ESSENTIAL FLATSCREEN TVS AND MONITORS
BATHROOM TV GUIDE
Alastair Benn, Owner and Managing Director, Aquavision, provides his guide on what to look for when specifying a waterproof or in-wall TV. The first question to consider is what makes a
Viewing angles are also a big issue here.
guide is to look for screens that are using IPS (In
waterproof or in-wall television different from a
We are all familiar with laptop screens and
Plane Switching) panels, as those will give you
standard television? The perhaps obvious point
adjusting the position to get the best picture,
the required viewing angle.
is that a standard TV is free-standing or wall
this is because most computers have cheaper
Other areas to be aware of include the fact
mounted so the physical size of it doesn’t really
LCD panels. So, when you specify a bathroom
that some brands offer ‘HD Ready’ or ‘HD’
matter as much as when fitting a truly integrated
TV be sure that any product you choose has the
resolution of 720p or 1366 x 768 pixels. Even
wet area TV. If it goes wrong or needs replacing,
viewing angle capacity needed. You may get
on a smaller television, users will notice the poor
you simply swap it out and if the new one is a
a good picture for standing up for a shave or
image quality compared to what they have in
slightly different size, it’s not the end of the
doing your make-up, but what about when lying
the rest of their home. Specify a minimum of
world. However, when you build your TV into
down in the bath? The bathroom environment is
FHD, 1080p, or 1920 x 1080 pixels and avoid
a fully tiled, or CNC cut marble wall, replacing
really challenging for viewing angles as it needs
televisions of lower resolution as you will be
the TV with one of a different size has huge
to be seen when you are standing up, sitting
unhappy with the picture quality.
implications. So there is a very strong need to
down, or almost lying on the floor. You therefore
Some companies also offer screens that
plan well and get things executed accurately at
need to make sure your waterproof television
were only designed for laptop use and so
every stage.
has a viewing angle of 178° x 178°. A good
will have ‘strange’ resolutions. These can be
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