Garage TV to handle the cold

KENNEBELL2.6

KENNEBELL2.6

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Will the newer LCD tv's handle the cold like the older tv's? Looking to put a tv in the garage to watch Wings games and would like to not have to carry it back and fourth.
 
Hmmm...not sure how this would work. Its not the cold that hurts a LCD TV, its the hot/cold cycle its put through in such an environment. When a LCD panel warms up, condensation forms and can cause you all kinds of funky trouble. Youll also get alot of ghosting and slow response times on a cold panel. I dont know if this applies anymore, but wtih older LCDs and plasmas, you had to let them get close to room temp in order not to have any adverse effects. Why not just grab an old tube TV? Im sure you can find somebody tossing one out.
 
I think it also depends on how cold your garage actually gets... Mine never drops below about 45 degrees. I've seen it hit 40 degrees in there when it was that constant sub-10 degrees outside two winters ago....
 
KENNEBELL2.6 said:
Yeah it definatly does not freeze. I would say just that 40-45 degrees.
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I think you will be fine. Im adding a pc to my garage for music and diagnostics/repair data..... think of all the repair facilities that do the same year round and do not heat the shop 24/7

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Yeah come to think of it, I have a PC in my garage with an old LCD and it's there all year. No issues as of yet, BUT my garage is also somewhat heated, so it never gets to freezing temps in there either....
 
A small LCD will respond differently than a larger TV. Depending on size, you may not have the same results as a 19 inch monitor hooked up to a PC.
 
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