Just upgraded to MPEG4 Directv equipment. I negotiated a "free" new HD box to replace our soon to be outmoded MPEG2 box, and decided to put it in the porch. Works kind of funky with the 4:3 set out there, so we are talking an HDTV upgrade.

This is an insulated 3 season porch. In the spring and fall we live out there. In the summer, when it gets really hot, we stay inside where the A/C is. In dead of winter, we close it up.

This is Minnesnowta -- it can get -20F in the winter (though it has been several years since it got that bad -- thanks to global warming). Being fully insulated, and attached to the house, I would expect worst case winter temps at -10 in the porch. Maybe slightly higher.

Summer time heat can get in the mid-90s. If the porch is closed up due to inclement weather, greenhouse effects can get it higher. Assume 110F - maybe slightly higher.

Can LCDs or Plasma displays tolerate such a range of temps? Hauling it inside for the winter is feasible - that is a long period. But hauling it in every time it gets hot for a couple of days is not.

Thanks for your advice!

Ken

Plasmas are not recommended to be operated under 40 deg F, at least according to the manuals, so that might rule out plasmas.

I'd guess that 110F isn't too good either, considering that my plasma has a tendency to turn itself off when the room gets too hot. They already run really hot at it is.

Cold definitely isn't good with any electronic device because of the condensation that it can produce on the circuitry.

Normal temps for an LCD are -10C to +60C (14 to 140 degrees fahrenheit) so I can't see them meeting your requirements either.

I would certainly agree with Rammitinski re. the cold.