hurt the television? it would go right above a whirl pool. Would the steam hurt the tv?

(the tub isnt constantly on and steaming, maybe once a week.)

2/7/2008 7:36:48 PM

Yeah it probably would.

At the very least it'd shorten the lifespan.

2/7/2008 7:40:05 PM

wouldn't matter if it's not used all the time.

2/8/2008 12:00:49 AM

this has darwin award written all over it

2/8/2008 12:42:07 AM

Unless the TV is airtight, moisture would probably get in there, so that when you do turn it on, it would short it out, or it would hit one of the capacitors when it's off and short it out then. Either, way, it doesn't sound like a good idea.

2/8/2008 2:50:37 AM

how big of a bathroom? If the humidity is above the operating norms, then it'll be a problem if you actually have the TV on. If your bathroom doesn't collect a lot of steam, then I'd say it would be fine. How big a TV are we talking about?

2/8/2008 7:02:29 AM

ive seen it done plenty of times on Cribs. therefore it will work with no problems

2/8/2008 8:11:21 AM

On cribs they can afford to replace the tv after each use.

2/8/2008 8:20:20 AM

I think it would take a lot of moisture in the air to cause a problem.

I've opened up temp chambers at -40 degrees by accident in the lab and not had the board fry. 25C north carolina air into a -40C chamber = water everywhere.

2/8/2008 8:22:08 AM

If you want to be entirely sure, buy an industrial LCD rated IP65 or NEMA 4.

http://www.vartechsystems.com/products/panel_mount.asp?border=17#17

2/8/2008 8:53:58 AM

just build a clear plastic housing for the TV.


the only problem you might have will be glare.

2/8/2008 10:29:44 AM

or mount it physically IN the wall (i.e. recessed)

then put an anti-glare piece of plexi over it and seal to the rock with caulk

done.

2/8/2008 10:32:08 AM

this idea is gangster as fuck

2/8/2008 4:14:14 PM

Quote :

"If you want to be entirely sure, buy an industrial LCD rated IP65 or NEMA 4. http://www.vartechsystems.com/products/panel_mount.asp?border=17#17"

That just sounds awesome.

[Edited on February 8, 2008 at 6:09 PM. Reason : .]

2/8/2008 6:09:13 PM

If your really concerned about it you could install one of these

http://www.sunbritetv.com/wst_page6.html

I've seen the 46" and their pretty hot

2/8/2008 8:17:42 PM

Sometimes we overlook the simplest things...remove the humidity. Buy a dehumidifier or boost the bathroom fan.

2/8/2008 9:46:01 PM

then you have the noise to deal with

2/8/2008 9:54:55 PM

My dad built an addition to a guy's house about a year ago. The bathroom that went with the addition has 2 LCD TVs connected to the rest of the HT system. So far, so good. I don't think they were any special type of TV.

2/9/2008 1:03:09 AM

don't forget that if the LCD falls in the pool while you are in it, you'll get shocked big time... just saying

2/9/2008 9:01:39 AM

the most baller death, ever

2/9/2008 5:33:29 PM