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Flat screen TV in the cold

Grainbelt

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I am considering a flat screen for the fish house this winter. I was wondering if anyone using LCD/LED TV's last winter had there TV's freeze from the cold. Did you have any problems with it working after thawing it out?

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I leave my LCD big screen in the cabin all winter with no heat. I was worried about the TV freezing, but there hasn't been an issue in the two winters with no heat. With that being said, I believe an ice shack would get colder than my cabin does, but I don't think it is any colder than my car gets in the winter. I have had a LCD display on my radio for years, and I have never had the screen freeze.

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I have one in my fish house but take it in every time I leave(don't have a door lock). From what I under stood is that you should let it get to room temp before turning the tv on. That they don't freeze but are just cold, and need to warm up to get to 100% performance.

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If the TV is cold and you heat the fish house up you will be getting condensation on the the the electric components which could shorten the life of the TV.

I put my LCD TV in a aluminum case that has foam on both sides of the TV which not only protects the TV it self, but also keeps the TV warm for the trip to the fish house, and I never leave the TV in the house.

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If the TV is cold and you heat the fish house up you will be getting condensation on the the the electric components which could shorten the life of the TV.

Exactly. The first thing I did when I got to the house was get the TV out in the open to let it "thaw". Most of the time I left it sit through the afternoon and only plugged it in and turned it on in the evening after the bite slowed down and by then it was dry.

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