TV Protection For an Outdoor Television - Providing the Ultimate in an All Weather TV

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No matter if you are deploying an outdoor television by your hot tub or near your pool, you need to offer some kind of TV protection from mainly the weather but also from vandals and potential thieves.

Any television needs to be protected from fluid, so either an LCD or plasma display will need addition protection due to their desirability so the risk of theft is high and if a thief cannot steal a display they tend to damage it beyond repair, causing the owner of the TV a major headache.

So what options are there? Well you can do nothing and live your life always in fear, but this will not suit most forward thinking individuals. This group of people will always be the ones who push boundaries and are prepared to take risks, these people are normally undeterred by the most threats.

An all weather TV.

You can buy an all weather television that can be left outdoors, however these can be damaged and are extremely expensive, around three times the price of a normal TV. The screen of the display can be smashed with a crowbar or hammer a "tool of the trade" for a thief.

Outdoor TV case.

An outdoor TV case is normally constructed from steel, as wood will splinter and any polymer product will crack if a hammer is used to gain un-authorised access to the unit. These come with both cooling and heating, so depending upon were you intend to put the unit. They are also locked with security locks and have an anti vandal none reflective viewing window that has a rear support frame.

What standard is best?

If you are in Europe, you should be looking for a product that has an IP rating such as IP65, this has been tested by washing it down with a high pressure water jet, IP56 is splash proof and should be for locations that are actually undercover.

NEMA 4X is the American standard and is the nearest standard to IP65, so depending upon your location this can give you a fair idea of what is required.

Security.

Well firstly if the outdoor TV enclosure is located in an unlit area and secluded you may wish to install an alert light that illuminates when someone passes the PIR, the TV case is can also come with an alarm, so if anyone accesses the unit a high decibel alarm is activated, blasting the eardrums of a thief. The doors can be securely locked into the body of the TV enclosure and with concealed hinges this makes a real deterrent to a thief.

Conclusion.

Well if you intend to put a TV outdoors you need to establish if you can afford to risk the damage of your TV, if not you need to offer some sort of outdoor protection for your TV. Prevention is much better than having to replace a damaged TV, even if it is from water or an attempted theft, you have the power to control this, act now and do not be a victim.

Thanks To : TV buying guide LED television