LCD TV in Garage

[gmhill33]

Greetings,

I am thinking about putting a LCD TV in my garage and was wondering if there would be issues with moisture?

When it is cold out and I am working in the garage I run the heater and the same with the air conditioning, when its hot and I'm working I will run it.

Before I did it I thought I would come on and ask the experts.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[BleedingBlue]

I am definitely no expert, but I have had a 32" LCD in my garage for 3-4 years now and I have had no issues.

I do bring mine in during the winter months though. I live in Indiana, so we have roughly the same climate.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I have had a 17" in my garage for 3-4 years. Some of the temp swings here cause running water on my boxes. Never affected the tv. I do keep the clear plastic bag it came with on it at all times as a dust protector.

 

[DrBaker]

Mine stays in garage full time. I use it all 12 months of the year.

I also have one in my RV including winter storage.

 

[dhubbard422]

My BIL has a "cheap" LCD TV on his outdoor patio... It is under a roof, but otherwise exposed to the elements year round. We were recently remarking that it hasn't died and it has been up for more than 4 years. He lives in the DFW area.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Many years ago, when LCD technology was still pretty new, a friend left his laptop in the car one winter night in northern MI. Below zero temps ruined the screen.

 

[bushmechanic]

I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[southalabama]

$150-200 bucks.

Inside the garage it should last a long time unless moisture and rust is already a problem. If not it should be fine.

 

[sean Buick 76]

I had good luck with my LCD in the garage last winter... Even at -40 temps the TV was fine... Myself I was not so happy with the cold conditions and added a heater LOL....

 

[Falcon67]

The 42" LCD has been in the shop for two years now, no problems. However, never gets below 45F in there, ever, even without the heater for days at a time.

 

[skidozer670]

I have a small 20" in my garage for the last 2 winters. My garage is insulated but not heated all the time.
I live in Buffalo NY we had alot of sub zero temps last winter it works fine.

 

[StingRay]

We put them in RV's. If there was going to be a significant issue with temp change and humidity we'd see a lot of it and we don't. A climate conditioned space is certainly going to be the ideal.

 

[weadjust]

I have a TV on my screened in porch. It has been in use for 6-7 years and is outside 24/7/365 uncovered. I clean the pollen of the screen in the spring and it's good to go.

 

[elronin]

I put up a buddy's 42 inch LCD in his back yard under roof down here in South Florida, it's super humid down here and its been fine. Its been well over a year

 

[Casey69]

wonder if plasmas fare any better or worse?

you can get tube tv's for free all day on craigslist (goodwill won't even take them now) & those are pretty resilient.

 

[rlitman]

I got my garage LCD for $20 at a pawn shop. Granted, it's only 20" or so, but I use it more for the sound than the picture (who'se watching TV WHILE they're working?).

My garage is not insulated, and only heated when I feel like it, and after 2 years, it's still fine. I really don't think that heat, cold and humidity are an issue for an LCD tv. Now the awful grinding sparks I make in the garage probably are (I've ruined a few lightbulbs from that already), but it hasn't blown up yet...

 

[gmhill33]

Thanks guys for all the replies.

Thank again,
Gary