AboutMatt Rasmussen Expertise I can answer questions on audio setup, audio theory, and anything in between for commercial or residential installations. I am a certified Crestron programmer and have been in the custom integration industry for 15 years. Besides working in this field, it is also my hobby.
Please no car audio, I have no experience in that field. Keeping it to 'small' room systems would be a plus (IE no stadium questions...if you have to ask, don't do them).
Experience I have been in the custom integration industry for 15 years engineering various types of audio systems such as home theater, AV conferencing, and live reinforcement.
Education/Credentials Audio Engineering degree as well as the school of hard knocks. Out of college started as an installation technician and have worked my way up to lead engineer and lead programmer for a leading integration company in Minnesota, real world experience could be my middle name.
Question QUESTION: I was told not to have my TV exposed to direct sunlight. It's not Plasma. I have a Toshiba 52# LCD. Thanks for helping.
mark
ANSWER: Hi Mark,
I'm not sure what the questions is, what do you mean by direct sunlight? Maybe a little more info on what you're trying to do/accomplish might help a bit.
But, if you're putting the TV in a standard living room and there is direct sunlight, you will not harm the television. But, you certainly will not get the greatest picture if you're watching the television in a directly sunlit room.
Hope that helps a little bit anyway, follow-up if you have/need more specific info.
Matt
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QUESTION: Thanks Matt, what I was worried about was, with the TV either on or off, if the sun shines through the picture window directly on the screen, say for several hours a day. Will that destroy the screen in any way? It's been a pain to cover the TV every night before bed and slant it away from the window. It's large and on a tv stand. If I mount it, it'll definately be exposed to the direct sun daily. No where else in my house to put it.
Thanks, I appreciate your help,
Mark
Answer I suppose if you want to get technical, yes, sunlight can hurt your televsision. Over time (years) it can fade the colors and make the screen not look as bright. But we're talking many years before the effects are visible, and really, direct sunlight affects everything.
I wouldn't worry about it, but would the use of curtains be possible?
