Lcd Tv

jasonjimbob · 16-03-2011, 00:33

my sister has a Philips LCD TV which is about 7 years old now, Her Hubby put it in the conservatory, so if her boys want to play their games console or watch another tv channel then they can do that, What I want to know is, Can cold weather affect the TV? The reason why the TV seems to take a while to start up when the weather is cold, My sister says "You have to wait for the TV to warm up before it will work."

emptybox · 16-03-2011, 01:03

I wouldn't have thought it would be affected much in a conservatory? But it would depend on the room temperature when you switched the set on.

My TV's manual says operating temperatures 10 degrees C to 40 degrees C, but storage temperatures -20 degrees to 45 degrees.

So lowish temperatures shouldn't damage it, but if you are trying to watch it in temperatures under 10 degrees C then it might take longer to warm up, right enough.
Aiso it might shorten the life of some components if you continually used it when the room was sub zero? But then your kids would be frozen.

cnbcwatcher · 16-03-2011, 01:10

Our LCD TV is in the sitting room near the window where the sun shines in during the day and it doesn't take too long to warm up. The thermostat in our house is somewhere between 17-20 degrees.

Chris Frost · 16-03-2011, 01:57

This is possibly the power supply capacitors. It's been a common fault on a lot of Philips TVs and some other brands too.

The problem is that after a while they start to degrade. The cause is the heat of the TV slowly baking the components. Once they start to degrade it becomes harder for them to hold charge. The TV will probably start OK from warm, but be difficult from cold.

If it is the caps then the problem is only going to get worse. Replacing them isn't that difficult for someone with a bit of electronics experience. The normal caveats and cautions apply. Philips used cheaper caps with a temperature rating of 85 degrees C. They don't get that hot, but they don't last as long as the 105 degree C rated versions. Use the higher rated versions when you come to replace.

16-03-2011, 00:33	#1
jasonjimbob Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South East Wales Posts: 887	Lcd Tv my sister has a Philips LCD TV which is about 7 years old now, Her Hubby put it in the conservatory, so if her boys want to play their games console or watch another tv channel then they can do that, What I want to know is, Can cold weather affect the TV? The reason why the TV seems to take a while to start up when the weather is cold, My sister says "You have to wait for the TV to warm up before it will work."

16-03-2011, 01:03	#2
emptybox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,995	I wouldn't have thought it would be affected much in a conservatory? But it would depend on the room temperature when you switched the set on. My TV's manual says operating temperatures 10 degrees C to 40 degrees C, but storage temperatures -20 degrees to 45 degrees. So lowish temperatures shouldn't damage it, but if you are trying to watch it in temperatures under 10 degrees C then it might take longer to warm up, right enough. Aiso it might shorten the life of some components if you continually used it when the room was sub zero? But then your kids would be frozen.

16-03-2011, 01:10	#3
cnbcwatcher Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At college, in L.A.'s office Posts: 54,221	Our LCD TV is in the sitting room near the window where the sun shines in during the day and it doesn't take too long to warm up. The thermostat in our house is somewhere between 17-20 degrees.

16-03-2011, 01:57	#4
Chris Frost Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6,462	This is possibly the power supply capacitors. It's been a common fault on a lot of Philips TVs and some other brands too. The problem is that after a while they start to degrade. The cause is the heat of the TV slowly baking the components. Once they start to degrade it becomes harder for them to hold charge. The TV will probably start OK from warm, but be difficult from cold. If it is the caps then the problem is only going to get worse. Replacing them isn't that difficult for someone with a bit of electronics experience. The normal caveats and cautions apply. Philips used cheaper caps with a temperature rating of 85 degrees C. They don't get that hot, but they don't last as long as the 105 degree C rated versions. Use the higher rated versions when you come to replace.

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