Can sunshine damage a TV?

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Personally i think not, my neighbour thinks different

I've just moved my living room around and now the TV is at the other end of the room from the TV which means at the right time of day the sun would shine on the TV, though not for long

Can the sun damage a TV if it shines directly onto the screen? as i think it's aload of balls tbh :p
 
Most electrical products do come with a warning saying keep out of direct sun light. This is more true for products which contain batteries.

"To avoid damage to this product, never place or store the TV in direct
sunlight; hot, humid areas; or areas subject to excessive dust or
vibration."

And maybe more important, this:

"The LCD screen of this product can be damaged by ultraviolet radiation from
the sun. When selecting a location for the television, avoid locations where
the screen may be exposed to direct sunlight, such as in front of a window."

Heat is more of a problem than the light.
 
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Depends on the telly technology

If is uses phosphors then theoretically yes direct sunlight (UV) can slow cause the phosphor damage - however the fact that the phosphors are protected by glass with filters out most of the UV then the practical answer is no. Anyway burn-in is far more of an issue
 
photoshop said:
avoid locations where
the screen may be exposed to direct sunlight, such as in front of a window."
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That sentence suggests that you should avoid having sunlight shining on the TV in general, not specifying a difference between front and back (can't see someone having a TV infront of a window and facing out the window :p)

I'm going to stick with that it won't damage it at all :)
 
Hmm, i wondered about this before, my lcd tv is near the window but at an angle to the sun and only gets it within an hour or so of sunset usually, i also thought windows blocked most of the uv so do you think its ok? it looks fine to me but if there's any danger to picture quality i might have to put something over it when not used next year.
 
Radiation said:
Hmm, i wondered about this before, my lcd tv is near the window but at an angle to the sun and only gets it within an hour or so of sunset usually, i also thought windows blocked most of the uv so do you think its ok? it looks fine to me but if there's any danger to picture quality i might have to put something over it when not used next year.
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According to wiki ordinary window glass will block 90% of the worst UV, a lot of the low energy UV (longer wavelength) still gets through though. Simple oxygen in the air will also filter out the high energy UV.
 
After a few years in a repair centre for TVs etc, I have never seen or heard about any kind of damage/loss of quality due to sunlight.

The circumstances would need to be very extreme for it to actually affect the set.
 
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