There are many makers of LCD cases that can be used in the open, however if you are locating a domestic TV outside make sure you have the correct unit - make sure you don't procure a digital signage cabinet.

LCD Enclosures For Open-air Digital Signage.

The outdoor digital marketing cabinet is designed to be fastened either directly to wall or suspended from a ceiling mount, high up for the best vantage spot, usually this is above everyone's heads, so normally anyone who needs to open the cases for updating hardware or software has to use either a ladder or a scissor lift.

The housings are locked by an industry standard lock, due to the units being fitted high up out of reach of unauthorized personal, these units give the relevant water-resistant defense.

Vandal proof LCD cases

Unlike any other LCD enclosure on the market, this unit is secured by high security locks, what ever you do if it is for vandal fortification, do not acquire a casing with standard cam locks, as these can be opened simply with a chisel.

You need to search for a unit that is manufactured from thicker steel so it does separate it from the other goods such as digital signage units. The finish is a special vandal proof spray that prevents any delinquent spraying the housings with spray paint. The viewing window is supplied in thicknesses based upon the function and for anti vandal a thickness of 10 mm (3/8") viewing window must be used, this can resist a baseball attack or a 500g ball bearing being dropped from 1 metre.

The last point to think about on this range of enclosure is the casings can have a master key, this eliminates the installer having to have a massive bunch of keys to check and update software on a electronic advertising network and just picture if he has forgot the key and travels 200 miles to site only to discover the slip! This will not happen with this range, as one manufacturer supplies a master key, it does not matter if there are nine LCD enclosures or 500 enclosures in the outside digital signage network as they will all be opened with one high security key.

The best anti vandal LCD enclosure has the aptitude to slow down any attempted theft and some are fitted with a wireless web cam to record an "incident" when it happens.