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Best true outdoor TV, weather proof?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 9:26 pm
Anyone have any? I read about the Samsungs
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Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:40 am to Tigeralltheway
"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.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:12 am to Brian Wilson
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Buy a cheap TCL and let it ride til it dies
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.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 8:13 am
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:14 am to Brian Wilson
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Buy a cheap TCL and let it ride til it dies and replace it with another cheap TV way down the road
This. Five plus years of a regular TV, uncovered, and the HDMI port finally corroded and needed to be replaced. Good use of $160.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:47 am to Tigeralltheway
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.
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.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:00 am to TeddyPadillac
I’ve said this before. The only advantage to a purpose built “outdoor TV” is they use led panels that are brighter than normal tvs and can be seen and maintain picture quality in bright conditions. If your outdoor tv is going to be watched in a shaded area without direct sunlight shining in then you probably don’t need that extra brightness. If you want to test it, bring one of your tvs from inside out to where you plan to install your outdoor tv and set it up on a table or something and watch it at the time of day you anticipate watching tv there. You will quickly see that the picture is just fine or it isn’t.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 12:48 pm to TeddyPadillac
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There's a 55" roku tv for $300 at best buy.
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.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 4:46 pm to Tigeralltheway
Buy a cheap one and just treat it like a disposable piece of tech. Im holding out on buying a nicer outdoor tv until samsung incorporates its anti-reflective tech
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:42 pm to Tigeralltheway
Current using a 48” TV that I bought in 2016 
It’s doing the job
Just recycle cheap TVs every 2 to 3 years.
It’s doing the job
Just recycle cheap TVs every 2 to 3 years.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:48 am to Tigeralltheway
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.
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.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 8:12 am to TeddyPadillac
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There's a 55" roku tv for $300 at best buy.
I just bought a 55 LG for outside yesterday.
$290.00 on Amazon.
ETA: Link. LINK
This post was edited on 5/26/25 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 5/26/25 at 9:28 am to Tigeralltheway
They don’t exist.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 9:42 am to redfish99
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They don’t exist.
Yes they do. It's just they're expensive
Posted on 5/28/25 at 8:36 am to TigerGman
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
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
This post was edited on 5/28/25 at 8:38 am
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