Flat Screen LCD in the workshop

[Mike Newman]

First things first. My daughter and I went out fshing for the first 09 trip yesterday. I did not get as warm as it was supposed to staying around 40, but we went up the hot side of a local cooling lake and found 70 degree water and a few fish. She has been learning to use a baitcaster in prep for trying out for her highschool bass fishing team this spring. Illinois just added bass fishing as a sport and will have tournaments and a state final championship. She is doing excellent with the caster considering her dad gave up and sold the firt one I ever had because I could not get it right. She fished all day even in the wind with limited tangles.



Now back to the actual post. I have a few christmas/birthday bucks left over and was thinking of getting a small flat screen tv to replace the 9" one I currentlyhave in my shop. My question is how do the LCD's handle colder temperatures. My shop is heated and never drops below 40 when I have the thermostat turned down. I usually turn it up to 70 if I am going to be out there working on something. Anybody else have experience with this type of set-up. I am concerned that the colder temps will degrade tv or damamge it? I really would like to find an old tube tv, but not too many garage sales this time of year and the stores don't seem to carry them anymore. Comments?

 

[Berry Lindley]

Be careful looking at older analog TV's unless you have cable or dish out there. In Feb you will need a converter box if you have an analog TV and no cable/dish.

 

[Jim B]

I dont think you will have any issues with an LCD tv. I would shop the ones you are interested in and check the operating and storage specs before you buy.



I have a small samsung that i just looked at the manual for and the operating temps are 32-104F and the low point on storage is -4F.

 

[Marty Klein]

Think of your TV as you would your fuel tank. Condensation will be your biggest enemy.

 

[Mike Zechman]

I have a poloroid 19" in my garage up here in the cold North, no problems with it at all, and they are cheap

 

[Tim Koepp]

having grown up watching my father service tvs for nearly 50 years, and now in the computer industry, the two enemies I foresee are 1) rapid change of temp: let the room warm a bit before turning it on... The time left unused in cold room is not a problem. 2) condensation.

 

[Mike Eddy]

"the low point on storage is -4F."



It probably wouldn't work at the lowest storage temp, but should do just fine @ the 32F temp. It'll probably have a hard time for the solid state conponents to power up below that, since the bui-in power supply is TINY. Stressing the circuitry below the freezing point simply causes a higher component failure rate - above that should be fine.



Operation above 104F obviously causes higher than normal heat, which ALSO causes a higher failure rate.



Mike E.

 

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[Tim Koepp]

I see the only real issue being temperature as noted by others, at OPERATION time. Let the room, and the TV, Warm up before operation and you'll be fine.