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[quote=PAPutzback]

That’s awesome. I would have thought the high humdity could damage a TV. 

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Well, here we are nearly three years later (daily showers, whirlpool use during the winter months) and the little bathroom “home theater” setup is still cranking.  I too am kind of surprised the condensation hasn’t had an effect on the TV.  But then, I’m in Phoenix…  Many of you probably have more humidity daily than we get in our little bath…

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Thanks! 

I wanted to “flat mount” this TV but the viewing angle while sitting/lying in the tub wouldn’t allow it. 

Pretty interesting how that guy devised a tub/shower installation.  The glass to replace the tile & protect the TV was a great idea…

 

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[quote=Adidas4275]…

with a network tuner like HDhomerun or ceton with network sharing you could even have live TV 😀 which would be great.

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It’s a television with it’s own ATSC tuner, so we have live TV – OTA anyway.  And I agree, there’s more we could do with it – But…  There’s plenty of content there already and even though the whirlpool bath is comfy, it’s NOT a Lazyboy!

We have two other HTPC’s (well, three…) and an XBox 360 (extender) set up in our house and of course everything networked. 

Mrs. Sheen has Win7 Home Prem. now with 3 ATSC tuners and an ATI DCT for recording Digital Cable (connected to her Mits 1080i CRT RPTV). 

I’m still running my trusty 64-bit Vista Ultimate rig with 2 ATSC tuners (connected to a Mits 1080p projector). 

The server has 3GB of storage – plenty of movies, videos, music, digital photos, and downloads – there’s more than enough stuff to hear and see…

 

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[quote=apap1]

That is a fantastic install!

And I might add, as a professional tile man, the tile job is awesome too.

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Thanks!  That means a lot!  I’m not a tile man, I’m a Journeyman Plumber (slash computer nerd)…  But I’ve been in the Industry over 30 years so I’ve seen and done most everything.

Here I did everything from the plumbing, wiring, lighting, framing, wallboard, masonry, HVAC ductwork & registers, exhaust fan, painting, finish carpentry, and of course, the tile… I was happy with how it all turned out.  More importantly, Mrs. Sheen was happy too… 

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[quote=VanHalen]

Not sure where you live, but that would never pass our building codes.

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I knew from the minute I posted that this comment was coming…

Here either – nor anywhere for that matter, since there’s a uniform minimum building code standardized across the United States.  

Let me just say:  I urge anyone attempting a similar installation to make sure either they or their electrical professional follow all local building codes during the construction process.

 

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[quote=PAPutzback]

That’s awesome. I would have thought the high humdity could damage a TV. 

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That was definately a concern of mine!  Mrs. Sheen likes her water HOT!  She really steams up the place.  We’re in Arizona though.  No humidity here so this is about the only time of year “steaming up the place” is an issue.  I don’t know how this would work in the more humid areas of the country.  I’ve been watching closely and so far I haven’t had any condensation on the TV at all, even when the tile, windows, and shower door are all covered with water.

Even if it cuts the life of this TV somewhat, it was only $200, so replacing it a little more often isn’t a hugh drawback.  (although, I really don’t think it has any switches or contacts that might oxidize more quickly with the humidity…)  We’ll see what happens down the road…

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Thanks Guys!  Mike, don’t mind at all.

It was a pretty inexpensive addition and easily done during construction.  The TV is actually 12 Volt, so I could have just run low-voltage power wiring. 

It’s also THIN so not much room for speakers – they’re tiny.  I was worried about sound, but there’s something about all that tile that makes it sound MUCH better that it actually is…  I have no current plans to add wall or ceiling speakers.

I found a place that makes waterproof keyboards, mice, and remote controls.  (they’re all dishwasher safe!) I’m going to try one of their waterproof universal remotes to see if it’ll replace the MS MCE remote I now have in a ziplock bag!  I found I can put the MCE IR Receiver just about anywhere in the room.  The signal obviously has NO problem bouncing off these walls.

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