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Choosing an Outdoor TV
Almost everyone enjoys sitting out on the patio with a cool drink in their hand. While we are there some of us enjoy watching our favorite sports or TV shows. But dragging a TV in and out of the house isn’t practical. Additionally harsh weather can make it difficult to have a TV permanently installed. But technology has a solution to fit your needs. There are 3 options: 1) Install a weatherproof outdoor TV such as SunBrite or Seura. 2) Put your TV in a sealed weatherproof enclosure such asThe Display Shield. 3) If the location has a moderate amount of protection take your chances and just install a regular TV. Of course there are advantages to each option. If you install a weatherproof outdoor TV like SunBrite the biggest drawback is the cost a small 32” TV starts at about $1500. And if you need it to go in direct sun it’s about $3000 add to that the mount and installation. With an enclosure prices start much more modestly as low as $450 for a small TV plus the cost of the TV, mount and installation. Sometimes ventilation can be an issue depending on the enclosure TV’s produce a lot of heat and need circulation. The last option would be to just install a really cheap TV. If the location is inside a covered porch this can be an option. Keep in mind that humidity and bugs will get in the TV and eventually cause the TV to stop working. However if you only have to spend a few hundred dollars every few years, this option can be more feasible than an outdoor TV. Enjoying the outdoors is great and if you want to watch TV outdoorsSimple Home Techhas solutions to fit you needs. Contact us for a free consultation.
TV Install Checklist
So you’ve got a great new flat screen but now you need your TV installed on the wall. There can be a lot of factors that affect the job. Here is a checklist of things to consider. What kind of TV mount do you want? There are 3 basic types: Flat which means it does not move at all. Tilting which you can angle up or down for better viewing. Last is full motion which allows you to turn the TV in any direction so it can be seen from other areas like a kitchen. Is the wall drywall, block, or stucco? Is it an interior or exterior wall? Are the studs metal or wood? Is there a cable jack at the location you want the TV? Is there power at the location? Is the cable and power at the right height? Or will wires need to be run in the wall? No one wants their TV hung with unsightly wires running down the wall. If there is no cable or power is there attic access to the location so that wiring can be installed? Often we don’t realize the amount of work in a project until we really analyze what is needed. We may say I just need a TV hung but as you can see a number of factors come into play and affect the cost. Even in a perfect situation professionally mounting a TV is time consuming. Knowing the answers to the above checklist can help avoid costly surprises.
IP vs Analog Surveillance Cameras
Should I get IP or Analog Surveillance cameras? This is a question that is asked quite often. There are many opinions on the subject. Those who say analog is better usually state 3 reasons. Analog does not use compression so no video is lost. Analog is true real-time while IP can have a delay usually micro seconds. Analog does not require any bandwidth on your network. Let’s analyze these statements. The first one regarding compression really boils down to the compression technology. Of course data can be lost at various stages. Think of this over simplified illustration: would you rather have every other frame of a license plate that you can read flawlessly, or every single frame of a license plate you cannot make out. IP cameras offer the ability to see details down to the brand of shoes someone is wearing. Next Analog is true real time. The fact is a few microseconds just don’t matter. Even the TV we watch isn’t truly live by the time it bounces through all the satellites time is lost. Last Analog doesn’t use bandwidth. As long as you have a good network this doesn’t matter either. We’re not talking about your internet speed from your provider that has no bearing on your internal network. We are talking about your router, switches, cable, and access points. Any current router is more than capable of handling the traffic. IP cameras have many more pixels allowing you to zoom in and see details that can’t be seen with analog. How much you can zoom is only limited by how many mega pixels your camera is. We’ve all seen a news report with grainy surveillance images where you can’t make out much, and that TV drama where they zoom in and clean it up just isn’t reality. IP cameras eliminate that problem. So why would I ever use analog? The cost savings of a 4 camera system is less than $300 if you go analog, so money should not be a determining factor. There is one situation when you would use them if your house is already wired for analog. In this situation I’d recommend a HD TVI system which allows HD quality over coax instead of network wire. You won’t be able to hook up a 10 megapixel camera but 1.3 – 2MP will be no problem.