Outdoor TV Enclosures-Weatherproof TVs for Protection and Cost Effectiveness

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Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 Time: 11:01 AM

Since the development of flat panel TVs like modern LCD and plasma screens, TVs have moved out of the home environment and have crept into other areas of our lives. Shopping malls and transport hubs are full of digital signage displays, while even in outdoor locations, screens can be found, due in part to the use of outdoor TV enclosures.
Outdoor TV enclosures have helped the expansion of outdoor digital signage and external information screens whilst also enabling pubs, bars and homeowners utilise outdoor screens for entertainment to allow outdoor socialising and to keep customers happy forced outside by smoking bans.
Using any form of TV screen outside requires the device to be protected. Weather elements will easily disable an unprotected screen, while the varying temperature ranges of the seasons can also cause a screen to fail, and even if you use TV designed for outdoor use-it will need protecting against attempted theft and vandalism.
Outdoor TVs have another drawback too, these waterproof and higher temperature range TVs may be ideal for outdoor use but they can cost many times more than a conventional screen-an expense often out of the budgetary range of a householder, bar owner or small retailer intent on embarking on outdoor digital signage.
Outdoor TV enclosures provide this budget solution. As these outdoor TV enclosures house standard devices the cost saving can be dramatic, even when you consider the combined cost of the TV, and enclosure-which will still be a lot less than a television made specifically for outdoors.
But the protection offered by outdoor TV enclosures is just as comprehensive, indeed more so, than made for outdoor use TVs. Firstly, outdoor TV enclosures are waterproof and can prevent rain, snow, sleet and other outdoor elements (including dust and windblown debris) from getting inside and damaging the TV.
Secondly, outdoor TV enclosures house climatic systems that ensure the internal temperature of the enclosure always remains at the optimum for running a TV device-no matter what the ambient is doing. During the winter months when subzero temperatures are a concern, heaters are often installed which come on when temperatures get too low. In the summer, cooling fans help to remove the heat built up inside the enclosure but for conditions where the ambient gets very high, then air conditioners are often deployed in the TV enclosures to prevent overheating.
Finally, outdoor TV enclosures are also physically tough and are ideal for applications where the screen is left unattended. The steel TV enclosure will withstand the most severe of impacts and can protect against attempts at vandalism. Commonly shatterproof screens cover the face-the most vulnerable part, and the TV is securely locked inside to prevent theft.
Because TV enclosures house standard devices, this also allows more flexibility, enabling the user to choose which type of TV to use--whether that is a plasma, LCD or the latest HD model, or even one of the latest 3D TVs enabling you to watch sporting events an films in 3D outside .
Outdoor TV enclosures can be used for years to come too, so when the TV eventually needs replacing (usually you can expect 5 years of life from a consumer grade TV-but longer with a commercial grade) the replacement can be installed inside the outdoor TV enclosure without making any alterations.
With a rise in outdoor digital signage, information screens and the use of external TVs brought about by smoking bans, outdoor TV enclosures are enabling all sorts of small businesses and householders to utilise.

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Armagard have nearly two decades of experience manufacturing protective environments for computers, printers and displays. Using this knowledge and experience, Armagard have produced a range of protective LCD enclosures designed for protecting standard LCD and plasma screens in outdoor or hazardous locations --ideal for outdoor digital signage or patio/backyard TV viewing. Our LCD enclosure comes with world class warranty

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