Garage TV's

[cincinnati_kid]

Well I have been wanting a tv in the garage for awhile now so I can watch racing, baseball, football, basketball, etc. As of right now the garage spends most of the time unheated. It is well insulated but it still gets cold. I'm guessing I shouldnt do a plasma I dont think they do well with cold. What kind of TV's do you guys have in your garage? HHgregg has a couple good deals right now. I looked on CL but people are not discounting much for a used tv so I thought maybe just getting a new one.

http://www.hhgregg.com/lg-50-class-720p-plasma-hdtv-49-9-actual-diagonal-size-/item/50PA4500?intcmp=homepageBanner-1-50PA4500

As always pictures are good.

 

[dandan111]

I think you want a LCD. Plasma is not good if you have any sun you will get reflections.

 

[elguappo]

#1, I hear the Toronto kid has been looking for you... ;-)

I have a 32" LCD i'm putting up, but it won't get below freezing in my garage.
Don't waste your money on expensive mounts either, go to monoprice.com
I have 3 TVs and 2 monitors all hanging on their mounts, spent less than $150 all together.

 

[Oldbear]

Check on the manufacturer's web sites - they often list operation temp ranges.

That said, I have an older Sony WEGA tube type TV in my shop - and after lifting the 300lbs of joy 5.5ft - it stay there until it is dead...

 

[padstack]

Depends on how big you want to go. I have a 20" tube TV that you can regularly get for free from CL. If you want bigger, definitely flat panel. A mount for a tube TV is easy to make, or you can buy one fairly cheap as well.

 

[cincinnati_kid]

I think I am going to go flat screen. Once ou watch sports in HD you cant go back haha. I am looking for a heater for the garage that I will run all the time (most of the time set at 50 degrees or so unless im working in there). Hard to beat the price of a plasma though $444 for a brand new 50" flat screen is hard to pass up.

 

[SCscoutguy]

I have picked up a few tv's from best buys clearance site and have gotten really good deals. I got a LG 32" LED tv for $89 a few months ago. You just have to look every day because what they have available is always changing.
http://www.cowboom.com/Audio-Video/...ce_low&store=fixed&query=&view=grid&keywords=

 

[Kevin54]

I put in a 42" Plasma in my garage right before Christmas (mommas Christmas present to me) and I love it. My garage is 36' wide and I have it mounted on a side wall and can see it great from the other side or from wherever I'm at while working on something. I still have a 13" on the front wall that I had when I had a different TV mounted on the wall (old style 32") but I find that if I turn both on it sounds like you are in an echo chamber. I find thought that if both are on the Plasma has a lag time from a half to a whole word. Oh well, maybe someday I'll move the TV to that wall. At least the cable is already ran.

BTW.....my garage has been down to 40F and it didn't effect the TV at all. One thing I like about the Plasma is that you can see it from any angle. The wife has a LCD in the kitchen and she moved it from the counter top to above a set of cabinets and if you are not straight on to see it, a lot of the picture is blacked out. Plasma won't do that.

 

[skeletonizer]

Had a 20" tube on top of the cabinets in the corner. I bought a new 42" LED for the house as my older 40" LCD has developed a backlight problem in the upper left corner. It is still good for watching hockey so I hung it in the shop. Looks tiny hanging on the wall out there.

Kept the tube for nights when multiple game are on.

 

[Kevin54]

skeletonizer......did you make your upper cabinets? The reason I ask is that the corner cabinets are angled.

Garage looks good!!!

 

[cincinnati_kid]

I like the tractor seat roll around. Nice garage

 

[Whiskyb]

I found a projector on a government auction site. 96" display, looks good even with lights on. Way better with some off though. Also works good for movie night out back

 

[malibu101]

I know this is probably no help but I have had a 27" tube TV in the garage for at least 6 years. It gets from 15 in the winter to 100 in the summer. I turn it on no matter what the temp is and I've never had a problem. It still works fine.

As well I have an old Gateway computer with an LCD flatscreen for almost as long out there and it too has been fine. Although the screen does take a minute to get to full brightness if it is below freezing.

 

[PCO6]

#1, I hear the Toronto kid has been looking for you... ;-)

I have a 32" LCD i'm putting up, but it won't get below freezing in my garage.
Don't waste your money on expensive mounts either, go to monoprice.com
I have 3 TVs and 2 monitors all hanging on their mounts, spent less than $150 all together.

I have a 32" LCD in my garage too. Mine gets close to freezing occassionally and I have never had any problems.

I totally agree with you about not buying expensive mounting brackets. I made mine using basic hardware. The key components are light duty chain and a pair of turn buckles. Once set up, the turn buckles made it easy to level the TV.

 

[bams50]

Had to share my old relic.

Bought new in 1980 when I was 19 (Sears credit). Replaced by newer in the house in 1986, when it went into the shop. Has worked In all conditions since. The picture isn't the greatest anymore, but I haven't had the heart to throw it away unless it quits. I have a now outdated 32 inch TV in the Home office that I would love to replace with a new flat panel and move that one to the garage. Just waiting for this old relic to die.

When I got it, it was the latest state of the art. You push a button and the keyboard panel pops out on a magnet. It was the first wireless remote

 

[3PedalMINI]

im an AV guy and you absolutely DO NOT WANT a plasma. LED-LCD is what you want if your garage gets below 40 degrees. if your garage doesnt get below that then your OK with a traditional CRT backlit LCDTV

We install LED-LCD's in covered outdoor cabanas some have been outside for 3 years and still chugging along. You will be fine just as long as you dont get a plasma.

 

[racer8432955]

Depends on how big you want to go. I have a 20" tube TV that you can regularly get for free from CL. If you want bigger, definitely flat panel. A mount for a tube TV is easy to make, or you can buy one fairly cheap as well.

What ^ he says. Tube tv are free nowdays. Heck people can hardly give them away. For me the TV in the shop is more for listening and occasional watching. I'll keep getting them for free until they run out, and spend the $$ on tools & toys. Just my 2 cents.

 

[6t7gto]

Check out Sam's club auctions...


http://auctions.samsclub.com/?selectedTab=auctions

 

[SweetD]

Just my quick $.02 -

I've got a two car garage... about 24 ' x 24'. I bought a Vizio 23" LED HDTV 1080p and put it in the top right corner on a triangular shelf I made out of scrap wood. It's great and the TV only cost me $150 (Wally World). HD in the garage is totally worth it.



Dave

 

[10.5 outlaw]

Heres a pic for ya from about 3yrs ago!!!!!

 

[frankush]

I've got a 32" LCD that's actually in front of a couple of 12" deep wall shelves. Space is tight in my garage, so if I need something on the shelf behind the TV, I just swing it out of the way. I got the swingout at Menards and I think I paid about $30 for it.

 

[skeletonizer]

skeletonizer......did you make your upper cabinets? The reason I ask is that the corner cabinets are angled.

Garage looks good!!!

Nope, they were salvaged from a kitchen remodel. I just faced them with duct steel, painted them and made the wrench pulls. They are big inside.

I like the tractor seat roll around. Nice garage

Thanks. http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=184161

I have since plugged the tubes and added a coffee can perch. I plan on adding a couple of tool holders and possibly a license plate on the back.

 

[MG44]

eh I work in the shop. I am not sure how much an hour watching tv in the garage pays.

 

[slice]

I hate to say but mine is 80" sharp aquos got it after it was stolen out of building. Crooks set it down, took off when cops showed. Coax screwed up when they ripped it out of the display cabinet. security co paid for all damages of break in including new tv. So Since I own the building I took it for my shop. 30x40. Yes I can see it from far side of shop.

 

[RCPro87]

Whenever I need a TV, I look on craigslist for free TV's!! I have an old projection TV in the shop. Of course I have the room for it but it was free.

 

[skeletonizer]

eh I work in the shop. I am not sure how much an hour watching tv in the garage pays.

I work in my shop as well. After that I often have a half dozen or so pals around that are drinking beer, smoking cigars and/or chewing tobacco and throwing darts.

Can't think of a better place to do this now that you can't go to a bar anymore in amerika and smoke a cigar.

Since I don't have $100 bills shooting out my **** I don't have a dedicated place in the house to entertain my animal friends.

I would say that an hour in the shop watching a hockey game with the pals over a brew is priceless.

 

[Calvin Mercer]

I hate to say but mine is 80" sharp aquos got it after it was stolen out of building. Crooks set it down, took off when cops showed. Coax screwed up when they ripped it out of the display cabinet. security co paid for all damages of break in including new tv. So Since I own the building I took it for my shop. 30x40. Yes I can see it from far side of shop.

That. Is. Awesome.


I will be putting a 42" or so on the wall (LED or LCD, depending on deals that week) mainly so I can do research and reference YouTube how-to videos relating to projects I'll be tackling in the garage.

 

[Falcon67]

I have a 40" LCD. It's a cast off from the house. It's on a fully articulated mount. I use Cheetah mounts and buy then from Amazon. The articulated was a whopping $50. The TV is really too big for what I needed out there, but it was "free" and too big to go anywhere else in the house. It rightly should be in the kids room, but there's no good wall spot for it. So they get the 32".

If you shop on Amazon, you won't pay much for a decent mount. The 47" in the bedroom is on an $18 mount that is nearly flush to the wall.

 

[Worldpowerlabs]

What ^ he says. Tube tv are free nowdays. Heck people can hardly give them away. For me the TV in the shop is more for listening and occasional watching. I'll keep getting them for free until they run out, and spend the $$ on tools & toys. Just my 2 cents.

A little off-topic, but I don't have a TV in the garage. My current house TV is a 13" Sony CRT made in 1994. My computer monitor is bigger than that (20" CRT)! Can you tell that I don't watch much TV...? Now, don't get the wrong idea -- I'm not living in a shack lit by kerosene lamps; I simply don't like most television shows anymore.

 

[Sludge Puppy]

Only a 32" for now but eventually will upgrade my 40" in the house and it will get migrated. Great to watch games while wrenching on the vehicles or throwing a movie in if I am working for a while out there.

 

[3pedal]

Currently I have a old school 27" Sony that got retired when I finally went HD in the house. I expect it will keep until I get the shop insulated and interior walls up. Then I will look for a flat panel to hang on the wall.

 

[John in OH]

I use the old 27" JVC tube-type TV that got retired from the house when a new HD unit was purchased. It's connected to the house's Direct TV dish via an underground coax cable that was pulled to the new shop (about 100' of cable) and a local box. The analog resolution is fine for me 'cause I'm not that focused on what's on the TV when I'm working in the shop.



Since it is so heavy (weighs a bazillion pounds), it currently resides on an old work table with casters which makes it easy to move around and turn as necessary to get a view of the TV from various areas of the shop. Someday, it will get replaced by a flat screen, but, so far, it works fine. Temp in the shop often gets into the low 40's and it still works OK.

 

[Rebelphotog]

I use the old 27" JVC tube-type TV that got retired from the house when a new HD unit was purchased. It's connected to the house's Direct TV dish via an underground coax cable that was pulled to the new shop (about 100' of cable) and a local box. The analog resolution is fine for me 'cause I'm not that focused on what's on the TV when I'm working in the shop.



Since it is so heavy (weighs a bazillion pounds), it currently resides on an old work table with casters which makes it easy to move around and turn as necessary to get a view of the TV from various areas of the shop. Someday, it will get replaced by a flat screen, but, so far, it works fine. Temp in the shop often gets into the low 40's and it still works OK.

I have the 32" version of that TV that I bought new about 6 years ago. 162lbs It works GREAT and has the best picture of any tube TV I've seen. I've thought about taking it out to the garage once I get it finished, but I think I've decided I'm better off selling it on the cheap just so that I don't have to move it again I'd rather let some poor sucker come and tote it out of the house and replace it with a flatscreen. That stupid TV has nearly killed me too many times already.

 

[smedly]

I've decided I'm better off selling it on the cheap just so that I don't have to move it again I'd rather let some poor sucker come and tote it out of the house and replace it with a flatscreen. /QUOTE].

Good luck with that. Have to pay people to take them off your hands here.

Have an old tube up high on a shelf that gets glanced at occasionally.

 

[Matt M PA]

I too have a tube tv that was a house cast off when a new hd set came. It's a 32" JVC on a wall mount I bought as a close out. I use it for background noise when I'm working...if I want to watch tv...I go in the house.

 

[NPOD3]

I think I am going to get a 19" - 25" for my garage with a tilt and swivel mount. Then, I'll be hooking it up to an old laptop with wireless for just the garage, and then I can jump on Youtube or anywhere else while staying in the garage to diagnose a problem/watch a how-to video.

I get REALLY annoyed having to walk in and out of the house just to see a video for a job I am doing in the garage.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

Here's mine it is a 37" I think. It is and LCD and has been subjected to many below 20 degree nights before my shop was insulated and heated. Works fine but, honestly, I hardly ever turn it on.

 

[cincinnati_kid]

I found a guy selling a 42" LED tv on CL for a good price. I am going to look at it tomorrow the bad thing is that I have to run a coax cable from the opposite corner of the house all the way to the garage. I also found a guy selling a couple HD DVR directv boxes that he is selling at a good price. I already confirmed that they are not leased or have unpaid $ on them so I should be good to go. I am going to use the TV for ball games and racing most of the time not a show that requires watching all the time. Today I might concentrate on getting the speakers hung and my reciever on a shelf. Looks like I need to make a lowes run.

 

[Ray916MN]

60" Sharp Aquos LCD.

LCD-LED is better for brightly lit environments. Pay attention to viewing angle performance when choosing.

 

[g3integragsr]

This is mine.. Got a 50" Plasma on an articulating wall mount from Monoprice. I don't have a problem with temperature since my garage heater only goes down to 55 Degrees

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