Cold Weather and LCD/LED televisions

I would check the television manuals (if the RV manufacturer bothered to supply them).

My Insignia 32 inch LED TV purchased 2 years ago warns about storing in below freezing weather. No problem for us since it is not built in and we take it home when MH is stored here in Minnesota.

I know many will say it's okay since the RV manufacturer installs them as permanent fixtures but that does not mean they bothered to follow TV manufacturer's warnings. Most leave them in, but if something goes wrong we all know how much of a chance you have on getting them replaced "no charge"

Most warranty's are short enough that the problem will not be noticed until after the warranty ends.

As for me I have avoided purchasing RV's with televisions installed. Removing a set is a POS, and screw-holes will easily strip after a few attempts of going through this process. The process is a "no win" for either choice. You have to just hope for the best up here where temperature can fall to 35F below zero some winters.

We could just pick up the T.V. and it comes off the wall, but we don't. The TVs stay in the TT. Just don't turn it on when it's freezing.

Minus 20's around here last winter, no problems with either of the led tv's. Linoleum floor did crack though :(

I have left my LED TV in the MH for the past 2 winters with no problems. As long as you don't turn it on when it is cold or bring it into the house and turning it on before it warms up you should be ok.

BTW, all LED TVs are LCD but LCD TVs are not necessarily LED.

I live in Minneapolis and temps of -20F are common. For the past 6 winters I have winterized my house and turn the heat off. All my electronics have survived just fine including my 46" Samsung LCD.

Have never removed the TV during the winter in my last 5 trailers and have had no problems. I do not see dealers removing built in tvs from the thousands of trailers on their lots during the winter.

Comes up all the time.... NO leave it in the Rv .. Do you think the truck it was delivered in and stored in was heated ?? No ;-) There is a warning to not turn it on if cold .. Not good for the electronics from ice cold to hot in seconds. But not storage.

Just leave it on !:B

We have opposite opinion. Left a LCD clock in the RV one year....got to minus 20. It froze and half the clock couldn't be read. Was much easier to remove the tvs and put them in the house, than to buy a new one. A matter of opinion, I guess.

The cargo containers they are shipped in from overseas are not heated. Do what gives you the most price of mind. I leave mine in all season. I use the one in my ice fishing shack all winter (once it warms up).