure along with your TV. Enclosures have their own issues – like heat dissipation, and internal reflection of the TV onto the enclosure glass, affecting visual performance. Some manufacturers may also void the warranty for use of an indoor television, outside – even if it is stored in an enclosure.

You must ensure that you are buying a high quality outdoor TV that will be able to survive in humidity, scorching heat, as well as rain. An outdoor television should come equipped with built-in cooling systems like internal fans or heat sinks. These systems dissipate the heat and ensure reliability of the LED/LCD screen.

The latest outdoor TVs come with an integrated anti-reflective glass and super bright display that enables you to watch television under brightness of the sun.

Also look for a waterproof remote – incase you leave it outside or want to control your television from your pool or spa.

You should consider purchasing an anti-theft lockable wall mount with your television, to ensure that it is secured and cannot be stolen while you’re away from home, or asleep inside.

When buying an outdoor TV, you must ensure that it has been incorporated with auto dimming features so that you may adjust your television screen according to the sunlight. An outdoor TV must be efficient enough to operate under high temperature. If you want to enjoy an ultimate television experience in your outdoor living spaces then buy a television with a large screen size. Outdoor televisions are available from 32 inches right up to 65 inches.

There are some reputable brands of waterproof and weather proof televisions who are offering a complete installation package – that is the outdoor television, cabling and lockable anti-theft wall mount. 

You must also make it sure that an outdoor TV supplier is offering you a trusted warranty and support services to gain your confidence. A warranty or guarantee may help you in reducing your doubts about a supplier. Some suppliers offer a 12 month warranty that is extend able to 3 years.

Bathroom Renovation – Consider Adding a Television to Add Value

While pondering a bathroom renovation, I came across an amazing idea: a bathroom LCD TV! Why would anyone want a bathroom TV? Well, aside from the sheer fun and relaxation factor - a bathroom TV LCD will also add tremendous value to my home: a factor that is never far from my mind in today’s economic climate. Realtor.org found that in 2009 a bathroom renovation recouped about 80% of cost outlay in added home value. More recent numbers seem consistent with this.  Real estate agents know that ‘kitchens and bathrooms sell a home,’ and now you do too!

So with the bathroom television concept no longer a frivolous one in my mind, I set out to investigate. First item was to confirm that yes, this is a waterproof TV (whew, I’ve watched enough CSI to understand the importance of this!) Many of the accompanying remote controls are waterproof (some of them even float!) The units can be built in flush with the wall, or can be mirror mounted into a bathroom mirror TV. Ooooh! This suited my tastes perfectly as I was determined to make my new bathroom one that looked elegant and luxurious (both to make it reflect my personality as well as to further increase the value-added factor.)

Waterproof TV suppliers have really thought this through and include other cutting edge features like: a variety of inputs (PC, HDMI), optional wireless audio/video inputs and a screen that is heated to stop condensation and fogging up. By this point I was excited, even thrilled about the idea. To add further luxury there is also an optional ‘mirror finish;’ when the TV unit is shut off, it looks like a tasteful mirror. This trick not only adds beauty, but takes into consideration that there might be a few people that you would prefer not knowing your little ‘LCD in bathroom’ secret.

Well, this opened all kinds of possibilities for my bathroom renovation, and the hunt for bathroom TV suppliers was on! But first, I needed to decide what kind of television would suit my needs.  Since LED technology is still unfolding (apparently these will end up being amazingly thin) they remain expensive, so not for me. A bit of research revealed that plasma TVs used to dominate the market because they were bigger and had a better picture, but the LCD’s have now caught up.  Plasma is better as far as contrast goes, for side viewing and for fast moving images (think car chases or sports) or if your dream television is very large. The key benefit to LCD is less power consumption, however, LCD is better for use as a waterproof TV as the heat from the LCD screen has a beneficial side effect: it makes the screen impervious to fogging! They seem to tie when it comes to longevity. But, as with any major purchase, due diligence is critical. The thought of being able to have another computer monitor (using LCD TV in bathroom) and to use less power were pretty appealing to me, so my choice was an LCD TV for bathroom use.

Next step was to check out suppliers of  waterproof TV Australia to find my new waterproof LCD.   And that led me to the most perfect bathroom LCD imaginable: small, sleek and mirrored: it has added a lot of enjoyment (and value) to my home. This little room has gone from serviceable to spectacular. The only problem with having a bathroom LCD is that I now spend a lot of time in that room! So if you are considering a makeover for your bathroom, or spa consider adding a waterproof LCD TV. You may find yourself cleaner, happier and more productive than ever!