TV in the garage

[sandslot]

I would like to mount a large TV on the wall in my garage, but am unsure if it could handle the cold environment (as I heat it as I need it).....or do I have to maintain above freezing to keep it on the wall (as opposed to bringing it in for the winter)....Suggestions/thoughts?

 

[soob]

LCD is called liquid crystal display for a reason. If it gets too cold it will freeze and the picture will be stuck on whatever you were watching when it froze until it thaws out.

Actually I have no idea. I assume the TVs can freeze just fine. They put LCD screens in cars and stuff.

 

[waterss]

I have a 70" led hanging on my wall. So far so good been up through the winters and summers.

 

[gungatim]

I've had some LCD displays on cheaper tools get affected by cold, but more often from heat. That said, my OBD scanners, multi-meters, and a few other items in the shop sit out there in sub-zero weather during the winter and never had a problem with those, cheap clocks watches and toy stuff is another thing altogether...as for TV's, no idea. I presume mfgr's know a scanner is gonna sit in the garage, and cars sit out in cold weather all the time, but TV's are typicall in a house that is heated...

good question as I'm thinking of mounting a LCD myself in the shop...having finally upgraded the house tv a few weeks ago I'm hooked...

 

[redblurr302]

32" Vizio about 8 years old. It got demoted to garage after buying bigger & better for the living room. It's been in my garage for 4 years now through -20 degree winters & 100 plus summers in my garage. NEVER a problem!!

 

[Atalford]

Haven't had a problem with my lcd computer monitor in the garage.

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[carhunter]

Just a thought, but these things are shipped in unheated/un-cooled containers and trucks around the world, so they have to be able to withstand some extreme temps while in storage.

Here's a link to Phillips - they recommend -15 as a minimum storage temp, and 41 as a minimum operating temp.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/...isplay=QAC_84356&refnr=0084356&scy=US&slg=AEN

 

[albaran]

I have had a flat screen on the wall of my garage for a few years and never experienced any problems due to temperature. If you heat the garage as necessary, I would think that you would turn it on when it is warm (above freezing) anyway.

 

[buddyboy]

if you have temperature swings from day to night you might run into problems.

just like dew on grass you;ll get that on the inside of your TV.

most other electronic equip has components that can deal with this, TV's not so much.

a TV can get cold, as long as it's brought back up to temp slowly. inside your garage the temps should not vary that much over 24 hour periods, and in winter the air is dryer anyway so when you kick on the heater you should be fine.

if this was on an open covered porch I'd think 2X

 

[brycez28]

I've had a little 19"LCD tv in my garage for 3+ years without any issues.

 

[kf4zht]

While it doesn't get as cold around here I know many people with TVs on their porches that are fine. I have several monitors that are essentially outside and are fine.

 

[LifeLongWNYer]

So what of the TV monitors and Jumbotron's in the football/baseball stadiums? They seem to be okay.





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[buddyboy]

those TV's are more than likely rated for outdoor use

 

['sallgood]

While it doesn't get as cold around here I know many people with TVs on their porches that are fine. I have several monitors that are essentially outside and are fine.

Maybe they fill the Georgia models with a lil bitta white lightnen'
I grew u........Got Older..around Marietta

 

[steve308]

Humidity (moisture of any kind) is your greatest threat. Does water freeze in the garage? If not you should be OK. I have (HAD) a 55 " plasma in the garage for 3 years before I installed the mini split with no problems (water never froze in the winter but it got real steamy in the summer). This spring I had the split turned off and we had a rain shower with the resulting humidity come thru. Turned on the TV prior to letting the split dry out the garage and the most beautiful blue flame came out the back of the tv.

 

[sandslot]

Good thoughts....maybe there's an outdoor TV available....I'll look and let you know what I find

 

[MagicMarker]

I'm putting up an old 26" screen this week.. I'm assuming it will be fine.

 

[1940_dodge]

Good thoughts....maybe there's an outdoor TV available....I'll look and let you know what I find

You don't need to find an outdoor rated tv. I've had my lcd in my garage for over a year with outside temperatures going to -20. With running my infrared heater all day long and it still runs fine.

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[jayoldschool]

LCD is called liquid crystal display for a reason. If it gets too cold it will freeze

You do know that not all liquids freeze at 0C/32F, right?

 

[wes73]

I've got a 50" Plasma that I hung within the last month. I'm not too worried since my garage did not fall below 28 degrees with out heat this past winter here in south central PA. Even if it did i do not think i would be worried at all even if it was LED or LCD. I'm sure through shipping they all get into lower temps.

 

[vertguy]

I've a couple cheap LED TVs in the screened in porch (which sees far more extremes than my insulated garage) and both have worked without issue for a couple years now. Neither see use in the winter, but they set out their year round.

 

[speedminded]

Nearly every electronic device has both the operating and storage temperatures listed in their owner's manuals and/or company website. The main problem though is condensation forming when inside a cold room.

Shipping isn't an issue. They almost never get below 30°F on ISO container from Asia all while being boxed and sealed and most likely includes packets of silica gel.

Temperature & Humidity in Ocean Containers
http://www.ista.org/forms/LEINBERGER_Dimensions06_paper.pdf

Remember, manufacturers are only required to keep parts on the shelf for two years, after than you're on your own. That makes them a disposable item.

 

[Falcon67]

I've had a 42" LCD for a couple of years but it never gets below maybe 40~45F in the shop, even with no heat running and below freezing outside.

 

[Leeboy20]

I keep a plasma outside and it gets -35 Celsius here ... So far so good after 2 years

 

[JimbosGarage]

I live in southern California, I have a 48'' on the wall with a swinging T.V. mount.
it is viewable from anywhere in the garage, Not much climate change I have had no problems with it.

 

[Cypherian]

Just think of how mad all the RV owners ( Me Being One) would be if their TVs in the RV died after the first winter. .. That Said I have two computers out in unheated spaces with LCD screens one in the big shop and one in the little shop. Both have been out there for over 3 years no worries. The old black and gray screens on testers and games and such would turn black but once warmed up they worked fine.

Cypher

 

[Aspen RT]

I've got a cheapo 32" Magnavox LCD, haven't had any problems for 3 years anyway.

 

[04fivefour]

got a 50 inch lcd hanging about 10ft up on a non insulated garage that i heat only when i am in there. It has done just fine with 100 degree temps and 0 degree temps (I'm in ohio so we could see both of those temperatures in one day)

 

[Casey69]

dunno. the internets told me that flat-screens can't tolerate garage life well, but maybe that's the older flat-screens or just an internet rumor. i found an old crt tv for free on CL just to have in my garage that's been working fine for a few years, & we have 100+* temp swings from one season to another.

 

[dave89iroc]

I've got a 50" Plasma that I hung within the last month. I'm not too worried since my garage did not fall below 28 degrees with out heat this past winter here in south central PA. Even if it did i do not think i would be worried at all even if it was LED or LCD. I'm sure through shipping they all get into lower temps.

hell, throw a fan out there and you can probably heat your garage with that plasma.......

 

[youwish2bme]

I've had a 40" Samsung in the garage for over three years with no problems.. It gets down to the teens and up above 100 here in Carolina....

Hitch

 

[ATC]

My friend and I have TV's in our garages. They are the old school tube style (CRT). They do fine down to 0° (we usually only get down to the teens). Ours also does fine up to 120-130° also...

 

[bushmechanic]

It'll be fine. Just go buy one and hang it.

If it's in the garage, I'd hit craigslist. You can score insane deals there on the best of a few years back, which are far better than what you're going to pay four times more for today.

I'm not a cheap *******, either. I wanted another Panasonic 800U, which wasn't by any means cheap when I picked mine up. I hit craigslist, and got an identical model for $400...

...And that wasn't all I found. I've been keeping an eye out ever since. Unless you want something brand spanking new for the living room or theater, that's really where you ought to be shopping.

Just get whatever TV you want, though. They won't care about being in a garage.

 

[maxpower_hd]

I personally don't have a use for a TV in my garage. But my buddy had one for four years in a box he built outside on his deck an it was fine. No issues even over the New England Winters. I wouldn't worry too much about it or spend too much on an outdoor use one.

 

[armenakadino]

I have a Samsung 32 inch LCD in my garage with no issues so far.

 

[finn]

I keep a cheap 32" set in my garage in Upper Michigan This past winter I kept the garage marginally heated but it still dropped below freezing inside on occasion.

The two previous years we went south for the winter so the tv was on its own. Temp dropped well below-20 f, and the set still works fine.

 

[sandslot]

Finn... I would be in a similar situation as what you described... So it sounds like I will probably be ok, but should still check the specifications and suggested above. Thanks

 

[domer911]

I have a residential grade LCD mounted outside on my patio. Two winters so far and it's doing just fine.

 

[brownbagg]

tv are so cheap why worry even if its replaced every two years