Learn How to Weatherproof Your LCD TV

When you deploy a TV in your backyard, there will always be potential problems. But getting a better understanding of these challenges puts you in a better position to make your own water proof Plasma TV.

Taking the next points into account will help you to achieve your aim of a TV in your backyard.

Direct Sun.
When deploying a television in your backyard, you must have a clear idea where you will be putting the television, will you be mounting off of an external wall or will you build a stand for it? The perfect position for the screen is on a wall in a sheltered area such as in a pergola, with a seating area around 3 meters away from the display for a 42" television, this does vary according to the size of screen you install.

If direct sun is on the screen for lengthy periods, this will break down the LCD crystals inside the television set and the TV in your backyard will certainly fail sooner than you would have expected.

Colder Months
You have two choices during winter, the first is to relocate the screen and store it in your basement, then re-install it in the spring ready for the summer months. Or you can leave it outdoors during the winter, but if this is the case you must look at protecting the screen from frost, snow and ice as these can also damage the crystals that form the TV screen.

Rain
For guarding against this, you have to have some kind of cover for the TV or an massive gazebo so the rain can not reach the television. As we all know electronics and water do not mix, there are TV covers on the market that guard against rain, but you really need to look at a year round solution, as you are not going to be around at 3 am when it starts to rain and trying to remember to cover it every time you have used it can become a chore.

Theft
No matter what country or profession you are from, if you have something better than anyone else irrelevant if you have worked hard to get it; they can take it from you. This is something we can protect against by using special fasteners to hold the TV to the wall, using anti tamper bolts that need special tools will prevent them from taking your pride and joy, but it will not stop them vandalizing it beyond repair.

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