We all know that times are tight, so if you are planning on treating yourself and you want to install an LCD television in your garden, or even to put digital signage in outside your store, we will try to guide you through the mine field.
The first thing you need to do is establish were the television is to be located, is this on a wall, or suspended from a ceiling or on a pedestal stand?
Most enclosures come with integral mounting lugs, however look out for the enclosures that have a rear bracket that bolts straight into the back of the enclosure. Why, I hear you ask, well quite simply, the threaded holes in the rear of the enclosure once it's bolted and in position will actually allow water to tract through the thread on each hole and over a period of time, water will enter the enclosure and cause condensation inside the unit, causing the display to fail.
Then you need to see what size of display you can afford, this will dictate everything. Once you have decided upon the size of the TV, you then need to think of the finish of the enclosure, is going to be timber or steel?
Then you need to think about how you are going to get the cables inside the enclosure, whilst maintaining a waterproof seal, however this depend upon the average temperature were you are and in this changing world, the climate is extremely changeable.
Then you need to think about cooling, is this going to be a simple unit, so when you open the front doors to view the television, the air circulates around the TV, this is ideal is countries such as the USA, when the temperature is dry, rather than wet.
If it is going to be a steel unit, this is a totally different ball game and we will look at this some other time.
