Best true outdoor TV, weather proof?

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Buy a cheap TCL and let it ride til it dies

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I'll do you one better. I picked up a 42" TV at the local thrift store for $20. It lived outside for 2-3 years. It never died, I just replaced it with a straight up fireTV (mainly because it was brighter) and the ease of interface. That one was a BestBuy Open box and right at $100.

i bought a 40" ONN Rokutv from walmart a few months ago for like $120.
That's what an outdoor tv is. It would be beyond dumb to spend thousands on an "outdoor" tv.
There's a 55" roku tv for $300 at best buy.


when they say "outdoor tv", they mean outdoors not in south Louisiana. That expensive outdoor tv wasn't made to sit in 95F temps all day, and then have 85% humidity all night. Yeah it'll probably last longer than the cheap one, but it won't last long enough to make up for it's price over buying a cheap one several times.

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There's a 55" roku tv for $300 at best buy.

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This is my current disposable outdoor TV. I think I got it open box for 250 or so.

Ours last about 2.5 years on average. We do keep an all weather cover on it, but inevitably there are times we forget and it gets drenched, etc.

Current using a 48” TV that I bought in 2016

It’s doing the job

Just recycle cheap TVs every 2 to 3 years.

The Samsung Terrace TVs have been amazing. Sure you can go the cheap route blah blah blah but in most outdoor applications the glare is just too overwhelming. Don’t invite me over to watch a day game if all I can see is a reflection of the yard. There is more to it then its longevity outside. The performance matters to me.

I’ve seen 100’s of the Terrace TVs and only seen two have problems. One was a Shade series and it was install in a full sun application. It melted the screen. Another was hung upside down in a video wall install and it got water in it. Evidently there is a vent at the bottom of them so mounting them upside down is a no go. Samsung won’t warranty it like that lol.

They don’t exist.

I just installed a 65" TCL Q77 from Costco (with a 5 year warranty)

The previous tv in that spot was a 65" Vizio M series that lasted 6 years until it would no longer power on.

The installation is well under a porch. It stays covered but it's about 15-20 feet from a pool and 30 feet from a lake . With that much humidity around, 6 years isn't bad for a non outdoor tv in South Louisiana

just bought a 55" TV from best buy with Airplay and Alexa for $200 new for my new covered hot tub area. cant beat the price

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"outdoor" TVs are way overpriced. Buy a cheap TCL and let it ride til it dies and replace it with another cheap TV way down the road. They're very resilient.

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This is the answer you are looking for. I had a 42 on the back patio for 6 years and never had an issue. Think I paid like $100 for it back in 2016. Finally developed a line from the the top to bottom on the right side of the screed and I replaced it with a 48" TCL a few years back and it is trucking along perfectly. Think I paid $130 for it. No issues with moisture or heat.