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LCD outside, screen condensation and mold

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Sloppy_dog_drool

Discussion Starter · Oct 28, 2019

I have LCD TVs on my lanai. They have finally died after 7 years of being outdoors and I'm going to put a couple others out to replace them. They are under roof and well protected. My only issue is condensation. The condensation builds on the screens and eventually they get moldy. It's not thick and I don't know why but it's incredibly difficult to remove. Clean and clean and clean and it just smear around. So before I put the new TVs out there I was thinking of putting a thin piece of plastic over the screen like a screen protector. I have access to 4x8 sheets of thin lexan and plexi. My thought was the condensation would build on the cover rather than the screen underneath. Does anyone have experience with this? Suggestions?

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hodgjy

· #2 · Oct 29, 2019

Why not just get a waterproof tv, like a SunBriteTV?

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VA_DaveB

· #3 · Oct 30, 2019

hodgjy said:
Why not just get a waterproof tv, like a SunBriteTV?

One issue might be that the price - a low-end 55" SunBrite Veranda is $2K and a 43" is $1.5K.

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whatsnewsisyphus

· #4 · Oct 30, 2019

I would get a screen protector as you are going to have condensation between the lexan and the screen, not to mention the added reflections, unless you are thinking of laminating the two.

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hodgjy

· #5 · Oct 31, 2019

VA_DaveB said:
One issue might be that the price - a low-end 55" SunBrite Veranda is $2K and a 43" is $1.5K.

A bicycle and a boat both get you from a point A to a point B. A bicycle costs less than a boat but isn't as good with the water as a boat.

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VA_DaveB

· #6 · Nov 1, 2019

hodgjy said:
A bicycle and a boat both get you from a point A to a point B. A bicycle costs less than a boat but isn't as good with the water as a boat.

Only if you can afford the boat. I'd like to own a boat, but between the boat, maintenance costs, and winter storage, it isn't really doable financially. So I look for a bridge to cross waterways - just in a motor vehicle, not a bicycle.

Getting away from boats, I choose not to have a TV in my porch. Outside TVs just end up annoying all your neighbors anyway. But, as they say, whatever floats your boat.

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hodgjy

· #7 · Nov 1, 2019

VA_DaveB said:
Only if you can afford the boat. I'd like to own a boat, but between the boat, maintenance costs, and winter storage, it isn't really doable financially. So I look for a bridge to cross waterways - just in a motor vehicle, not a bicycle.

Getting away from boats, I choose not to have a TV in my porch. Outside TVs just end up annoying all your neighbors anyway. But, as they say, whatever floats your boat.

Ha, floats your boat. I love a good play on words.

But back to bikes and boats. If a person buys a bike and tries to put floats and sails on it, it shouldn't be shocking when it sinks a few feet off shore.

Moral of the story: don't go chasing problems. Don't be surprised when the tv made for indoors gets junked up when there a clearly tvs made for outdoor conditions.

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pilotart

· #8 · Nov 2, 2019

@Sloppy_dog_drool: Since you're protected from liquid; I'd be concerned with what condensation might be doing to the internal electronics.

Perhaps a sort of timer that would periodically turn TV on for a 'warm-up' every morning would prevent the problem.

Screen Protectors usually cause reflections, perhaps a protective coating (I'd avoid 'Rain-X' unless it's a formula for plastics, a polymer like 'Re-Jex' might do) to avoid condensation.

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Sloppy_dog_drool

Discussion Starter · #9 · Nov 2, 2019

Lol

Those are some funny responses. I dont want an outdoor TV. Regular cheap TVs are just fine. The lightning coming in thru the satellite will kill them long before being outdoors. Under a roof helps a lot but humidity in FL is bad and the area does not get hit by the sun so it is super humid in that area. Still yet the TVs last a long time.

I was thinking the condensation would build on the plexi rather than the screen or so that is what I was hoping for. The TVs are going out there anyway. I just wondered if someone had a good alternative option to prevent the condensation and thus mold and also pollen. The pollen is unreal. I have not found a cleaner that will cut thru it yet on the screen and don't want to go to caustic and ruin the screen.

Glare is not an issue. Besides there is plexi and other plastics that are anti glare.

I looked at screen protectors like you'd use on an iphone or ipad and I found some material but it's expensive. I also thought about glass protector like the plastic film they put on windows to keep the glass together if the glass breaks. That's removable but has to be squeegeed on with soapy water.

The TVs I put on my lanai are ones I upgraded in the house so I'll probably just put them out there and well if have to replace them in 7 years and deal with some mold. Guess that's just the nature of things.

Thanks to all. Especially the boat comments. Made me laugh!!!

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