SSX4life
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| Call me crazy, but I need ideas
This might sound like something out of Tool Time and Tim Allen on Home Improvement, but I'm looking into installing a small LCD TV in the shower of my home.  (did I mention I'm crazy? )
My thoughts are to cut away a small area of the shower wall and install a recessed TV that will be fully sealed and enclosed.
I would then have speakers wired to the area outside the shower by the door (not shower door).
I know this is doable, but has anyone thought about it in the past? Or do I need a reality check? (and yes i'm doing this for my wife, she suggested it)
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | Recess outdoor speakers into the ceiling above the shower. Operating the TV will be the issue -- I don't know of any waterproof remotes. The idea of putting the TV behind a window is fine, though. |
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cowspotter
join:2000-09-11
Ashburn, VA | One other thing to consider. LCD tvs do generate a bit of heat and if you fully enclose it in a tight space that might become an issue. Might be a good idea to make the area above and behind the tv a bit bigger so it has some room. |
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SSX4life
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join:2004-02-13
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The TV would only be used when taking a bath not a shower (if that makes sense)... it's one of those shower / whirlpool combo's. I only expect her to change channels while in the tub if that makes sense.
She enjoys reading in the tub, and I end up taking one of our smaller tv's (12 inch) and moving it from the bedroom and putting it on the bathroom counter top for her.
With mothers day and all coming up I'm just exploring the ideas of making it easier for her and for me 
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garys_2k
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| OK, so you ought to be able to put a plexiglass window in the wall and install a shelf behind it. Ventialtion there is important, as is putting in a good power source (please install a new outlet).
You could put the remote in a zip-lock bag for use while in the tub, just to prevent it from getting damaged if it's dropped in. There'd be no shock hazard from the remote, and new ones are less than $5, so in any case it's not that big a deal. |
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SSX4life
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| Garys_2k would I need to take the existing tub out to run power to the monitor? The shower wall is shared by a walk in closet, so I'm just trying to think of the best way to get power the tv and keep it vented properly.
I really don't want to tear the whole bathroom wall apart just for this. That and because the bathroom is on the second floor of the house I have no easy way of running coaxial cable to the bathroom (makes me wish that I built the house myself and did what I wanted with it). Live and learn I guess...
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ninjatutle
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No need for all that construction. Just buy a waterproof TV.
»www.marineelectronicsworld.com/c···_tv.html
»www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=1368940 |
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Sopper
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join:2000-11-02
Rochester, MN
| reply to SSX4life
My wife and I had the same idea is our new home. We had our electrician run a cable and power box above our master bathroom towel bar. 3 months after we moved in we purchased a small LCD TV and a articulated mounting bracket. The bracket allows us to position and tilt the TV to our needs. When my wife takes a bath (jetted tub) she only needs to look slightly left to watch TV. We figured this was a better idea than a shower mounted TV based solely on moisture and maintanence issues.
I still have to do some wire management to make the TV install as clean as possible. 
It works very well..and is our only stab at 'lifestyles of the rich and famous' |
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averagedude
join:2002-01-30
Mesa, AZ
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My first thought when you said "installing a small LCD TV" in the shower was of a car 12 volt system.
I thought that because it would be safe around water being only 12 volt, and it would tolerate being in a small cavity with out a lot of ventilation (imagine how hot a car gets). |
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CylonRed
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Bloom County
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HomeTime on PBS put one in behind the bathroom mirror - was not cheap but can be done.
See the last pic on this page:
»www.hometime.com/TV/pastshow/pas···ound.htm
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