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Honestly a projector is the way to go. Get yourself a screen and you have the perfect HDTV for outside.
There is a whole site dedicated to it.
http://backyardtheater.com/
Projector? What am I supposed to do during the day? We have had fantastic results with the Pantel products. We've had no issues with the elements, I'm very confident that the folks at Pantel would take care of it if there were a problem!
I install these things for a living, my business is only as good as the products I install. The products I sell are only as good as the companies that make them. Pantel is that type of company!
It's called shade dude...you find a spot in the shade and it looks great. What I am saying is that instead of paying 3000$ (and that's only a 20 inch) for a mediocre TV, you could buy a 800$ projector with a 300$ screen and build yourself a a place with shade to watch TV. People say it looks bad in the summer, but it looks fantastic at night and if it's located in the shade it will be fine.
I have listed the prices of the TVs and I think that it's upsurd.
MSRP:
- PAN-650 (65-inch): $25,999
- PAN-520 (52-inch): $9,999
- PAN-420 (42-inch): $4,450
- PAN-320 (32-inch): $3,950
- PAN-200 (20-inch): $2,999
Trust me, I would rather spend 20,000$ on a place to put the projector (in shade) rather than 20,000$ on a TV that, while looks great in bright light, doesn't look as great in the darkness.
Also, the projector you can move very easily inside the house, it's small, portable and easy to install.