tv in bathroom
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I have one, I did my bathroom up last year, im not a plumber or electrician, but with a bit of help from my dad we did it up a treat, with a waterprood LCD at eye level in the shower, think its about a 10". They can be pricey but I shopped around a lot and ended up getting it on an ebay auction for not a lot of cash. I have used it daily for 18 months with no issues, I have a coax cable coming from the sky box in the lounge into it. I didnt find it particularly hard to do, its mounted in a false wall, I made a frame up for it to fit into within the false wall, and then just cut the tiles accordingly so it sits flush, and sealed around it.
People take the piss out of me but I think its great when your getting ready for work in the morning
People take the piss out of me but I think its great when your getting ready for work in the morning
Also bear in mind that if you are piping sky to it via an aerial cable you need one with an analogue tuner, if not then you need one with a freeview tuner.
They are not hard to fit into a bathroom that you are renovating but a totaly finished bathroom i think it may be quite difficult to get on in there. Speakers are normally external to the tv so ceiling mounting these is the norm.
They are not hard to fit into a bathroom that you are renovating but a totaly finished bathroom i think it may be quite difficult to get on in there. Speakers are normally external to the tv so ceiling mounting these is the norm.
Men want bathroom toys, such as televisions but generally speaking men shower so dont get the use out of televisions.
Women on the other hand who more often than not bathe generally dont want to watch television in the bath.
So its technology without a home for most people.
In answer to your question though, market is flooded with them at all sizes. They're easy to fit, sometimes tricky to integrate (technically speaking) but on the whole DIYable.
Women on the other hand who more often than not bathe generally dont want to watch television in the bath.
So its technology without a home for most people.
In answer to your question though, market is flooded with them at all sizes. They're easy to fit, sometimes tricky to integrate (technically speaking) but on the whole DIYable.
Genuinely baffled by this fashion. I can maybe understand the desire for a radio. But, in the shower you've shampoo in your eyes, and I'd only want to relax in the bath with a book or some music. I can't imagine sitting on the toilet with one of the BBC Breakfast crew talking to me.
How are you expecting to use this?
grumbledoak said:
How are you expecting to use this?
Well, you lie relaxing in a nice warm bath and watch the programme you didn't finish watching downstairs. A 15" LCD hung on wall just above the end, aerial and power fed through hole in wall from outside, and it's 12V so I won't die if it falls in 
Cost: £150 and some DIY work, eg a special bracket to keep it flat to the wall.
Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 9th August 22:51
The condensation in a bathroom would kill a standard lcd just hung on the wall in a bathroom, and just because they are fed from 12v dosent mean that they dont produce potentially high voltages that could be prone to arc in a wet enviroment. ONLY put a specifically designed product into a bathroom and it is also covered under part P (special locations) really only a qualified sparky can install one legally.
That's the professional answer, but - we are indeed a nation of fearful wimps - how did we ever find the courage to leave our caves?
Mine's working perfectly after four years, but I am careful not to get water in the r/c. Perhaps it will explode tomorrow, but I'm willing to chance it.
Mine's working perfectly after four years, but I am careful not to get water in the r/c. Perhaps it will explode tomorrow, but I'm willing to chance it.
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