| LCD display enclosures are becoming increasingly | | | | RSS feeds updates with the main section being |
| popular, due to the amount of large format | | | | used for targeted advertising. |
| displays being used either in the backyard or the | | | | In the backyard. |
| shopping malls for digital signage. | | | | Here you can just kick back and de-stress from |
| These displays have become very popular due to | | | | the everyday grind of commerce. Here is an |
| the huge fall in prices, now a 50" LED display with | | | | opportunity to spend even longer in the backyard. |
| the latest technology is available for $2400, so | | | | With the lower cost options for hot tubs and |
| even TV models that are a few months old are | | | | outdoor kitchens, people are seeing their spare |
| below $800, putting a flat panel TV in the reach | | | | time increase with the use of their backyard. So |
| of almost everyone. | | | | why not add an outdoor TV? |
| This is another reason why we see these flat | | | | Main Challenges. |
| panel screens popping up in un-usual locations, | | | | Two of the main challenges are the weather and |
| such as in zoos, aquariums, transportation hubs, | | | | vandalism, let us take vandalism first, this could be |
| shopping malls and airports. But as we all know | | | | an incident with the children running to wide for |
| these panels are fine indoors, when in a | | | | the ball and missing it when another child has |
| supervised location as a train station or museum, | | | | thrown it and it hits the outdoor TV. |
| but challenges arise when the flat panel screens | | | | Now let us look at the main problem - the |
| are put outdoors as they need complex | | | | weather. Any type of moisture is no good for a |
| protection from the weather and vandalism. | | | | TV, so this has to be addressed and it is easily |
| Commercial use. | | | | done with an LCD enclosure, these flat screen |
| Here the panels are connected to media players | | | | enclosures bolts direct to the wall and completely |
| that are either wired or WIFI and connect to the | | | | wrap round the TV, providing a safe space for it |
| internet so the media can be uploaded, so regular, | | | | to work in. Then when you add a heater, it is ideal |
| fresh content can be seen to tempt shoppers | | | | for winter months in the hot tub outside and you |
| into their shops. Many of these media players can | | | | can still watch the TV in the comfort of your |
| even "zone" particular parts of the display to run | | | | garden - can any of your work colleagues do this? |
| certain applications, such as weather information, | | | | I doubt it! |