Dante Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Going to put up a pergola outside and I'm planning on hanging a flat panel out there. First, has anyone done it? Any pointers? Second I know you can buy a waterproof outside tv. 55" versions can be had for about $1600 from Amazon. You can get a regular 55" from Best Buy for $600. For that price it may be better just to get one of them and put a cover on it. If it burns out in a few years it's cheap enough to replace. Not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 We just had a roof put in over our back patio. Going to do the same. I’ve got an older Samsung 55” that I replaced in my living room a while ago. Was going to use it outside as well. It’s the moisture that kills the TVs out there. The dew at nighttime, and on wet/rainy days coupled by cold nights or hot days that will kill you. I’m with you, I’m not spending almost 2k on an outdoor tv when I bought this one used, 8 years ago for $500. If it breaks, you can just replace it with another $500 set in 3 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Spend a little bit and get a cover for it.... https://www.the-cover-store.com/tv-covers/outdoor-tv-covers/flip-top-tv-covers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Just Jack said: Spend a little bit and get a cover for it.... https://www.the-cover-store.com/tv-covers/outdoor-tv-covers/flip-top-tv-covers oh and throw some rice / desiccant in the cover to soak up the moisture. $5.00 give or take a few pennies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 3 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: oh and throw some rice / desiccant in the cover to soak up the moisture. $5.00 give or take a few pennies Just be careful not to attract any hamsters or gerbils. They can develop odd personality traits if they start nibbling on silica packs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 My biggest thing is fixing it to the vinyl siding on the house. I have mounts that will work, I just don’t know how I’m going to attach it. Should I take the siding off and create some kind of plate behind the tv. Go right over the siding. I don’t know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, mrags said: My biggest thing is fixing it to the vinyl siding on the house. I have mounts that will work, I just don’t know how I’m going to attach it. Should I take the siding off and create some kind of plate behind the tv. Go right over the siding. I don’t know Don't mount it to the vinyl, the TV will eventually fall and take siding with it. What's under the siding? If it's vinyl siding over wood, just run a stud finder like you would over drywall. Either mount it to the studs or if it's light enough use toggle bolts. If you don't know what's under, then I would recommend removing a small section in an out of the way area to see what you're working with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Don't mount it to the vinyl, the TV will eventually fall and take siding with it. What's under the siding? If it's vinyl siding over wood, just run a stud finder like you would over drywall. Either mount it to the studs or if it's light enough use toggle bolts. If you don't know what's under, then I would recommend removing a small section in an out of the way area to see what you're working with Well, I plan to bolt/screw the mount into the studs. I have a stud finder, or can remove some siding to find out where to screw in the mount. My question and issue is if I should screw the mount right over the siding, or if I should remove a section of siding and create some kind of panel behind the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, mrags said: Well, I plan to bolt/screw the mount into the studs. I have a stud finder, or can remove some siding to find out where to screw in the mount. My question and issue is if I should screw the mount right over the siding, or if I should remove a section of siding and create some kind of panel behind the tv. Mounts usually come with spacers so you could go wall>siding>spacer>mount to avoid crushing the siding. If you have access to rafters, how about a ceiling mount? https://www.peerless-av.com/en-us/search?category=Display Mounts and TV Mounts&type=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 19 minutes ago, mrags said: Well, I plan to bolt/screw the mount into the studs. I have a stud finder, or can remove some siding to find out where to screw in the mount. My question and issue is if I should screw the mount right over the siding, or if I should remove a section of siding and create some kind of panel behind the tv. Good, you definitely need to attach the TV to some load bearing structure inside the wall. The idea of having a TV outside scares the hell out of me, but I live in south FL where it monsoons every day this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, mrags said: We just had a roof put in over our back patio. Going to do the same. I’ve got an older Samsung 55” that I replaced in my living room a while ago. Was going to use it outside as well. It’s the moisture that kills the TVs out there. The dew at nighttime, and on wet/rainy days coupled by cold nights or hot days that will kill you. I’m with you, I’m not spending almost 2k on an outdoor tv when I bought this one used, 8 years ago for $500. If it breaks, you can just replace it with another $500 set in 3 years. This is what I did. I have a roof over the patio. My brother gave me his TV when he upgraded - it’s just fine but heavier than the newer ones. I didn’t hang it, but have it set up out there and we just put a grill cover over it when it rains. If it breaks then oh well, it was free. I’ll just replace it with another used one from Craigslist. But it’s now been 4 years and going strong. We bring it inside November-April. We use it a ton. Edited August 30, 2018 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Mounts usually come with spacers so you could go wall>siding>spacer>mount to avoid crushing the siding. If you have access to rafters, how about a ceiling mount? https://www.peerless-av.com/en-us/search?category=Display Mounts and TV Mounts&type=0 I just had the roof completed. I really don’t want to hang it from the ceiling and cut into the fresh soffit that was put in. Besides, it’s a 55” tv that’s pretty heavy. I’d rather not 19 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Good, you definitely need to attach the TV to some load bearing structure inside the wall. The idea of having a TV outside scares the hell out of me, but I live in south FL where it monsoons every day this time of year. Not worried. If the tv gets destroyed, it gets destroyed. It’ll be a good tv to use as a guinea pig. I spent 500 on it like 8-10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: This is what I did. I have a roof over the patio. My brother gave me his TV when he upgraded - it’s just fine but heavier than the newer ones. I didn’t hang it, but have it set up out there and we just put a grill cover over it when it rains. If it breaks then oh well, it was free. I’ll just replace it with another used one from Craigslist. But it’s now been 4 years and going strong. We bring it inside November-April. We use it a ton. Yeah. Now that we have the hot tub outside I’m sure I’ll get a Tom of use out of it. Especially during football season. My wite was already commenting today about how we could be watching the game in the hot tub. I’ll jist have to pull the tv outside and put it on the table for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I have a covered outdoor porch and live in Richmond VA..built it in 2005. I have had 3 TVs out there, each one progressively bigger to now I have a 55inch Samsung...been out there about 5 years. Think i paid $500 or do for it. I have never had any issues with any of the TVs. Now, it is a corner and never gets rain/snow...but damn its humid as all get out in RVA and never an issue. When it gets below say 35, just need to give it 5 minutes to warm up(LED) My advice is go cheap..replace if necessary, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: I have a covered outdoor porch and live in Richmond VA..built it in 2005. I have had 3 TVs out there, each one progressively bigger to now I have a 55inch Samsung...been out there about 5 years. Think i paid $500 or do for it. I have never had any issues with any of the TVs. Now, it is a corner and never gets rain/snow...but damn its humid as all get out in RVA and never an issue. When it gets below say 35, just need to give it 5 minutes to warm up(LED) My advice is go cheap..replace if necessary, Yeah. That’s pretty much my plan. Mine will get zero water or snow on it. Absolutely not. Not possible. But the moisture from hot to cold and back to hot again may cause problems. But I’m in the same boat. A $500 tv years ago. It’s not only gotten it’s ise, if it breaks I won’t care as its at least a 10 year old tv and I could use an upgrade. It for now, I’m good with it being an outdoor tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, mrags said: Yeah. That’s pretty much my plan. Mine will get zero water or snow on it. Absolutely not. Not possible. But the moisture from hot to cold and back to hot again may cause problems. But I’m in the same boat. A $500 tv years ago. It’s not only gotten it’s ise, if it breaks I won’t care as its at least a 10 year old tv and I could use an upgrade. It for now, I’m good with it being an outdoor tv. you got it... I thought the humidity would kill the TVs too..been 12 years no issues! Not only that, have had no issue with the DTV DVR been out there at least 10 years Edited August 31, 2018 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 hours ago, mrags said: My biggest thing is fixing it to the vinyl siding on the house. I have mounts that will work, I just don’t know how I’m going to attach it. Should I take the siding off and create some kind of plate behind the tv. Go right over the siding. I don’t know I was hoping to attach it to the pergola some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, mrags said: Well, I plan to bolt/screw the mount into the studs. I have a stud finder, or can remove some siding to find out where to screw in the mount. My question and issue is if I should screw the mount right over the siding, or if I should remove a section of siding and create some kind of panel behind the tv. Bring your stud finder to the TEN game. If it works, it will beep when you stand near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 32 minutes ago, Gugny said: Bring your stud finder to the TEN game. If it works, it will beep when you stand near me. I’ll never be able to tel of the batteries are still working or not. It won’t beep for nothing while I’m near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 14 hours ago, mrags said: Well, I plan to bolt/screw the mount into the studs. I have a stud finder, or can remove some siding to find out where to screw in the mount. My question and issue is if I should screw the mount right over the siding, or if I should remove a section of siding and create some kind of panel behind the tv. 1) Stand near the back porch/house wall 2) Hold the tv up in front of your face 3) Turn the tv toward your friends who are watching football on the tv 4) Bring the tv down and rest it at halftime. 5) Follow steps 1-4 for second half. 6) Carry tv inside after game to avoid moisture and save your siding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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